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truck pulls
Whatt do you need for a F150 to be able to pull. I just wana do it once if there isnt alot you have to do. Or should I not even bother. The reason be is cause last year there was a brand new dodge stock the guy just bought it that day and went to the pulls and won well I heard he is going to be back so i wana show him off cause I know I can out pull him. Do these trucks do any good in the 1/2 ton pulls I got a 04 fx4 extended cab with 33/12.50 mickey thompson baja mtz
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DON'T DO IT
Truck pulls are something the only a beater or purpose built truck should try. They are extremely hard on the drivetrain, and I'd bet with 99% certainty that you'll get towed home if you try.
If you do try it, there is really nothing you can do to prepare without going full custom. Just remember to stop as soon as the truck begins bouncing. You WILL BREAK SOMETHING once the truck starts bouncing.
Truck pulls are something the only a beater or purpose built truck should try. They are extremely hard on the drivetrain, and I'd bet with 99% certainty that you'll get towed home if you try.
If you do try it, there is really nothing you can do to prepare without going full custom. Just remember to stop as soon as the truck begins bouncing. You WILL BREAK SOMETHING once the truck starts bouncing.
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If you like your truck, I wouldn't do it.
However, I'd like to see how an F150 does. Somebody on a Tundra forum pulls with his truck and takes home the 3/4 trophy quite often. Now he's picked up sponsors and has headers, a chip, tires, and exhaust.
Anyway, if you do it (I probably wouldn't), stop when it bounces and beat some Dodge, Chevy, and Toyota @$$
-rockstate
However, I'd like to see how an F150 does. Somebody on a Tundra forum pulls with his truck and takes home the 3/4 trophy quite often. Now he's picked up sponsors and has headers, a chip, tires, and exhaust.
Anyway, if you do it (I probably wouldn't), stop when it bounces and beat some Dodge, Chevy, and Toyota @$$
-rockstate
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From: Martinsburg WV
im not going to say dont do it, but i wouldnt recommend it, it might last with one pull but after that you probley took 100k off your truck
and even if you dont break, youll get just a bunch of laughs , mostly because you couldnt pull the sled but about half track
you also gotta look at weight in the box and the way they got it geared on the sled, no weight slow gear you will do better, but if they load it up on you and speed up the gear your not doing but about 150 ft
and even if you dont break, youll get just a bunch of laughs , mostly because you couldnt pull the sled but about half track
you also gotta look at weight in the box and the way they got it geared on the sled, no weight slow gear you will do better, but if they load it up on you and speed up the gear your not doing but about 150 ft
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From: Mackville,VT
Most stock trucks will do 150-200' pretty consistently. One of the biggest factors is track conditions and tire pressure. After the 150-200' mark at most pulls you are pulling the full weight of the sled on the front skid pan. This is where the trucks stsrt to sort out. A stock truck doesent put out the power at high enough rpm's to competivly compete with th built motor that pull in these classes.
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Do it and have fun. Just ease into it and like everyone else has said, if you bounce, then stop. And obviously you don't want to push it as hard as it will go. As long as your truck is pretty sound and you don't act like an idiot with it, I would bet the only damage you would do would be to break a u-joint. I pull in a pure stock class, and your truck would probably do pretty well. Last week I pulled against a 2003 dodge with a 360, and a 2003 F150 with a 5.4. Both of them got around 150 feet, but I think the Ford might have edged him out.
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I pulled a Dodge out of a ditch once....Funny thing was that I had gone through the same ditch on my way to the party...Couldn't get out because he was all in my way. Pulled him through it, and then he wanted to turn around...Wanted me to wait for him in case he got stuck on the way back through. Some people can't drive.
As for pulling? No way, not me....Not in my truck anyhow.
As for pulling? No way, not me....Not in my truck anyhow.
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Sorry if im a bit late here but heres my 2 cents. I seen a 2005 150 pull near me a couple weeks ago. I was really impressed. It pulled that sled really good. There were no other trucks that pulled against him so there was no comparison to how others did. That 5.4 he had in there is a torque monster. My bet is if a similar Chevy entered with the 5.3 the Ford would win easily. An would beat most off those hemis. If i was rich I would take a 150 an pull it all the time. I wouldnt be worried about it. One thing you notice if you watch enough truck pulls. The Chevies have to rev the heck out off there motors to get the same power the Fords put out at lower RPMS. Fords have that great low end torque which is a must in a pull truck.
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