im wanting to make a muddin truck need advice
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yeah can you imagine that truck offroad? on a trail my god! 12 point turns and all
and yeah a good FE wide open throttle is hard to beat i have a 450-700 horse 390 in my t-bird (depending on how much spray i put in it) and it sounds amazing at 6500 rpms wide open with open headers! it beats the hell out of my hopped up 302
and yeah a good FE wide open throttle is hard to beat i have a 450-700 horse 390 in my t-bird (depending on how much spray i put in it) and it sounds amazing at 6500 rpms wide open with open headers! it beats the hell out of my hopped up 302
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Start surfing the classifieds on off road forums, there are a lot of deals that go through them, cheap tires, wheels, springs ect.
If I were you I would look at going with an F-250 or F-350, 78 or newer, some 78-79 F-250 trucks had the D-60 front stock, that could prove to be very helpfull later in your build, if you get serious in the mud bogging the beefier diff is deffinatley going to help,
Another one to keep your eye open for is a 92-96 F-350, they are starting to go pretty cheap, can come stock with a 460, & all F-350 trucks in those years have D-60 fronts, Add a 4" lift, 35 tires, lockers, & good exhuast & your done.
For a while anyway.
If I were you I would look at going with an F-250 or F-350, 78 or newer, some 78-79 F-250 trucks had the D-60 front stock, that could prove to be very helpfull later in your build, if you get serious in the mud bogging the beefier diff is deffinatley going to help,
Another one to keep your eye open for is a 92-96 F-350, they are starting to go pretty cheap, can come stock with a 460, & all F-350 trucks in those years have D-60 fronts, Add a 4" lift, 35 tires, lockers, & good exhuast & your done.
For a while anyway.
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Still street legal? I think max tires on street around here are 47" lol. I doubt there is snow in Texas. :P
Anyways, you should be more specific of your use.
I mean you tell us you want a mud bogger. We could tell you to get the best axles, meatiest tires, biggest engine.
Mud bogging to these guys could be all out. And to others, it may not. I've been about mid way doors in mud. To some this is extreme, to some its nothing.
To me its a little much. :P
You ought to put a budget or something.
Anyways, you should be more specific of your use.
I mean you tell us you want a mud bogger. We could tell you to get the best axles, meatiest tires, biggest engine.
Mud bogging to these guys could be all out. And to others, it may not. I've been about mid way doors in mud. To some this is extreme, to some its nothing.
To me its a little much. :P
You ought to put a budget or something.
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Hmm, I know those 53'' Michillins (off of Military rigs) are legal, and I'm pretty sure that when I read about 54'' boggers coming out they were flaunting they were claimed to be the largest DOT legal tire on the market
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