Ownership Verified: 244 inches of America v2.0 (2014 Ford F150)

Just a hair under 19,000 miles now and the OEM goodyears were getting trashed.

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Right rear:
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Turns out that stuffing a 5600 pound truck into a 270 degree banked cloverleaf at 40mph and then flooring it on the exit to spin up the inside rear wears out tires. :lol:

I took the opportunity to go for an upgrade and had some BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2s fitted.

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Much better. :cool:
 
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Just a hair under 19,000 miles now and the OEM goodyears were getting trashed.

Left front:
IMG_4621-X2.jpg


Right rear:
IMG_4622-X2.jpg


Turns out that stuffing a 5600 pound truck into a 270 degree banked cloverleaf at 40mph and then flooring it on the exit to spin up the inside rear wears out tires. :lol:

I took the opportunity to go for an upgrade and had some BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2s fitted.

IMG_4624-X2.jpg


Much better. :cool:

Hah, epic. :D
 
3 year update!

Drove it to Moab towing the Jeep

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Drove it to North Dakota

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Truck has 55k on the clock now. It started running like dog shit 5k miles ago. Turns out a lot of these EcoBoost trucks are needing plugs a lot sooner than the 100k the book says. Dealer also wanted to change my front brake pads so $1500 later it was running good.

When I drove it to North Dakota for work a few weeks back and I noticed a vibration under braking. Intensity was tied to speed and to braking intensity. When I got home I looked at my service invoice and they made no mention of turning the rotors when they did the pads. Since front rotors are fairly easy on a 4wd with unit bearings I decided to do the job myself and use that excuse to get a shiny new toy!

Behold, the lime green Daytona
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Old rotor, new rotor
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Much better
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Nice and shiny
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I just got home from the test drive and it's fixed! Zero vibration under braking.
 
Truck has been running flawlessly. I drove it 2200 miles to Utah and back pulling a trailer and it didn't even break a sweat.

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I’m fairly certain @MXM ’s Fiat Panda is legally allowed to tow that trailer, so your 4x4 truck better not be breaking a sweat. :D
 
I’m fairly certain @MXM ’s Fiat Panda is legally allowed to tow that trailer, so your 4x4 truck better not be breaking a sweat. :D

But would it do it while sucking down fuel at a rate of 10 miles per gallon?
 
It'll probably suck valves and some synchros with it...
 
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