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Old Feb 18, 2012
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New Shoes for the Fiddy!

Well I just got home from discount tire with my new shoes. So far I love them! They ride great and are quiet. I went with the 285/70/17. Up next is new wheels and that will happen within the next couple months because my current ones are corroding. I am going to go to the dealership and raise hell to see if I can get new ones. Anyway here are the pics. I will take more later today. Also I will get a leveling kit too in the next month or so.





 
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Old Feb 18, 2012
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Looks great! How is the 4.6 responding to 33" tires? I really want 285/70 next time I need tires but I'm concerned about how the 4.6 will turn them
 
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I didn't notice any difference driving home with power or response. Seemed like stock and the speedometer wasn't off.
 
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That's what I like to hear! I went from the stock 255/70 to 265/70 and noticed no difference at all. I hope going from 265/70 to 285/70 yields a similar result.
 
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Looks good!
 
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Lookin good, do you know what you want for rims?
 
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I have an idea but not set yet. I want something chrome but I don't want to have to deal with cleaning and polishing them and the brakes on the F150 suck for brake dust!
 
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You might look into hell bent steel for a leveling kit. I don't know who you were thinking but that is who I bought mine from for my PW & it was a great price and a quality product.
 
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Thats the one I will be getting. Just waiting until I get the tools to install it before I order it. Since I moved to CA I don't have any tools really.
 
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Oh yeah there Nitto Terra Grapplers if anyone was wondering.
 
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Nice! My uncle has a set on his '09 Screw and loves them!
 
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Here are some more pictures and some poor flex shots. I will get better ones eventually.










 
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Oh and this is the first set of tires I have ever bought new for any of my vehicles. lol I just thought of that.
 
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Look at that 150 flex.

You will like those tires. I'm debating on getting those, bfg all-terrains or get a mud terrain like toyo
 
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Originally Posted by camodown
Look at that 150 flex.

You will like those tires. I'm debating on getting those, bfg all-terrains or get a mud terrain like toyo
I love these!
 
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Nice!

All clean, new, and shiny.
 
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Originally Posted by Taylor
Nice!

All clean, new, and shiny.
The tires? Cause the truck isn't lol
 
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Is that 2wd?
 
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Yeah
 
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im either going with them or cooper zeon ltzs
 
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LTZ's look sweet!!!!
 
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Looks great!
 
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Go with the Nitto's. After a week, I still love them! There is a little road noise on the highway. But if you have the radio on or are talking to someone you can't even hear it.
 
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Looks great! What size tires were you running before?

The brake dust on the 150's totally suck. It took me like 4 or 5 hours once to get my Dad's wheels clean on his.
 
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Originally Posted by Naughton
Looks great! What size tires were you running before?

The brake dust on the 150's totally suck. It took me like 4 or 5 hours once to get my Dad's wheels clean on his.
I was running a 265 before. And it doesn't take me that long to clean the wheels. Like 2 minutes per. lol But I agree that the brake dust sucks!
 
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