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Old 04-18-2013, 06:55 PM
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Love the transformation! Nicely done.
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Love the truck man.

Glad you went with the Bedrug too. It's so nice, isn't it.

I've slept in the back of the truck several times while camping, and it's great at the drive in.

I keep a tote with blankets, sheets, and pillows back there under the roll-x. It feels like a home away from home with the creature comforts.

Looks like Miles is gonna love it as much as my boys. My son likes having picnics and taking naps in the back.
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Originally Posted by FX4 TT
Love the truck man.

Glad you went with the Bedrug too. It's so nice, isn't it.

I've slept in the back of the truck several times while camping, and it's great at the drive in.

I keep a tote with blankets, sheets, and pillows back there under the roll-x. It feels like a home away from home with the creature comforts.

Looks like Miles is gonna love it as much as my boys. My son likes having picnics and taking naps in the back.
That's a good idea! Im going back and forth between a cap or cover. Pro's and cons to both I suppose. But yes, Miles def likes hanging out in the back of the truck. Throw him in the back along with a few toys and he's happy as a clam which was worth the price in of itself for the bed rug so I can work on the yard or Mustang. lol
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Spent the morning today at a local dyno day. First two pulls were on my new Innovative Diesel tune, which was pretty much a baseline tune and going to be doing some datalogging and going back and forth and get it tweaked specifically for a track tune. Third and final pull was on my MPT daily driver tune which is what I've done all my prior pulls on.

374 rwhp and 552 torque. It was a open dyno day and I think the first time just about all of them had seen a Ecoboost on the rollers. People were shocked at the torque esp once I told em it had basic boltons, no turbo upgrades or anything. lol

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That shows too picked up 35 rwhp and 76 torque from the Stainless Works downpipe and S tube catback as I put down 339/476 prior.

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Anybody had any experience with the below hitch step? Wife is only 5'2 and requested something where she can get up into the bed of the truck a little easier and I don't have the stripper pole or step. This looks like it would work well but kinda big....although there are smaller ones but would also be easier to use if not a 6 inch wide step.

http://www.autoanything.com/hitch-be...A2434A0A0.aspx
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Originally Posted by Franchi Motorsports
Anybody had any experience with the below hitch step? Wife is only 5'2 and requested something where she can get up into the bed of the truck a little easier and I don't have the stripper pole or step. This looks like it would work well but kinda big....although there are smaller ones but would also be easier to use if not a 6 inch wide step.

http://www.autoanything.com/hitch-be...A2434A0A0.aspx
What about the Amp Bedstep? Would be more hidden and could be used with the tailgate down.
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Haven't even heard of it, ill check it out...
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Haven't even heard of it, ill check it out...
They are AMP Research power step running boards. I have them on my 2012 F-150 blue flame to give you an idea, since our trucks are very similar. They run about $1,000 give or take the deal you get for the parts, and you can install them yourself if you can follow ikea style directions.



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no hes talking about a way to get into the bed easier
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Ahh gotcha. Yeah I put Westin step bars on which are fine for what I need, my wife was referring more to being able to get up into the bed of the truck more. Just put a bedrug into the back of the truck and now the Minion, aged 1 year, loves to hang out in the back of the truck with a few toys while she works on the yard. So looking specifically for a tailgate step or something akin to it for her to be able to step up and get him out of the bed easily and just started looking into it as I usually dont have much of an issue with it myself being 6' but I see her point as rather valid at her height.

BGFord, those are some nice boards though! I test drove a Platinum Ecoboost before I bought my truck and first time I opened the doors and the step bars folded out, freaked me out as I wasn't expecting it. lol

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