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I think in a weird twist of fate, Ford has their truck transmissions dialed in, pretty darn well now.

Yeah. Me to. A 260hp 3.4L V6 with 260# of torque would be fine. Simple, cheap, reliable. I guess as long as the Eco is reliable, I have nothing to say though. Just get me home reliably, every single time. Give me good suspension and axle options instead. And give it on any trim...

What's the rear axle and trans in the 1500?

Not cool. But ya'll wanted ecoboof torque. This is the price. Oil change every 5000. Rotate tires every 5000. Not seeing the problem.

this is +18 with 37x13.5 tires

I just went through dozens of wheel threads. Stock wheels are +40mm, and 7 inches wide. So the 9'' wheel is 1"wider on both ends, then 20mm further out. So possibly 2" wider. Anything negative offset looks terrible. +20 to +12 range is best. Negative offset is for the brodozer...

18x9", +18mm offset wheels. I like the Method HD NV's. You can rock, or steer Al wheels loose. I use a big orange plastic dead blow hammer to get wheels off. But IME, lug centric aftermarket wheels come off easier. Do the 2" and at least 35" tires. If you add aftermarket radius...

Floriduh eats rubber as well. Heat is heat. Time and UV exposure appear to be greater enemies than mileage. Normal even on semi trucks. You don't see this on big rigs, because we replace them before they're that bad. Simply check the dumpster at a Kenworth dealer. Also 100k miles is...

A solar panel the size of the roof on that thing could run all my gear except AC and my compressor. Helium is the only material I know of that floats away. Everything else is renewable, eventually. Don't forget about the huge amount of power loss in electric transmission lines. It takes...

Need better capacitors, not batteries, and/or fusion. Which is currently in the works. Alternative energy might be a complete waste of effort at this point.

Go. Before body rot makes it worthless. I make a point to put no cargo in my cab. Only some blankets, and extra bottle jack, and my Hilift are under the rear seat. I carry a couple 55 gallon Stanley totes in the 6.5' short bed of the truck. One empty, one with recovery gear, spare...

Allow me to decode the above: ''Why you shoot at me bro?'' ''You were disturbing my hunt and shooting at you is fun.'' Nearly all hunting accidents are drunk hunters being territorial idiots. I'm fine with it. It thins out the heard appropriately. In my AO, bigfoot carries an AR10 on a...

I would have loved to have it, but those are way too crazy for me right now.

Ford has had freakish weird and random warranty issues. Not really any major design flaws, or laziness lately with their trucks. I think you can relax. If you have an issue, take a deep breath and be thankful your not a dodge HD owner with a catastrophic transfer case failure. When...

I've done that. Mine was too loud.

Can't hose out. There's sound deadening recycled carpet under the rubber floor. And you'll rinse all the dirt around the door gaps, it gets under the rubber, then it stinks. Vacuum out. Then wipe down with a gentle spray cleaner. "No Touch" tire shine is the best stuff in the past for...

Your new Eco is ten times better built. The only nag I have is the silly start stop that is easy to disable, and the front hubs that try to grind in when they fail.

Actually the new trucks have the same door panels, seats, and cup holders as XLT's etc. You just don't have to pay extra for a rubber floor. The XL's ain't so base anymore. Power everything, just no frivolous stuff. Other neat bits to the XL's -not paying extra for wheels that will just...

Sadly, the new vinyl is nicer than the leather. You can always Katskin the seats if you don't like them.

If you think a '97 Exploder was a decent vehicle,.......you're going to be shocked when you see how much better Fords new ''halo'' vehicles have become. Mines the best built American vehicle I've seen yet. (mass produced at least)