View Poll Results: Whose got the better offroad rig?
Voters: 34. You may not vote on this poll
Whose more capable?
Posting Guru
Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Centerville, Iowa
31's make you the second tallest? And 33's the tallest? That'd make my truck halfway big with 30's.
Funny thing...my girlfriend told me the other day that I needed to get bigger tires for my truck. "Yeah, she looks nice now...but she definately needs a bit more tire in there." I told her you guys would love her. =)
Funny thing...my girlfriend told me the other day that I needed to get bigger tires for my truck. "Yeah, she looks nice now...but she definately needs a bit more tire in there." I told her you guys would love her. =)
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From: Senoia, GA
Originally Posted by Marc150
BTW, how do diesel's fair offroad??
the 12V cummins does really well since there aren't many wires and no electronics tp fry! but can be pretty heavy
the powerstrokes are ok but they have lots and lots of computer crap to fry and are pretty heavy, but they have plenty of power!
the turbodiesels found in tractor trailers and motorhomes wouldn't do well at all cause they weigh as much as most trucks and are built for hauling 53' trailers loaded down with steel and such
now the best option i have seen so far is pull a small 4 cylinder diesel from a box truck and throw it in something small. a buddy of mine swapped in a 4 cylinder cummins and turbo 400 from a salvaged Frito Lay truck into his 68 Bronco. that thing is badass! he pulled the 2wd tailhousing off and bolted a D20 behind it and now he has 4 wheel drive! in fact he had 2 problems the first time he fired it up and drove it... one was the motor overtook his brakes, he had to upgrade and another is the motor wouldn't warm up! he had to remove the radiator and it still stays really cool! as long he keeps the intake above water he can drive it under water. i think it has one wire and thats for his tach!
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From: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
I say both trucks suck. But It really depends on the driver.
33's are tiny! however its not just the size of the tire, but its how the power gets to the tires and to the ground. You can only make it so far with open differentials. Toss in a limited slip(good) or a locker(better) and your rig's capability will increase considerably....even with small tires.
33's are tiny! however its not just the size of the tire, but its how the power gets to the tires and to the ground. You can only make it so far with open differentials. Toss in a limited slip(good) or a locker(better) and your rig's capability will increase considerably....even with small tires.
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Man, I never thought of 33s as big!! Where I was last, I had 38", jeeps were running, 38s-42s, had a Jimmy on 38s. I think the smallest was a Jeep on 36s. I guess everything is relative!!! My daily driver Bronco had 35s with a 4" lift.
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From: Weston, Nebraska
It's a driver oriented thing, there's a lotta places my turck shouldn't have gone but did thanks to the nut behind the wheel, 3 ft drifts between lines of trees, ppl weren't getten through b/c they weren't hittin it hard enough, just turn on the wipers, geter going bout 55mph, drop er to 3rd b4 u hit the snow and watch ur mirrors hit ur windows on trees and next time I'll make sure the power steering belt is tighter, b4 i go flyin though stuff that close, but hey, somebodies gotta do it. But idk, i like the cummins and dodges have good factory body hieght, i can push quite a bit with my axles, but once it gets to the bumper we come to a stop.
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From: Canastota
I did a little "spring mud" run today in a field at work. Excellent fun, sticky mud flung allover the place, hub deep pits and ruts, excellent fun for the first time this year. Still perfecting when to get on it and power through and when to take it easy. Only one thing was missing.... O yea, Jimmys truck!!!! Didnt want to go today for some reason. A well, I'll get him out sometime 
. These new tires perform pretty good in the mud, lugs clean out great(given that I keep 'em spinning) and the engine has no trouble keeping up with me 
. Since the majority rules that both trucks suck, looks like I have some upgrading to do!! HE HE
. These new tires perform pretty good in the mud, lugs clean out great(given that I keep 'em spinning) and the engine has no trouble keeping up with me . Since the majority rules that both trucks suck, looks like I have some upgrading to do!! HE HE
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From: Canada,southern Ontario,
id say the feller with the F-150. sounds like he knows his rig and how to drive it. Last year i saw some guy tryin to drive a jeep somebody had built for him. By his attitude it was obiously daddys money and he could not drive worth Edited by admin. It was a lifted Rubicon sittin on 36 in trxs mts. Even with lockers and 4 to 1 low range he struggled and finally gave up on a hillclimb ive done in my 76 F-150 with a no name lift, near bald 33' bfg all terrains, front and rear factory l/s diffs, and a single speed transfer case! bull low is all i have ever actually needed to get the job done. low range of any type, lockers, and bigger newer tires would have been just wonderful so many times but ive learned to do without.
that there is my speel for tonight, so taker er easy and crash careful.
that there is my speel for tonight, so taker er easy and crash careful.
Last edited by 76_F150_390_yeehaw; Mar 25, 2005 at 11:22 PM.
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From: colorado
go find the nastiest deepest mud hole and get him to go first. then when he gets stuck pull him out and take plenty of pictures.then it won't matter whose truck it really better off road because every time he brings up the subject you just rub his nose in the fact that your lowly small tired ford pulled his big bad dodge out of the mud. never let him live it down. 
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From: Rep. of Texas
Im in favor of the diesels, no matter what the circumstances (ok, if the diesel's on 33's and theres a supercharged 351 on 44's, or a 514ci).
If yall are both using momentum to get through, which I know yall are, then Im putting money on him. He has a whole lot more than you do, has a longer wheelbase, and tons more torque available...
If yall are both using momentum to get through, which I know yall are, then Im putting money on him. He has a whole lot more than you do, has a longer wheelbase, and tons more torque available...
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From: Rochester, Washington
Dude......they both suck. But It really depends on the driver.
33's are small but with an underpowered truck what do you expect. I say Scrap both of them Girllie trucks and get a real mans Truck. a CrewCab Diesel SRW 4x4 with Turbo, Propane injection and straight pipes, and 15" of lift on 44 Boggers.
Then they will all know who's bigger and who's better.
Or if your hooked on Gas fumes get a 460 with a Stroker kit and boost it with Nitrus Thus 600+ HP
33's are small but with an underpowered truck what do you expect. I say Scrap both of them Girllie trucks and get a real mans Truck. a CrewCab Diesel SRW 4x4 with Turbo, Propane injection and straight pipes, and 15" of lift on 44 Boggers.
Then they will all know who's bigger and who's better.
Or if your hooked on Gas fumes get a 460 with a Stroker kit and boost it with Nitrus Thus 600+ HP