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    Seats for Ford F-550 Single cab

    Pick up a set of take out 40/20/40 vinyl seats from a 2011 or newer F250-550. VERY comfortable and supportive, easy to clean, durable etc. Best seats Ford (or anyone) has put in a base model work truck, ever. Ps for guys converting from a bench to 40/20/40, your bench will use 4 bolts (one...
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    Rock sliders and side steps. thoughts?

    I was looking for a set of sliders for my 04 F150 for a long time before I had a friend fab up a set for me. 2x2" 1/8" wall construction, wheel well to wheel well, powder coated them wrinkle black. They were damn heavy but once I hit the bullet and welded them to the frame I could jack the...
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    Construction Differences Between Metric and Floatation Sized LT Tires

    I can't think of where I've seen this but I do remember seeing different warranties for flotation tires vs metric tires. Might have been at a supplier like Town Fair Tire or something. I distinctly remember flotation tires had a much shorter warranty period than metric tires. I thought...
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    Tubs: My 2004 E350 Build

    Looks good! My wife and I just purchased a similar van and building it out for a very similar trip this summer. When are you guys taking off on you adventure?
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    Ford F550 vs. Ram 5500

    I vote for the F550 all the way. Around here the Ram 5500s can be had for cheap because they don't sell well. The F550s fly off the lots and they're getting full price for them. The Ford 6.7 V8 has been getting real good reviews from all my commercial truck customers, very few problem with...
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    F150 VS F250

    I'll start off by saying I'm a Ford Powestroke and Cummins certified tech and I work on diesel trucks every day. I drive an F150. Don't by a diesel unless you have the tools, knowledge, time and space to work on it or you have the money and secondary vehicle to have it at the shop every now...
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    F-150 MPG Help Please

    One big thing people don't think to check is your brakes. Make sure you don't have a caliper hanging up or your e-brake shoes dragging. Aside from that I'd be changing my plugs, stress testing my coils, cleaning my throttle plates, etc. Hope it helps, Mike
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