Truck people. UPDATE: PICS ON PAGE 3!

I'm new to the truck scene (1993 F150 in great condition. Should get wednesday!)and i'm already looking to upgrade (omg shoot me).

1. I needs new shocks. I find it annoying when trucks lean forward. Any suggestions for a good shock for the price? I would like to get high-rise shocks so I can lift my truck somewhat and buy some spacers or something for inbetween the leafsprings/axle. I'd get airshocks and put too much air so my tuck is lifted but I dont feel like screwing up my truck.

2. Im like DaHui and have 2wd (NOOOO!). Does anyone know what years/models have the right  transfer case/driveshaft/front axle to convert my truck to 4wd? Im guessing the 87-96 F100's-250;s would work but thats only a guess. I want to be like HP and buy a junked parts truck .


Edited by SSOK - 30 March 2008 at 12:00am

SSOK wrote: I want to be like HP and buy a junked parts truck .

Was that directed at me ???


My truck is far from a "junked" "parts truck"

Tical2.0 wrote: Yeah Hp's truck is fine. You must be talking about Kickin and his beater.

Sweet ride, yo.

Oh, the 79 is solid, however the 87 is a different story. The motor is good (well it's pulled now ) but it ran great. The body was a horror story though, I enjoy kicking it whenever I walk by to see how much rust will fall out.

like i said man, you can convert to 4wd but it costs allots and takes some time.

SSOK wrote: I'm new to the truck scene (1993 F150 in great condition. Should get wednesday!)and i'm already looking to upgrade (omg shoot me). 1. I needs new shocks. I find it annoying when trucks lean forward. Any suggestions for a good shock for the price? I would like to get high-rise shocks so I can lift my truck somewhat and buy some spacers or something for inbetween the leafsprings/axle. I'd get airshocks and put too much air so my tuck is lifted but I dont feel like screwing up my truck. 2. Im like DaHui and have 2wd (NOOOO!). Does anyone know what years/models have the right  transfer case/driveshaft/front axle to convert my truck to 4wd? Im guessing the 87-96 F100's-250;s would work but thats only a guess. I want to be like HP and buy a junked parts truck .

Biggest question is how much are you wanting to spend. You can do anything from a Body Lift (inadvisable for off road use though), to adjustable shocks, spacer lift, coil overs, ect. How much a lift are you wanting?

For the rear. AAL (add a leaf) is the best route. Some use rear blocks but these can cause axel wrap and you don't want that. If you have a good bit of $$ to spend, you could go for an all new leaf pack.

For the 4x4, do you really need it? A 4x4 conversion is not a easy task. Your also gonna need the 4x4 Tranny (or atleast you do in Tacomas) to successful convert.

I just feel like showing what us PreRunner guys can do.

Sweet ass LT set up.

HP: do you have like a pic of every ones vehicle on here?

Da Hui: I thought about pre running my mazda, but since the truck has torsion bars, it is difficult to get the truck much higher than a stock ranger, without doing a body lift.

Not the best idea...I mean, you could but it's not great for the resale value

Rottergotterdam wrote: Not the best idea...I mean, you could but it's not great for the resale value

Cranking the torsrions? because you can crank them back to where they were when you bought the truck. All you need to do is find the bolt under the truck and use a ratchet which is a pain or an impact drill to raise it up or down. On my truck tight is up loosen is down.