new arrival blu flame, magnetic
04-25-2015, 11:39 PM
#11
LONG TIME FORD GUY
Very NICE!! Interesting thought 2 tone XLT you still the chrome bumpers? I thought they would be painted
04-26-2015, 12:37 AM
#12
Senior Member
04-26-2015, 12:52 AM
#13
trE=Gerrard155;4140513]No, and it sucks-would be such a looker if they painted the bumpers[/QUOTE]
it's all a matter of opinion but I like the shiny chrome as well as painted, my last one had painted bumpers and grill. it was time for a change....11.5 yrs on my '04, but within a year that trucks painted bumpers and grill had alot of paint chips and every time I washed it there was more.
it's all a matter of opinion but I like the shiny chrome as well as painted, my last one had painted bumpers and grill. it was time for a change....11.5 yrs on my '04, but within a year that trucks painted bumpers and grill had alot of paint chips and every time I washed it there was more.
04-26-2015, 02:36 AM
#14
Senior Member
I understand, but over time chrome dulls/pits/fades.
Doesnt matter what you do, time always wins.
04-26-2015, 06:20 PM
#17
Yeah I want the 6.5 but it would over fill my garage. Crazy how much smoother it rides than my 2012. I love our paint combo. The only other option for me was the dark red and gray
04-27-2015, 06:34 PM
#18
I had the 2" autospring level and the 285/65/20 tires done last Friday and drove about 50 miles over the weekend and something just didn't seem quite right that I can't explain when driving, but today I got it aligned and whatever it was is gone and it drives perfect now. so everyone getting a level kit done don't forget about the alignment.
04-27-2015, 07:24 PM
#19
Senior Member
I should have been more clear about the miles per gallon, 300 miles so far half of those were on the original tires. I didn't do anything for calibration because I've driven by two of those signs by the side of the road that tell you what's your speed is and they were both only 1 mile per hour off from what my truck said.
04-27-2015, 08:08 PM
#20
150 miles with the 2" level and bigger tires it's showing 16.9 mpg mostly city driving. I mentioned before that I have not recalibrated, but I occasionally drive by different miles per hour signs at speeds from 25 miles per hour up to 60 miles per hour and it's only showing one or two miles per hour difference. I have no idea what that would have showed with the stock tires. but over all these new tires are two and one quarter inch larger diameter than the stock tires...quite a bit of difference.