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hey yall,
my 89 from page 5 is my dail driver and does see off-road use, it's been in a couple mud boggs and playin on hunting trails and someother fun muddy places. i'm with habota on the 33 thing i had 33x12.50's on the truck with no lift when i first bought it.
my 89 from page 5 is my dail driver and does see off-road use, it's been in a couple mud boggs and playin on hunting trails and someother fun muddy places. i'm with habota on the 33 thing i had 33x12.50's on the truck with no lift when i first bought it.
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Louisiana
I wish someone would tell that to the people in the Big Bronco forum.
I know my 79 could of fit 33s w/ no lift when it was stock, but eveyone in there seems to think for 80-96 Broncos NEED a 4" lift to clear 33s. I mean come on... it's not a jeep! A 4" lift will clear 35s pretty nice.
I know my 79 could of fit 33s w/ no lift when it was stock, but eveyone in there seems to think for 80-96 Broncos NEED a 4" lift to clear 33s. I mean come on... it's not a jeep! A 4" lift will clear 35s pretty nice.
Tuned
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Ringgold GA.
My hoss is a '73 F-250 Hi-boy, With a 79 lariat body (bed side tool box) I kept my '73 grill and badging. Power brakes and power assist steering were added also. Dana 44hd with MM supreme hubs up front Dana 60 in rear, 4.10LS
Engine: reman 360FE, 4barrel ford intake, Holley pro-jection, Dura-spark ignition, Accel super coil, clutch fan' headman hedders, true duals with cherry bombs.
Wheels/tires: 315/75,16 cooper a/t on 16x10 black rock crawler wheels. Fixin to put more agressive tires on it though.
Misc. Warn winch bumper, Ramsey 12,000 lb winch, class 5 hitch, 50 gallon fuel tank from a bucket truck mounted in bed, west coast mirrors from a '69 ranger, Cab steps, and chicken lights.... I love it!!!!!
Engine: reman 360FE, 4barrel ford intake, Holley pro-jection, Dura-spark ignition, Accel super coil, clutch fan' headman hedders, true duals with cherry bombs.
Wheels/tires: 315/75,16 cooper a/t on 16x10 black rock crawler wheels. Fixin to put more agressive tires on it though.
Misc. Warn winch bumper, Ramsey 12,000 lb winch, class 5 hitch, 50 gallon fuel tank from a bucket truck mounted in bed, west coast mirrors from a '69 ranger, Cab steps, and chicken lights.... I love it!!!!!
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Joined: Apr 2006
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From: In a small Canadian town
My rig is a 79 f-150 with a minor lift and 35'' kumho mud tires on a 16 spoke "general lee style" rim. It has a new 351m I dropped in her a month or two ago and a freshly painted interior.
Coming up is a custom aluminum flat bed on the back and my 4'' chrome stacks. And next week she is getting a set of low pitched 88 ford LT 9000 air horns.
Theres probably more I forgot to list but you get the point.
Coming up is a custom aluminum flat bed on the back and my 4'' chrome stacks. And next week she is getting a set of low pitched 88 ford LT 9000 air horns.
Theres probably more I forgot to list but you get the point.
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From: St George, SC I-95
2004 F250 V10 4x4 Super Cab Super Chip SCT chip and K&N Gen II 315s with no lift - daily driver
1979 F150 300-6 4bbl and Holley 390cfm EFI manifolds RV cam and 1.7 ratio rockers
33x12.50 on 10" rims with no lift - my current restoration project
1979 F250 400 V8 4x4 3.54 gears 31x10.50x16 tires - didnt need it but bought it anyway
1979 F250 460 with lots of mods over 500hp and 500tq 4.56gears detroit lockers front and rear soon to have 38x13x16 swampers - my toy
2-79 F150 4x4s
1-79 F250 4x4
1-76 F150 2wd
1-74 F100 4x4
all for parts
1979 F150 300-6 4bbl and Holley 390cfm EFI manifolds RV cam and 1.7 ratio rockers
33x12.50 on 10" rims with no lift - my current restoration project
1979 F250 400 V8 4x4 3.54 gears 31x10.50x16 tires - didnt need it but bought it anyway
1979 F250 460 with lots of mods over 500hp and 500tq 4.56gears detroit lockers front and rear soon to have 38x13x16 swampers - my toy
2-79 F150 4x4s
1-79 F250 4x4
1-76 F150 2wd
1-74 F100 4x4
all for parts
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Originally Posted by 86rustbucket
1990 F350 crew, 8ft bed, SRW, 4x4, 351W, BW1356, D60, 10.25, 4.10 gears, open diffs.
Ex-US Air Force truck bought at auction.
Engine (DONE): Didn't run when I bought it, missing teeth from the flexplate. Now with the flexplate replaced, running like a champ. Dynomax high flow cat, magnaflow muffler. No engine mods planned. Slow as crap.
Body (ALMOST DONE): Like every other truck in the midwest, rusty. Bad floors and bedsides. Replaced driver's side front floor and rocker panel, drivers rear rocker panel. Need to replace passenger floor pan. 2 gallons of spray on bedliner for cab floor and a new bed.
Tires / Wheels (WANT TO INSTALL BUT WON'T FIT IN GARAGE): right now I have 3 sets. 37x13.50R17 Toyo Open Country MT, 37x12.50R17 Goodyear MT/R, 37x12.50R17 BFG M/T. 5 Hummer H2 Wheels. I'll probably go with the Toyo's first and 1 Goodyear as a spare.
Suspension (TO BE DONE): 6 in. springs for the front (don't know what brand, they were used), rear - don't know yet, was thinking about a shackle flip, but I want to use the truck for hauling / towing also, so I'm not sure if the stock shackle in a compression setup will hold the load a F350 is capable of.
Future wants and desires (PROBABLY NEVER DO / HAVE): Detroit lockers front and rear, MM 12000lb hydro winch, shackle reversal for the front axle, time to drive it, winning lottery ticket (or Ivan's bank account), etc.
Ex-US Air Force truck bought at auction.
Engine (DONE): Didn't run when I bought it, missing teeth from the flexplate. Now with the flexplate replaced, running like a champ. Dynomax high flow cat, magnaflow muffler. No engine mods planned. Slow as crap.
Body (ALMOST DONE): Like every other truck in the midwest, rusty. Bad floors and bedsides. Replaced driver's side front floor and rocker panel, drivers rear rocker panel. Need to replace passenger floor pan. 2 gallons of spray on bedliner for cab floor and a new bed.
Tires / Wheels (WANT TO INSTALL BUT WON'T FIT IN GARAGE): right now I have 3 sets. 37x13.50R17 Toyo Open Country MT, 37x12.50R17 Goodyear MT/R, 37x12.50R17 BFG M/T. 5 Hummer H2 Wheels. I'll probably go with the Toyo's first and 1 Goodyear as a spare.
Suspension (TO BE DONE): 6 in. springs for the front (don't know what brand, they were used), rear - don't know yet, was thinking about a shackle flip, but I want to use the truck for hauling / towing also, so I'm not sure if the stock shackle in a compression setup will hold the load a F350 is capable of.
Future wants and desires (PROBABLY NEVER DO / HAVE): Detroit lockers front and rear, MM 12000lb hydro winch, shackle reversal for the front axle, time to drive it, winning lottery ticket (or Ivan's bank account), etc.
The Magnaflow Cat-Back System is known for power noticeable increase after installation. We've got lots of information in our Exhaust research guide.
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From: riverton u.s
My DD is 93 f-150 xlt supcab short box. it has a chiped 302, 5spd, 4:56's with detroit,35x12.50x15. 6 inch skyjacker lift. Centerforce2 clutch. and the must have to be labbled as Redneck rig cb radio and BOCEPHUS license plates (God bless Hank).
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I have a 1995 F150 XL 4x4. It is my daily driver and wheeler. Except for a radio, P/S, and A/C(a must for an old man in Alabama) there is not one creature comfort on this rig.
Reman 302, new clutch, K&N FIPK, Transdapt throttle body spacer, catback straight pipes, 15X10 OutlawII rims, 35x15.50 TSL Super Swampers, 4.56 Precision Gears, rear Detroit Locker, 6" Superlift front/rear kit with extended radius arms, manual 5 speed. Now I'm broke.
Needs Somehow I've got to find a way to balance those Swampers and rims. The mag wheel stick on weights just didn't cut it. Anything over 60 mph is rough.
Wants Mass Air conversion, supercharger, winch etc. I would probably get a performance chip of some kind, but I'm looking for more low end grunt and can't convince myself the chip will help. The list never ends
The best mod was the gear change. I was really unimpressed up to that point. Now it runs great.
Reman 302, new clutch, K&N FIPK, Transdapt throttle body spacer, catback straight pipes, 15X10 OutlawII rims, 35x15.50 TSL Super Swampers, 4.56 Precision Gears, rear Detroit Locker, 6" Superlift front/rear kit with extended radius arms, manual 5 speed. Now I'm broke.
Needs Somehow I've got to find a way to balance those Swampers and rims. The mag wheel stick on weights just didn't cut it. Anything over 60 mph is rough.
Wants Mass Air conversion, supercharger, winch etc. I would probably get a performance chip of some kind, but I'm looking for more low end grunt and can't convince myself the chip will help. The list never ends
The best mod was the gear change. I was really unimpressed up to that point. Now it runs great.
Tuned
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 295
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From: Ringgold GA.
Tomcat6, I have heard a few fellas talk about pouring a bunch of BB's in the tire before mounting to balance it. I believe Ivan (user name Ivanribic) did this on his capn' crunch truck. Do a user search and ask him about it.
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Thanks for the comments. I thought about a stroked engine, and some of the quotes I got for the work was just about more for the engine than I have in the rest of the mods for the truck. Having said that, if I had to do it over again, I would get the stroker.
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Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Middleton, ID
I'll add my .02
I've got an '84 Bronco with a 300-6 and an NP435/NP208 combo, its got around 97,xxx original miles, all stock except a set of 33x12.50s, 15x10 steel wagon wheels, and a 40 series because the original was blow out.
I've got about $350 into it and I'm the second owner. straight body no rust.
Planning the ever so common SAS and going with a 9" in place of the 8.8. Also going with the fuel injekted 300 out of a '95 F-150. Oh yeah and a new set of 33s or even 35s.
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I've got an '84 Bronco with a 300-6 and an NP435/NP208 combo, its got around 97,xxx original miles, all stock except a set of 33x12.50s, 15x10 steel wagon wheels, and a 40 series because the original was blow out.
I've got about $350 into it and I'm the second owner. straight body no rust.
Planning the ever so common SAS and going with a 9" in place of the 8.8. Also going with the fuel injekted 300 out of a '95 F-150. Oh yeah and a new set of 33s or even 35s.
Quick shot
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...Picture005.jpg
Recient addition
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...Custom/FTE.jpg