Jest a leetle observation here; if the difference in circumference between a 100% and 50% tire will crater the drivetrain.........THEN YA'LL BETTER NOT AIR DOWN YOUR TIRES TO GO OFF-ROADING!!!
It's simple physics on our side and jest plain old greed and marketing on the dealer's side.
No reason...
I did an oil filter relocation when I upgraded the 351W in my 1985 F-250 to 466 Big Block Wholesomeness, along with a B&M oil cooler.
One of the smarter thangs I've ever did...
I had a set of KOs, the early ones, on my 85 F-250.
The front end of that truck weighs 3Klbs.
I got 40K miles out of those tires, which is unheard-of on that truck.
I'm sure there's newer tech out there, but I L-U-V BFGs!!!
I smell bullshit; 4WD is NO reason to replace all tires.
If the nail is in the tread, it can be patched.
If the nail is in the sidewall, the tire should probably be replaced.
Take the vehicle to a good mechanic and get their opinion.
So uh, I have the dreaded cold morning tranny rattle, but there is also a cold startup rattle in the back, perhaps from the exhaust. It seems to go away once the fast idle goes down.
Now I'm looking again at that stoopid flapper valve inside the stock muffler...
I tried ONCE with that fucking bag.
Seems like it's about 1/8" bigger than it needs to be, and it needs to be about 4 inches bigger than it needs to be.
Total PIA.
I just bungee the tops to the back of the seats.
Good post!!! I can see that you, like most of us Texans, like to fsck wif stuff...
But a spring-loaded flap in a muffler?!?
What could POSSIBLY go wrong, Ford?!?
I was gonna leave my exhaust alone (I'm O-L-D), but now I've gotta research options...can I get my plasma chopper in there? Do I...
I usedta wheel my F-250 a lot when I was stationed out west...side hills skeer the sheeit outta me.
What I've learned from this thread is I shoulda bought a Corvair.
Mine makes noise on cold mornings until I get into 3rd gear and drive a couple of blocks.
My 2010 Ranger MT did the same thing until I installed Mobile 1 Synthetic ATF at about 25K miles.
I suspect this is an el-cheapo fluid fill problem, just like "Ford Synthetic Blend 5-30w".
Put some...
I've got a Comet 2X4 coming today (c'mon UPS), with the spring.
I bought that flagpole/shovel/antenna mount off of Amazon about a week after I got my truck...it works, not sure it's worth $120. There are probably better options out there. I normally run an old Comet; model number is painted...