Hello all, I am new here. I have had Fords my entire life, 78 F250, 86 F250,93 F350, 03 F250, and now my 04 F150.......My 4 speed 78 with a 400ci.........awesome, the truck was fast, and could pull a house down. The 350 with a 460......even better. the 86... well, not as good but still good,.... the 2004 250, a slower truck but with good tourqe. which brings me to this F150. I honestly am not in love with it at all. I just will NEVER buy a Chevy, or Dodge. This truck does not have the power i had hoped. I have been reading this forum for a while, and i have heard the Ford has alot of power, its faster than the chevys.....and so on........maybe i got a pig. Dont get me wrong, i know its a truck, and i dont want to race or anything, its just i thought it would be a little quicker is all.It has stalled twice so far, i am not to crazy about the appearence of the 159 either, but it may grow on me ( i hope) . Anyway, just mt two cents. I have NEVER been let down by a Ford before.................just hope it doesnt start now.... Any tips for mods, would be appreciated, and can i fit 285's on this rig or what? I have the smallest tires i have ever seen on a truck before. thanks Tony

 

Sounds like you might need your PCM Flashed .
Also get a tunner i have a DiabloPredator
Aeroturbine Exhaust and AirAiad Jr intake
and My 2004 Larait Screw 4x4 flys 0 to 60 low 8's high 7's and i have the heavyest
F-150 made good luck you will love your truck give her some love and some toys

 

I put 285 60 R18 Nitto Terra Grapplers on mine and they looked great. You can view my gallery to check out.
I'm getting an 05 F250, so I've got a pair I'm going to sell with only 7k highway miles on them. Still like new, just don't want to give them to the dealer.

 

How much do you want for them best price ive found 165.00 pice

 

$100 per tire. You can e-mail me and I'll send you pics if you would like.
Not sure how to ship. Where do you live 2204Screw?

 

I can tell you from experience after owning the truck for a year, 23k miles, and towing a 6k lb triailer, this truck handles great for power. It's not snappy, but you put some weight behind it and you can feel the torque keep building as it pulls. Been all over the West Coast and it handles the trailer way better than my previous 02 F150 with 4:10's even! Check out my pic going through the Redwoods this last spring.

 

Im in Hollywood Ca lets see those pics

 

Tony, you're not alone. I just bought an 05 FX4 Screw and I like the truck but am disappointed in the performance. My 01 Z71 with a 5.3 would run circles around this thing and it was bone stock. My 02 HD 2500 with a 6.0 ran a little better than the 5.4 in stock form but not as good as the 5.3. I know that I didn't buy a truck that just didn't run as good because I have driven about 8 different trucks (04's and 05's) and all have been about the same. I don't know if its the air intake, weight or what but something is holding back the horsepower of these trucks. This motor has a 4.17" stoke and should be capable of shredding the tires. I know the air intake, exhaust and tuner will make a big difference but I really thought it would run better from the factory. It's not that big of deal anyways, I have plans for porting the heads, changing cams and super charging....this will up the fun factor by 10x.

 

My budy has Chebby Z71 5.3 and my 04 larait 4x4 srew crushes him his 2x4 has true dual exhaust and cold air intake and I spank him 10 out 10 times chebbys suck i guess they look OK in my rearview mirror

 

I guess i will have to put some cash into the truck, i will look into some upgrades. I am willing to bet the tourqe is there, just not the horesepower......and why they put 235/75/17 on a pick up?????????? i'll never understand!! thanks guys, Tony