Gharri30
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23 minutes ago, CaptainKopper said:
"Your larger tires caused more load on the engine and drive train and thats why the piston decided it wanted to come out and get some fresh air". Im always worried even with the Magnuson-Moss Act, the stealerships will find a way to blame the customers modifications.
This right here is how I picture it going in my mind and why my thinking was that way. ?
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3 hours ago, 4thTimer said:
Whenever I take my wife to look at trucks, her first comment is always, "It's so big!"
Sounds about like mine. She was concerned about getting a 3 year old in and getting a newborn once June comes in. Told her its only 4 inches (?) we'll survive. By time truck shows up probably have a 5 and 2 year old..lol.
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57 minutes ago, FirstFord22 said:
@Gharri30 and @MT350 I literally could not decide on the 4” BDS or the leveling kit for the longest time… honestly I’m still not too confident in my current decision. But what I decided to do is start small and go bigger down the road instead of vice versa. I’m going to go with a 2.5” leveling kit with 35s on a 20x10 wheel with -18 offset. I’m sure I’ll be happy with that, and when it’s time to replace the tires I’ll reconsider going higher if the missus has no issues getting in. Such difficult decisions we have to make
Solid choice. Easy to go up in the future if you decide you want more out of it. You can burn all that extra money on even more accessories. ?
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33 minutes ago, akirby said:
If the lift causes a failure that part won’t be covered but it doesn’t void the rest of the warranty.I figured it wouldn't cover that but just assumed it may cause some sort of work around on everything else. Good info. Thanks.
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@MT350 hopefully it turns out as good as im hoping. A lot of builds Ive seen here and around town have set the bar kind of high. I feel the pain of investing a lot of time into something and not wanting to deviate from it later on. I definitely plan on Forscan, just need to get a reader.
I've made a few changes to my order since I put it in. Started with the 6.2 and decided why not just bump to the 7.3. Not for any practical reason, just finally in a position to do something for myself and I'm going to do it how I want to the best of my ability. Now I just need to give myself the best opportunity to get the truck here.
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38 minutes ago, MT350 said:
It’s the 4”BDS. The ride and handling is great however there are a few issues to be aware of. BDS went with a 4.5 inch flat rear axle block. This was a no go, at least for me, and will be for you too if your truck has a one piece rear prop shaft. Flat blocks are for a two-piece prop shaft where you can adjust pinion angles with the center support bearing. I ended up with excessive pinion angle, launch shudder, prop shaft vibration at speed, and too little slip yoke spline engagement. Anyway after a tech support case they sent a 5” tapered block which solved the above issues. I won’t bore you with all the technical details but have them if you want. The other note is deviate from the instructions if you are using their radius arms and put the axle in the “rotated forward “ position (less positive castor). You will have a much better front pinion angle, still have 2.5 degrees of positive castor, and the factory castor spilt of 0.5 degrees will be sufficient to compensate for road crown.
I would have went with Toyo AT3’s but they were unobtainable. All of the programming has been with Forscan.
Good luck getting your truck and then with your build. Expensive toys to be sure. Do you have an eta?
I opted for the leaf spring kit instead of the block. I'm not going to attemp to tackle the install. I have a local shop that is a BDS dealer doing the install but I'll pass on that info on.
I've watched a few videos on Forescan and read a good many threads on it. Plan on trying to get into all that when the truck gets here. At least start off disabling some chimes and what not.
No eta yet. Just ordered at the end of December. Think I'm going to drop the black apperance for the sport apperance after going back and forth on it the last few days.
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1 hour ago, akirby said:
That doesn’t negate your warranty.That's good to know. Never run a lift but just figured it would negate at least parts of it.
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1 hour ago, MT350 said:
Well FirstFord if you decide to go with a 4 inch lift this is what she will look like. The tires are 37” Nitto Trail Grappler’s which just replaced the 35” Toto MT’s I was running. A trip to Bend and back convinced me I didn’t like the hum of the Mud terrains. The Nitto’s are smooth and quiet. This morning I reconfigured the BCM for the new tire diameter and it came out perfect. Speedo/odo/ shift points right on the money. Tomorrow I pick up my Buckstop front bumper. Then I have to order the matching rear, then a winch and lights for the bumpers, and etc, etc. Just warning everyone on this particular thread that once you start it’s a slippery slope!
I dig the set up. What lift are you running? I have a 4" BDS at the shop that just needs a truck to be put on. I think I have my wheel finally picked out. Just trying to decide between the Ridge Graps and the Open Country MTs to go with, will be 37x13.50s. Toyos give little more of look I want but do I want the trade off of the noise is the question. The graps still have a great look since it's a hybrid. Im new to all this so I'm not sure about the BCM reconfiguration, have to find someone to help me out with that I guess.
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Ive never had anything niceenough to warrant an extended warranty. Not all that caught up about them because of that. Thought about it for this new one but now I'm going to lift 4" and run 37s so I reckon I'm going to negate my warranty up front. So guess there's no reason to extended it. ?
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2 hours ago, dwpick1030 said:
I am in the same situation. I have requested a vvr but the dealer said nothing yet, no vin, no build date available. Ordered 09/25.
Is it possible and/or allowed to provide my order number here to see if the fine folks on here can provide any info that might be possible . Believe me I (like several others) are trying my hardest to be patient during these crazy times
If you head over to the Vehicle Locator by Ford Employees thread under the Ford Motor Company Employee Discussion Forum header and provide the fine gentlemen with your order number, sales code and some specs on your vehicle he can look into it. Read the pinned Tracking Rules thread at the top though before doing anything. He spends a lot of time running that thread trying to help folks out.
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2 hours ago, Roadking71865 said:
Through Feb 28 retrax has $150 mail in rebate. Got mine from Tonneaucovers.com
Good deal. Thanks.
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I started out fairly confident but have been losing that confidence lately. Especially with a third straight week coming with no super duty on the weekly production list. I've got to much $$ in accessories and what not sitting in my building to not give myself the best shot at getting built.
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I said I was going to wait a while longer on dropping the BAP for the SAP but I'm starting to lean the other way again. Called my dealership yesterday afternoon to see what it would be to change the BAP to the SAP, I was thinking I may save a few bucks. I was told I would lose my price protection and would end paying around 1k more to go to SAP and add the LEDs to it. They said I should give it a little longer (didn't want me to get less for more) and something about they had a meeting sometime in March (cant remember what they said it was)..... and they would check back with me then. I told them I don't mind waiting as long as I know I'll end up with a 22, which I know they can't guarantee that. Getting to where I just want to do what I can to give myself the best opportunity. Plus there's no guarantee there won't be another price increase if I decide to change over to the SAP in another month or two. SMH ?♂️
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16 minutes ago, gjones1081 said:
Ford automatically populates some dealers site fyi. Sometimes you can even see the trucks on fords website for dealer inventory. Im sure if you called they would say it has been sold.
I came across one similar to my build specs online at a dealership a state over and called about it. Turns out it was someone's build. Said they were just waiting financing for it and was a 0.00001% it wouldnt go though. So you're probably correct.
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How many here would like to be receiving the dreaded, move back, emails instead of have no production week at all? My coworker complains because he has received two of said emails after only having to wait 3 weeks from putting in his order to getting a production week email. Could always be worse and have no hope at all.
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5 hours ago, tcritch3 said:On 2/25/2022 at 8:19 AM, Gharri30 said:
I'm curious about the flares as well as I'll be running 12 wides with 13.50s. Any ideas how much extra protection they may provide? I don't want anything crazy, just a little bit would be fine. Also any idea what the install entails? Have a few other things I wanted to get painted so these could be done then.
im not sure how wide they’ll be but I’d bet it isn’t more than 1/2”-3/4”. I like them more for the looks. I’m not sure on the install either, but if it’s anything like the bushwhacker flares they attach underneath the fender and rest on the side of the truck with a piece of rubber. I’ve not had them come loose before so it’s a pretty good design IMO.
Good deal. I'll have to see if I can find some one truck around. These or possibly the next step up might be good. Not looking for to much.
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2 hours ago, CT737 said:
Does anyone have a star white with the sport appearance package? I still have yet to see a real picture and not the computer rendering.
I've seen the star white in person on a king ranch expedition and man does it look good. Can't speak on the 250s though.
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3 hours ago, FirstFord22 said:
My girlfriend thinks I have a problem as well. Every day she asks, “Did you talk to your friends today?” meaning all of you on here and FTE. It took me a long time to narrow it down to just the Moto Metal Shockwave. I don’t hate the XD Whiplash, either! I’m either going with the Toyo Open Country MT or the Nitto Ridge Grapplers. With everything going on in the world, this isn’t a bad problem to have. Back to the drawing board
??. Same two tire options for me as well. I saw a Dodge the other day that had running boards that had a power step fold out of them. They were pretty slick if you had a decent lift or a short wife. No idea how they perform though. Similar to these, or could possibly be them.
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22 minutes ago, FirstFord22 said:
I hear ya… just wanted to help you make your decision.
I appreciate. Going to hold out a while longer before making the change I believe.
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24 minutes ago, bshort said:
Thank you. Looks very good.
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13 hours ago, tcritch3 said:
You can buy them through Ford accessories. You’d need to get them painted though.
https://accessories.ford.com/products/super-duty-2018-2021-black-fender-flares-1I'm curious about the flares as well as I'll be running 12 wides with 13.50s. Any ideas how much extra protection they may provide? I don't want anything crazy, just a little bit would be fine. Also any idea what the install entails? Have a few other things I wanted to get painted so these could be done then.
10 hours ago, FirstFord22 said:Well just like our builds, the wheels I wanted are on back order for months!
Remember the good ole days when we could just order something - damn near anything - and it would be here in no time? Yeah, me either!
But I digress. It just gives me a little more time to save up… and change my mind 10 more times ?
You're right about that. I've been looking at wheels for a while and had it narrowed down to two. Beginning of the week I saw a new one that I like being released. So now I think I'm headed down that path. Now to just decide on the tires. Already have lift sitting at local shop. Wife said I have a problem. My three year old thinks my truck is going to show up orange, he may be slightly disappointed. ?
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7 hours ago, tcritch3 said:
The BAP is supreme but I didn’t want to wait a year for my truck. It’s already been almost 6 months so I’m just going to add the black stuff later. I do like the sport though. What color are you going with?
I agree. I went with carbonized gray but thought about changing to antimatter. Believe I'm going go stay put though.
5 hours ago, FirstFord22 said:I have the BAP and was scheduled 9 days after placing my order
I think I saw where you posted that. My coworker put his in mid Jan and go a production email first week of Feb, so 3 weeks. I never seem to have much luck and probably need to help my odds out the best I can.
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1 hour ago, tcritch3 said:
I had to do the same thing and got scheduled the next week after I dropped it. My profile pic is of the truck I’ve ordered. Google also has a bunch that I looked at before doing it.
Well thats good news. How far back was that?When I tried it took me to one's with the BAP, maybe I mistyped something. I'll do some more searching later. Was hoping I could get some better shots than what I may stumble across on Google.
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Also, any idea what the tailgate guard and black bed attachment bolts are that are listed under the BAP?
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1 hour ago, sr1209 said:
It appears AMP steps are not available for '22 Ford trucks, you may want to add the factory power steps to your order. It was mentioned in a thread recently on FTE and I just looked at the AMP Research website, they do not list Ford as an option for '22 trucks.
Yea I asked a local dealer when I purchased my lift that said the same. That'll have to be a future project I guess.
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@4thTimer memory seats and pedals are definitely a lifesaver. She swears up and down she's not going to drive this one, out of fear of wrecking it..lol.
@FirstFord22 I didnt even want to try to explain that to her about the 37s, just left it at 4 inches. Haven't dropped change like this for something I didn't have in my posession yet..oops. I missed the post originally that @ovalbertposted about a screen protector. Thats something I never thought of that would be a great idea, especially with kids.
Who else has some ideas I haven't thought of to spend my money? ?