2020 F-150 Upgrades

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05-30-2021, 01:41 AM

oldbleu

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Looks really good! I’m going to look up the built right item (already have some of their stuff) and the diff cover you have.

Out of curiosity, did you notice any difference ride/handling with the wheel change?

Also, THANK YOU for actually caring about others with the headlights.

If there is a difference in the handling between the 20" replacement wheels and tires verses the original 17" wheels, it wasn't very noticeable. Keep in mind I only have 1300 miles on the truck at this point and I didn't swap the wheel sets back and forth for comparison. I will say that the Hankook tires installed on the Ford 20" alloy wheels are not of the same quality as your typical Goodyear or Michelin. They aren't as nice looking and mine are very prone to getting punctures and the resulting flats (3). Since the tires are almost new, I will continue to run them for now. The folks at BuiltRight Industries are very easy to deal with. I usually order my stuff over the phone to make sure I get the correct parts for my application. So far, everything has been perfect.

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06-01-2021, 10:08 AM

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I had Hankook tires on my 2015 never had a flat in three years, granted I only had 20,000 miles. As much as I hate to admit it Abilene TX has the worst streets of any other comparable city, by a professional surveyor. The city even paid for the survey!
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06-02-2021, 07:37 AM

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Nice looking truck at the beginning and at the end. Wish my family would let me have a modern regular cab short bed. Just don't fit in with our use. My 71 flareside will eventually fill that bill, I guess. Really like the simpler look.

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06-03-2021, 07:40 AM

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RCSB trucks are awesome.

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08-09-2021, 10:06 AM

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the final look of your truck is mint, liked it a lot.

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08-11-2021, 06:47 PM

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the final look of your truck is mint, liked it a lot.

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RCSB trucks are awesome.

Thanks for the kind words. Even though this project was supposed to be finished, I just can't seem to leave well enough alone.

I finished off the bed with a pair of the "BuiltRight Industries" rear cargo bed racks.

I also upgraded the dash cluster with an item from Dave at "Clusters By Livinitup" (poor picture). He is located in Simi Valley California and is the go to guy for upgrading a factory F-150 instrument cluster. The stock analog XL cluster is not very exciting to look at so I did a little upgrade. The new cluster has a larger screen and is all electronic. The vertical transmission gear indicator (in the tach) tells you which one of the 10 gears the transmission is using at any given time. It is cool to watch it go through the gears. Swapping out the old cluster with the new is relatively easy if you follow Dave's instructions. He has a few different options for F-150 owners and he does not do mileage roll backs.

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