Aric's FX quick build
10-28-2014, 11:51 PM
#277
So i figured since having the truck for 2 years now (longest I've ever kept a vehicle) Id do a little review on the mods and the overall quality of the truck after buying it with 16k on it CPO'd. I came from a 2007.5 Silverado crew cab texas edition on the RCX 4inch with BMF novakanes.
Leather- Hate it. Its gotta be the worst quality leather of any vehicle I've owned. My dads 2014 FX4 seems to have better leather. The heated seats lake probably 5-6 minutes longer to get to temp than my e90 LCI BMW.
Overall ride quality-pre lift it was great. Love love love the EPS, much better in a truck application than i thought it would be! I will stick with hydraulic PS in my sports cars as i enjoy the feedback vs EPS. But its a truck, its a ****ty driving experience already. lol
Power&Towing- Coming from my silverado, holy crap night and day difference. My silvy would get bitch tossed around by my Mastercraft, and couldnt even hold the speed limit up hills. with the 5.0 and the anti trailer sway stuff, it is more power than id need pulling around wakeboard boats.
Mods- kinda regret jumping the gun and not doing it all the correct way the first time, if you can tell i re did almost every mod i initially got. maybe would have done a 2 inch level to save some ride quality, 305 55 trails or AT2s and called it a day on some stock 20s like i have now. Camper shell and AMP steps are gods gift to earth! use them both soooo much. Love the OEM HIDS, compared to those crappy fleabay halos I had they put out so much more light. glad I went from the craptastic china led bar to a rigid, easier to get people out of my way. lol. love the JL 10w3v3s, the fox box has taken some abuse (my GF may or may not have thrown up on it) lol
the Kenwood DNX890HD is pretty slick.
13.6mpg kinda sucks too lol
Leather- Hate it. Its gotta be the worst quality leather of any vehicle I've owned. My dads 2014 FX4 seems to have better leather. The heated seats lake probably 5-6 minutes longer to get to temp than my e90 LCI BMW.
Overall ride quality-pre lift it was great. Love love love the EPS, much better in a truck application than i thought it would be! I will stick with hydraulic PS in my sports cars as i enjoy the feedback vs EPS. But its a truck, its a ****ty driving experience already. lol
Power&Towing- Coming from my silverado, holy crap night and day difference. My silvy would get bitch tossed around by my Mastercraft, and couldnt even hold the speed limit up hills. with the 5.0 and the anti trailer sway stuff, it is more power than id need pulling around wakeboard boats.
Mods- kinda regret jumping the gun and not doing it all the correct way the first time, if you can tell i re did almost every mod i initially got. maybe would have done a 2 inch level to save some ride quality, 305 55 trails or AT2s and called it a day on some stock 20s like i have now. Camper shell and AMP steps are gods gift to earth! use them both soooo much. Love the OEM HIDS, compared to those crappy fleabay halos I had they put out so much more light. glad I went from the craptastic china led bar to a rigid, easier to get people out of my way. lol. love the JL 10w3v3s, the fox box has taken some abuse (my GF may or may not have thrown up on it) lol
the Kenwood DNX890HD is pretty slick.
13.6mpg kinda sucks too lol
10-29-2014, 10:13 AM
#279
So i figured since having the truck for 2 years now (longest I've ever kept a vehicle) Id do a little review on the mods and the overall quality of the truck after buying it with 16k on it CPO'd. I came from a 2007.5 Silverado crew cab texas edition on the RCX 4inch with BMF novakanes.
Leather- Hate it. Its gotta be the worst quality leather of any vehicle I've owned. My dads 2014 FX4 seems to have better leather. The heated seats lake probably 5-6 minutes longer to get to temp than my e90 LCI BMW.
Overall ride quality-pre lift it was great. Love love love the EPS, much better in a truck application than i thought it would be! I will stick with hydraulic PS in my sports cars as i enjoy the feedback vs EPS. But its a truck, its a ****ty driving experience already. lol
Power&Towing- Coming from my silverado, holy crap night and day difference. My silvy would get bitch tossed around by my Mastercraft, and couldnt even hold the speed limit up hills. with the 5.0 and the anti trailer sway stuff, it is more power than id need pulling around wakeboard boats.
Mods- kinda regret jumping the gun and not doing it all the correct way the first time, if you can tell i re did almost every mod i initially got. maybe would have done a 2 inch level to save some ride quality, 305 55 trails or AT2s and called it a day on some stock 20s like i have now. Camper shell and AMP steps are gods gift to earth! use them both soooo much. Love the OEM HIDS, compared to those crappy fleabay halos I had they put out so much more light. glad I went from the craptastic china led bar to a rigid, easier to get people out of my way. lol. love the JL 10w3v3s, the fox box has taken some abuse (my GF may or may not have thrown up on it) lol
the Kenwood DNX890HD is pretty slick.
13.6mpg kinda sucks too lol
Leather- Hate it. Its gotta be the worst quality leather of any vehicle I've owned. My dads 2014 FX4 seems to have better leather. The heated seats lake probably 5-6 minutes longer to get to temp than my e90 LCI BMW.
Overall ride quality-pre lift it was great. Love love love the EPS, much better in a truck application than i thought it would be! I will stick with hydraulic PS in my sports cars as i enjoy the feedback vs EPS. But its a truck, its a ****ty driving experience already. lol
Power&Towing- Coming from my silverado, holy crap night and day difference. My silvy would get bitch tossed around by my Mastercraft, and couldnt even hold the speed limit up hills. with the 5.0 and the anti trailer sway stuff, it is more power than id need pulling around wakeboard boats.
Mods- kinda regret jumping the gun and not doing it all the correct way the first time, if you can tell i re did almost every mod i initially got. maybe would have done a 2 inch level to save some ride quality, 305 55 trails or AT2s and called it a day on some stock 20s like i have now. Camper shell and AMP steps are gods gift to earth! use them both soooo much. Love the OEM HIDS, compared to those crappy fleabay halos I had they put out so much more light. glad I went from the craptastic china led bar to a rigid, easier to get people out of my way. lol. love the JL 10w3v3s, the fox box has taken some abuse (my GF may or may not have thrown up on it) lol
the Kenwood DNX890HD is pretty slick.
13.6mpg kinda sucks too lol
btw, are you tuned? If not, would highly recommend it