does anyone actually offroad they're 97-03 4x4? by offroad i mean trails like rocks and stuff i know they are big IFS trucks but its still a 4x4. i dont really think of mud offroading as it seems more like just playing in te mud. so anyone??? i searched and searched youtube and find nothin any good.

 

I do offroad but just in the bush as in hunting,camping,and stuff like that not sure what kind of anwser your lookin for but i like the ride of my 03 f-150 xtr i really like the posi or limited slip rearend i hardly put it in 4x4 up hills i run just stock size tires but are the hankook dyna-pro pretty agressive tire so it sure helps.

 

Prolly not many ppl do that cuz there's not much travel in the front suspension like you'd need for rock crawling. I claim to offroad but I just take it thru 4 feet of snow or thru the bay at my cabin or thru some decent sized mud holes

 

yeah as a trail rig, our trucks arent as good. they are too big and long. id rather pick up an xj for less than $1000 than to risk getting trail damage on the f150. even one with a SAS wouldnt be that practical. it would easily be out performed by a jeep or yota. i do know a guy with a 78 f150 trail rig. hes actually in the process of transferring everything over to a 78 bronco. his f150 was really modified. and also pretty banged up. ill try to find a pic

 

well the reason i ask is i just traded my SA 85 yota for this i mean it had a very mild suspesion setup. but i live in the so cal hi desert, just minutes away from the greatest rock crawling grounds ever. i know i wont be doin any of that but i mean i hope to be able to take it to trail heads and on some mild trails, mostly ruff roads while dodgin a few rocks, or workin my way through a rock garden or somethin. i was just tryin to find out if maybe its just the quality of owners that take care of there trucks or maybe the trucks just arent capable at all. i see prerunners all over but i dont know about the 4x4. i dunno im just looking for videos and maybe creating a survey type of question..

 

If you want to open up the articulation you need to disconnect the front sway bar. It seriously limits independent travel. If you want to play in the rocks your CV joints will take a beating. The inboard CV joint is unservicable. I would carry a complete halfshaft for trail repairs. I have scratches and a few minor dents and the unavoidable cab dimples from off roading. A 45 foot turning radius is not conducive to successful narrow trail rides.

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i go off road every day for work. im a oil well contractor and need to check my wells. this truck is great for what i need it 2do. my last truck a 92 f150 4x4 was not as good off road as this 02. iv even pulled a superduty out of a snow bank.

 

I don't hit the trails as much as I'd like to. But when I can find a free weekend to hit the SVRA, I usually try to take advantage of it.

Here are a few pics from this last weekend.





Unfortunately with the long wheel base, the rear bumper will act as an anchor on many of the steeper trails here. There are only so many line approaches when trees flank one side of the 7ft trail, and a sheer cliff on the other, and you're navigating a 6.5ft wide truck. I say take the truck out, learn your limits. Worse case scenario is you leave with a bruised ego, and a truck in need of a few minor repairs.

 

 

^^^^^^^ that guy shouldnt be driving offroad hah hes awful ^^^^^