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Old Apr 16, 2016 | 10:51 PM
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450 now sitting with 2.5" lift, love the way it looks now. 1200km so far, washed and waxed sitting in garage today and I'm driving the old 550 6L as we have received 6" of wet snow today and roads are a bog.
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Are you running an adjustable trackbar? How about caster now ?

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Old Apr 16, 2016 | 10:56 PM
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Lawerencew,
Are you running an adjustable trackbar? How about caster now ?

Thanks
Yes drops on radius arms , sway bar , and trac bar.. Went with adjustable trac bar, cut 1.5" off the BDS coils. Made 2" bump stops. And used 3" flat bar 2.5" thick on rear. Fox 2.0 shocks. It goes in for alignment on tues.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2016 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by cyncwby
New here, left another forum and signed up to this one, just a lot more info and the dually section is a lot busier. Viet Nam Vet and ret. 33 yr. Police Ofcr. from So. Cal now living in So. Utah......

Anywho I'm waiting on my new"16 F-350 KR Tow Boss. I didn't like the little 17" tires so I did some research and bought a set of the Eagle 20x7.5" polished wheels and 275-65-20 Michelin Defender tires. I don't think they make a 20x9 #058 wheel. Didn't matter, I don't want mine hanging out either......here's a couple of pics of the wheel/tire combo waitng patiently in the garage......Dave
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Thanks Joe, Vietnam was not my idea of fun ...... I got drafted but I definately did some growing up awfully fast. We have a '13 Montana Mountaneer. max weight is 14K but we would never get that heavy. How does your F-350 handle that 15,500?
Welcome, lots of Vets here both old and new. I too am a draftee. Rice Bowl '67-'68, Hanoi Tech Vs Saigon U, no star here, I was just a lineman.

If you left another forum and came here you did right, lots of good people and lots of smart people.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe/GA
I've towed with both a 2011 and my current 2015. I've never used manual mode when towing. I always used tow haul. Each time you hit the brakes, when going downhill, the transmission will downshift a gear. Going down hill with the 2011, I might have to hit the brakes 2,3,4 times before engine and transmission would get the speed of the rig slowed to a comfortable. With the 2015, I find that one tap of the brakes is usually enough, sometimes two taps. I love the exhaust brake. I wouldn't want to go back to a truck without it. That said, I wouldn't trade just to get the exhaust brake.
DITTO THIS GUY! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Tow/Haul Mode does everything I need. I used it on my '09 and on my '15. I love the way it downshifts every time I hit the brakes. Mine does have the engine brake feature and it is nice but it is not required. I would still have my 09 had it not been for the accident. My 40' GN trailer is about 15,000#.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 02:40 PM
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She weighs in at 10,250lbs
 
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 03:29 PM
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Looks Great.......They are heavy, aren't they...
 
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 03:36 PM
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What does a F150 weigh?
My friends 3500 ram dually weighs 8800 lbs
 
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 04:07 PM
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Today's empty ticket for me says 9260 lbs.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 05:04 PM
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Lawrencew
What does a F150 weigh?
My friends 3500 ram dually weighs 8800 lbs
My unloaded but fueled 2005 F150 SCrew FX4 5.5 ft bed (18" aluminum wheels) weighed ~5400.
My unloaded but fueled 2009 F350 SRW SCrew FX4 8 ft bed (18" steel wheels) weighed ~8800.
My unloaded but fueled 2015 F350 DRW SCrew Platinum 8 ft bed (17" aluminum wheels) weighs ~8900.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2016 | 05:29 AM
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My dually weighs 9660 full of fuel and two adults. Of course the tool box is full too.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2016 | 11:26 AM
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While driving on the freeway this weekend, I swear that I saw a rear hub cap as noted in this closed thread and video sitting on the side of the road face up. I immediately thought of the video. I still love all the attitude in this video.



Linky to Closed Thread

bruce...
 
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Old Apr 19, 2016 | 11:55 AM
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Alignment complete, had a regen start at 100% and complete 20 min later at 25%. What a pleasure on hwy.and this new dealer is so much better than previous.hour away but I'll take it
 
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Old Apr 19, 2016 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Lawrencew
What does a F150 weigh?
My friends 3500 ram dually weighs 8800 lbs
My old F150 King Ranch SCrew 4x2 with 6.5 bed with 2 adults and a full tank of fuel weighed 6140
 
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Old Apr 20, 2016 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by my_crib_too
While driving on the freeway this weekend, I swear that I saw a rear hub cap as noted in this closed thread and video sitting on the side of the road face up. I immediately thought of the video. I still love all the attitude in this video.

https://youtu.be/7wpg9xsVyog


Linky to Closed Thread

bruce...
Yes on our 04 we lost 2 in one month. Darn plastic
 
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