I got the 2.5-in level installed, unfortunately it looks like it's squatting a little in the rear so I might need to put a 1/2-in block in the back or order a smaller level because I don't want it squatting. Now it needs to go off to the alignment shop and I need to start working on getting me some 32s.
I had low expectations coming from solid axle 4x4s and 38" tires but I am really impressed. I've been to Gulches countless times but this was my first time with such a small tire, longer wheel base and, IFS. I originally wasn't sold on all the FX4 tech but I won't lie I'm thinking this will be a fun little off-roader. Still needs 17" wheels and 32-33" tires.
Sorry for the low quality/ bad angle pics I was busy enjoying myself and this is all I have.
I've known I needed to replace the air filter since we built the truck a year ago and there's no telling how long my brother had this filter on but it can breathe now. A lot less laggy not sure about how it's going to affect the egts overall since it has way too much injector and way too little turbo.
I have a 2004 6 l f250 I'm setting up to go over landing and off-roading, this truck's whole life has been on 37 in tires with 3.73 gears with no issue. I recently switched over to 38s and somehow they are at least 3 in bigger. The 37s on stock gears was not an issue at all but with the 38s it's pretty noticeable. I'm going to go ahead and re-gear the truck so I've used the online calculator that I used when I was building Jeeps and it says that I need a 4.48 to get back to stock. My question is do I go with a 4.30 or a 4.56 I don't want to ruin my highway driving I'd still like to be able to do 75-80 on the highway.
It's not pertinent to this question but if anybody wants to know I switched from BFG km3s to Milestar Patagonia mt02 and the milestars are genuinely 3 in taller.
It started life as a brodozer now I'm turning it into my overlanding rig. I'm going to lower it down quite a bit now that I've decided the tire size I'm going to run and start out fitting it. When I got it, it had 24s and 37s, I sold them and bought these method wheels and a second hand set of 37 bfgs. Due to my remarkable ability to pick up every nail on the roadway in the county I was kind of forced into buying a new set of tires, when these 38x13.50 r17 Milestar Patagonia mt02s because they were in my price range and available. Somehow they're 3 in bigger than the 37-in bfgs. Now it needs to be re-geared I need to get my front & rear lockers put in get it lowered probably 3 to 4 in and start out fitting the bed.
I have a 2004 6.0 powerstroke with 190/30 injectors a stock turbo (for now) and an airdog 4G lift pump, the lift pump is having issues that I believe are in due to a failed o-ring internally. I intend to try and fix it but if I'm unable to or it has a different failure I'm going to go ahead and replace it.
What would you guys recommend between airdog ll 5G and a FASS lift pump kit?
My brother is recommending I put the FASS lift pump on it because when I eventually put a turbo on it I'll need it to support the power, I haven't done a ton of research but I know their kit supports something like 700 horsepower (more than I'll ever make).
When looking at the airdog 2 5G on their website it doesn't show a power limit for the unit so I'm not sure about that.
My truck will eventually get either an s475 compounded with the vgt or a jetfire stage 2 and I really don't want to have to buy another lift pump because I made the wrong choice. When it comes down to it there's only a couple hundred dollar difference between the two pump kits I'm just curious what the opinion is.
Update: this is going to sound dumb but I did not know the fpr in the airdog unit was adjustable.
I run a regulated return with an fpr on my firewall and it was set to 75 PSI while the pump was set to 60 so it was acting as a dead-headed system which explains the severe pressure drop (20-30psi) under load. I did check the o-rings because I was already working on it, I cranked up the regulator on the pump to let my firewall regulator handle the pressure and it's running perfect. Did a couple wide open throttle pulls and made sure the converter locked so that it had max load on it and I'm seeing a 3-4 PSI dip.
The only thing I'll say in my defense is that I didn't buy the airdog it just happened to be on a parts truck we bought for a body when we rebuilt my truck after a t-bone so I knew nothing about it. For most of my truck's life it used an in tank fuel pump using the regulated return to get a little extra pressure.