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Old 06-19-2015, 01:27 PM
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Hey Guys No better place than here to ask

I have a stock 2014 F150 FX4 and getting more and more into off-roading and dune bashing which is kinda the getaway weekend activity here in Dubai

A bit of a newbie question but ==> What would you recommend as the

#1 performance change i should get for the desert/dune bashing ? (lift-kit? Suspension? new tires?)

So far the only problems I've faced are cresting on top dunes, and the under belly of the truck is getting quite a hammering every time i am out in the desert.

Any suggestions or recommendations would be highly appreciated
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Old 06-20-2015, 04:00 AM
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Tires first, traction is everything.
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1) LIFT then 2)TIRES then 3)SKIDS
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Long travel front (14+") and rear (links and/or spring under 20+"), paddles, lots of horsepower.

Wouldn't really dune bash until I had the above.

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Do a raptor suspension swap. While your at it get some progressive leaf packs and upgrade he Ucas and tie rods
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Originally Posted by Younis Maqousi
#1 performance change i should get for the desert/dune bashing ? (lift-kit? Suspension? new tires?)

Any suggestions or recommendations would be highly appreciated
Take the $5,000-10,000 you were going to spend turning your 20' pickup into a 'dune basher' and buy a dune buggy. Drive that buggy like you stole it getting fully airborne every trip. When you're all finished for the day put it on a trailer and tow it home with your F150.
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Originally Posted by wOrker
Long travel front (14+") and rear (links and/or spring under 20+"), paddles, lots of horsepower.

Wouldn't really dune bash until I had the above.
This right here!


And then tires.


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Lift, tires



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