Arizona Tow Pigging Daily Driver

I had a very similar truck. Mine was a '94 4x4 with the 460. It was all stock, aside from a front winch bumper. It was a great truck aside from one part, the E4OD transmission. It was definitely the weak link, especially when towing.

Not sure how long that tranny was used. If your's has it as well I would add a big transmission cooler and a gauge to keep an eye on it.

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zackcj7 said:
I had a very similar truck. Mine was a '94 4x4 with the 460. It was all stock, aside from a front winch bumper. It was a great truck aside from one part, the E4OD transmission. It was definitely the weak link, especially when towing.

Not sure how long that tranny was used. If your's has it as well I would add a big transmission cooler and a gauge to keep an eye on it.

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Looks like the truck already has a cooler installed but a gauge sounds like a good idea
 
Wildman said:
I wonder what they call the older body style Fords then?
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67-72 5th gen Bumpside
73-79 6th gen Dentside
80-86 7th gen kinda ignored but I have seen them referred to as Bullnose
87-91 8th den also not a lot of love but seen them referred to as Bricknose
92-97 9th gen are what are considered OBS but also as Aeronose which does not sound all that great.

One anecdote why OBS became a thing is that if you look there was no 1998 model year trucks other than the F150 and F250LD (whole other story for later) which was new for 97. Ford Continued to build the 9th gen right up until the beginning of 98 and SuperDuty production started in Jan 98 as a 99 model year. So for a period of time there were lots that had both trucks at the same time. So a lot of sales folk would simply ask a buyer if there wanted a new SuperDuty or an Old Body Style truck.
 
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Moog ball joints ordered. Figured wheel bearings are probably close behind so ordered some Timken wheel bearings as well.

Front shocks blown so got some cheap KYB shocks that are advertised as OEM replacements for oem feel. Should be fine for my needs.

PO mentioned the doors rattle and they certainly do. They were just missing striker bushings. Got some bushings for $6 and good to go.
 
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Looks like there are adjustable camber and caster bushings in the knuckles. So should be able to get this alignment pretty good after the BJs and bearings. My buddy has a shop that does good alignments with a no toe and go promise that I’ll try out.
 
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Blackjack said:
And while I am a Dentside fan (first truck was a 76 F150) I could see myself rocking an 85

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I had an '85 f350 4x4 crew cab, 460, 4 speed. It was that color. It cleared 35s with stock Alcoa rims and stock suspension. It was a former logging "crummy" (used to transport crews to and from logging operations) and beat to crap (not a beauty like that one). It also got 5 mpg pulling a horse trailer. Lots of drama when hauling through the mountains (like; Is this thing going to blow up? or; Are we going to run out of gas?) I liked it though and was sad when the engine finally died. Still, the Dodge diesel that replaced it is much less stressful.
 
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Woodrow said:
I had an '85 f350 4x4 crew cab, 460, 4 speed. It was that color. It cleared 35s with stock Alcoa rims and stock suspension. It was a former logging "crummy" (used to transport crews to and from logging operations) and beat to crap (not a beauty like that one). It also got 5 mpg pulling a horse trailer. Lots of drama when hauling through the mountains (like; Is this thing going to blow up? or; Are we going to run out of gas?) I liked it though and was sad when the engine finally died. Still, the Dodge diesel that replaced it is much less stressful.
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I’m not expecting this truck to be amazing at towing like a diesel would be, but I hope it’s not as much drama as your 85 lol
 
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zackcj7 said:
I had a very similar truck. Mine was a '94 4x4 with the 460. It was all stock, aside from a front winch bumper. It was a great truck aside from one part, the E4OD transmission. It was definitely the weak link, especially when towing.

Not sure how long that tranny was used. If your's has it as well I would add a big transmission cooler and a gauge to keep an eye on it.

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I had the same rig. I had the trans rebuild with billet heavy duty parts and added a motorhome sized cooler. I still didn't trust it 100% and stayed out of OD when towing.
 
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starkey480 said:
Moog ball joints ordered. Figured wheel bearings are probably close behind so ordered some Timken wheel bearings as well.

Front shocks blown so got some cheap KYB shocks that are advertised as OEM replacements for oem feel. Should be fine for my needs.

PO mentioned the doors rattle and they certainly do. They were just missing striker bushings. Got some bushings for $6 and good to go.
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I have KYB on my truck and I love how they feel. I know they don’t get a lot of love for the TJ, but they are valved perfectly for my 02 Tundra.
 
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