So first off, thanks for any help given.
I have a 1998, and it has basically been garaged most of it's life, with only 61k miles. I inherited it and have been fixing it up, and now moving to new york, Albany area, so plenty of salt on the roads.
The trust has no rust, the frame looks great.
What so you guys suggest do to it to protect the frame, also, how bad do these rust?

For my Lexus suv with a lot more miles, I primed with a zinc based primer, and painted the frame with several coats of enamel paint, and then went over everything with the crc heavy duty corrosion inhibitor, based on cosmoline that forms a thick wax like coating, and works very well.
As the truck doesn't have any rust, can I maybe just hit it really good with the crc cosmoline stuff?

I do most of my own work, just fyi.

Any help would be appreciate, Thanks!

 

Let me direct you to a mechanic that makes his living fixing New York vehicles.


And a quick tip he did: LOL

 

Is this a 2WD or a 4X4? Yes pickup trucks can rust out very badly with the rear cab corners and the side panel on the boxes very quickly. I have several early 2000 vintage F-150's in our fleet that run great but look like rust buckets. I have seen guys on here use POR15, Fluid Film, Waxoyl, etc. Are you sure you want to drive this truck in the winter in NY?

 

[QUOTE=white89gt;7126671]Let me direct you to a mechanic that makes his living fixing New York vehicles.
Thank you!
I do use fluid film, the stuff works very well, especially hard to reach areas.

 

It is a 2 wheel drive.
I don't particularly plan to drive it in winter, but I need to get it back from Georgia in March, hopefully not through a bunch of salty roads. The plan is to prep it as best I can, get it to NY, and wash any salt I picked up off as best I can.

It will be more of a backup vehicle, that I can use in case I really need to in winter time.

 

If you plan on driving this in snow in upcoming winters, you may want to think about a more aggressive tire in the rear. When I had my 2X4 Ranger, I had a set of regular snow tires and weight in the back of the truck. I still got stuck a few times as it was my daily driver in Wisconsin, but could not afford a 4X4 at the time. We run mud and snow tires on our 2X4 F150 long bed work trucks with several 70# sand bags on country roads. They struggle somedays. Be sure to post some pictures and share more details when you get it. Lot of us love the old school trucks. I used a 2003 XL at work with the base V6 today that has just over 210,000 rough miles with no issues. The truck amazes me how it still runs. Vinyl seat is shot and it is rusting out, but it is still a workhorse.

 

I don't too much plan on driving in winter, but I will likely prep it just in case.I love my Nokian Rotiivas AT tires on my awd suv, they are very good in winter, but can be used in summer. I may get a little cheaper set that are decent at least on ice/snow preferably All Terrain.
I know how bad a truck can be in snow and ice without some good tires and weight in the back, I prefer to remedy that situation very soon.

I would just sell the truck before moving, but I have grown to like it's simplicity, and it is just fun to drive! I will try and post some pics asap.

Thanks!