Ford F554, the replacement for the H1 is here.
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charlieaarons
Explorer
Specific questions:
What is the axle ratio?
Are the brakes disk or drum?
Is the suspension modified?
Are lockers in diffs available? (Detroit rear, ARB front?)
What is cost premium?
Very nice truck!
Charlie
What is the axle ratio?
Are the brakes disk or drum?
Is the suspension modified?
Are lockers in diffs available? (Detroit rear, ARB front?)
What is cost premium?
Very nice truck!
Charlie
Spencinator
Adventurer
I'm not a ford guy but that truck looks awesome and I love the stance. I hope to have that same stance with 39.5-41" tires on my 2nd gen dodge. I want to see more pics and keep up the good work!!
Haven, The gears are planetary: 7:42 final ratio. the truck only has a 2" lift with 44" tires and no lift with 42" tires...
Charlie, we are working with Anchorage Ford to get these available to you too.
F650 Discs all around, 16" tall! F550 calipers 2 in the rear, 4 in the front.
Suspension: can be upgraded to HD springs and or you can order your own air system, otherwise the trucks you see only have HD swaybars.
Lockers: Dana 80 35 spline front and Dana 130 rear, take your pick of lockers.
Price? Email Dann Munro for exact pricing on all the options you do and dont want.
F650 Discs all around, 16" tall! F550 calipers 2 in the rear, 4 in the front.
Suspension: can be upgraded to HD springs and or you can order your own air system, otherwise the trucks you see only have HD swaybars.
Lockers: Dana 80 35 spline front and Dana 130 rear, take your pick of lockers.
Price? Email Dann Munro for exact pricing on all the options you do and dont want.
charlieaarons
Explorer
And the net axle ratio is 7.42? Planetary ratio of 1.522 times diff ratio of 4.875?
Charlie
Charlie
- Works perfect....
crismateski
American Adventurist
I hope when you said Excursion, you actually meant Pinto
charlieaarons
Explorer
Do you know for a fact that a Detroit/NoSpin is available for the S130?
Do you happen to know the part number?
Charlie
silversand
Observer
...I have to agree heartily with haven vis visibility in off-roading/trail driving scenarios, and the bumper vis on-highway use approval in various States.
This truck would have, IMO, very limited utility on many, many trails and tracks, limiting your route choices:
a) truck width and forward/side visibility would make it nary impossible to navigate on the vast majority of off-roading/forest road/non tracked routes I have been on with smaller cab/chassis work-designed pick-ups (there are exceptions, of course, however, why limit your options?);
b) ability to maneuver out of a sticky off-road situation greatly increases as you increase the width/height/length/weight of your overland vehicle;
*another consideration is: the ease of changing a wheel while offroading
Concluding: like any truck considered for offroad use, think very carefully about the trail and access issues before you consider any offroad vehicle, or one could be in for an in-route nasty surprise. We get around this by having several offroading platforms: a Tracker/Suzuki platform for potentially narrow routes, and a full-sized chassis cab pickup with pop-up truck camper for wider routes...
redthies
Renaissance Redneck
You can't compare a truck like this with your average F250 or Land Cruiser etc etc. It is more along the lines of what you would mount a Unicat style "camper" on. You would not take a Unicat across the Rubicon, but drive it to Patagonia and take the espresso machine along!
shortbus4x4
Expedition Leader
And the barista to make the espresso too.:elkgrin: