ahh so you had you exhaust the same way i had it lol i gotta put a turn down on if im going to keep the muffler off. all the fumes come into the cab.

how many bolts do you have? i used 5 on mine. made some small brackets and used 3m double sided tape.

haha looks like youve got some plans! i bought my lift a while back so thats why i got it so cheap. them mickey thompsons aint cheap. how did they wear?

i love my BFG A/Ts, got no complaints about em.

i had a flowmaster super 44 on my truck exiting before the passenger tire. ended up chopping the tips off after i put the body lift on cause it hung down too low. the other day the damn pipe snapped off right at the factory Y pipe after the cats so im not running a muffler right now...surprisingly it sounds pretty damn good. i was surprised.

a tip, i wouldnt bother buying one of them premade kits. i would get a muffler and some tips and have someone weld a system up for you. im debating welding my muffler back on lol i might rock it without it for a while. if i get tired of it ill just weld the pipe back on. originally i paid like $70 for the muffler $50 for the tips and $100 to have it all welded. wish i had my welded when i decided to put and exhaust on lol would have saved me some $$$. the raptor lights are easy. superbrightleds has them 10mm bolts. thats what i used.

sorry, had to post that in 3 seperate posts. it was too long for one post lol.

i never met Rossi but i drove past him a few times on state street in Ann Arbor. i looked at his truck when he had it for sale. wish i had the money, probably would have bought it lol. give michigan works a call and see if they have any info on the big 3 hiring. they get info from the companies all the time.

i love superbrightleds.com im assuming the strips have an adhesive backing on them correct? there should be a small lip under the glove box that you could stick em too. youre trying to use them as a courtesy light type deal i take it? you could tap into your dome light that way they open when the doors are open. if you hook them up to the parking lights theyll always be on, i would think that might get annoying but i could be wrong. either way it would be an easy hook up.

the wire is probably what a 22 gauge wire? you should be able to safely run the lights without worrying about installing a fuse on circuit, they hardly pull any amperage.

you wont regret a body lift. dont listen to what people say about it not looking good or any of that stuff. the only problem you run into is the gap at the rear wheels but it can be covered. i got my 3" lift for like $175 and installed it by myself with a buddy and my brother.

the install is very easy, just time consuming. we ran into a couple snags but was able to get the majority of the install done in 12 hours. the second day was just putting the bumpers and other stuff back on. probably a total of 20 hours. i could have it done quicker now though for sure.

i got mine from amazon, best price i could find and free shipping. i would be willing to offer my hand and slight knowledge of the install as well if you needed help with it.

my uncle is an operator at the Trenton channel. just keep looking man. Ford is hiring by me as well as chrysler. i know thats a big of a drive for you but you might look into it.

i wish i could do more to the truck as well. gotta wait till i start work back up. i had to back out of buying a home because it. i had my offer in on the house and was approved for a loan but the bank that owned the house took their time with the whole process. i didnt hear from them for almost 6 months. so still living at home with my parents for now. should be able to start looking again once work starts.

i have only seen one other person on here thats anywhere near us. i think his name was ROSSY or something like that. he lives in the Ann Arbor area but i think he sold his truck.

oh yea i know right where youre talking man. im out that way every now and then. i actually went to MCCC a while back for a boiler and power plant operation class for DTE.

im currently unemployed as well lol. i work for CLI Concrete leveling out of Milan. seasonal job. work like hell through the spring summer and fall 20+ hrs of OT every week. trying to get into the ford flatrock assembly plant right now where my dad works.

i live on van horn inbetween telegraph and allen road.

Thanks! It's still a work in progress. Hopefully a body lift or a suspension lift will be coming this summer. Might do it with tax money coming back but sucks being unemployed currently. I live right in downtown Monroe. You know where M-50 and Telegraph (US-24) come together? I live literally right near that intersection.