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As for gear ratio, 3.55 is about middle of the line. It's a good ratio for hauling/towing and for fuel economy.
Good luck to you.
I own a 1998 stepside 4X4 reg. cab with
the 4.6 V8, I drive to N.C at least once a year
and the first year I drove it I averaged 19.0
MPG....It's a great truck...
I average 16 MPG around town...
I noticed if I drive with the Overdrive off
around town, I do better with gas...
Whatever you do, investagate all of you options
Good Luck.
THanks for your help.
3.55 with limited slip. I am still not sure about the ratios. Is the higher number going to give better highway mileage or the other way around?
Thanks for your help.
Will I be sorry to move up to the 5.4 V8 on additional maintenance or major mileage differences?
F150 XLT 2wd Supercab Flairside
v6, auto, keyless entry, cd, sliding window, 255 tires and 3.55 L/S axle
if you make the put in a special discount code
B3G you get the keyless entry, cd, 255 tires and
the 3.55 axle FREE, I upgraded to the L/S axle
for $240
Total $22,047 (Invoice)
they are selling for $1.00 over invoice
They want me to think they only are making $1.00.
But I know they get the 3% holdback and there is NO Way that Documentation fees really cost $149.00
Still waiting on a build date.
I got the same story about the Tonneau cover
I could not get 2-tone paint either on a flairside
Reply: dk236@usmo.com
S/C SB W/ ORP, Towing Package, Custom exhaust, and
Custom conversion... and couldn't be happier:)
Strongly reccomend the limited slip r/e as pickups are light in the back end and this helps both off road and on road, i.e. accelerating on a wet onramp.
Milage has been as advertised, 13/16. I would buy the same truck over again
Are such mirrors available as after market parts? Could this mirror be applied to the 2000 E-350 Super Duty Extended van? Would the signal lever need modification?
I think its a helpful aid to drivers who occupy the long vans blind spot and may prevent those glancing collisions when two drivers move for open spaces in heavy traffic.
note, racers only need one light! The brake light!
All replies welcomed,
Lo
I originally sent out 6 requests for quotes. 5 dealers responded. Never heard from one dealer. One of those responses came from a retail sales person who I said thank you but no thanks. Out of the 4 fleet sales responses, one was extremely unprofessionally so was tossed. That left 3 dealers two of which quoted $200 over invoice and one that quoted 1% over invoice.
I picked the largest dealer and he went down to $100 over invoice. But now they want to steal my used car tradein!
All research was done with Edmunds, KBB, Carpoint, and newsgroups. You can gain a wealth of knowledge from these sources.
Craig ccbbab001 at aol dot com
Directly afterward I drove a Y2K Lariet with identical powertrain. Here's where I think they found the add'l mileage ...
1. Taller diameter tires on the 2000 model lower engine RPMs by 150-200 rpm at 70 mph.
2. A revalved auto trans that seems to shift into OD earlier and more often. A pain IMO.
I think I like the 99 better. It feels properly geared. The Y2K model feels a bit slugish at 58-67 mph.
I have a 1999 f150 xlt 4.6v8 extended cab which is doing the same thing. I first started noticing the vibration around 7,000 miles and thought maybe it was just needing a tire rotation. Well, I just got around to rotating them (12,00miles) and the steering vibration is worst. Hope somone out there has had the same thing happen to them and has gotten the problem solved? If so please share. Besides the vibration I have had no other problems and still love driving my truck!
PS Thanks for the insight about the additional 2 mph for Y2k 5.4L.
Just saw this group and was looking at some of the posts. I am usually on the Ranger groups, but I got curious.
On the vibration issue:
I would advise all ford truck owners to take their trucks to their dealers and have the alignment and balance checked on their tires. I purchased a 99 Ranger and found both to be off enough to cause vibration (50-65mph) and excessive tire wear. I thought I was the only one, but after talking to 4 people I know who have 99 rangers I found that all 4 had out-of-balance tires and were out of alignment. All problems showed up between 2000 and 12000 miles.
After it was serviced it rides great. Another trick I used was to mark the location of the wheel weights on the tires with chalk before I took it in. After it was serviced, I could see where the new weights were. Big difference!!
Other than this, I love the truck. Have also been looking at the 2000's and have noticed that the demo models on the Rangers are showing cupping on the sides of the front tires with less than 1000 miles! Ford is aware of the problem because the service rep at my dealer said it was a common problem. Next one I buy will be checked "before" I take delivery.
Hope this helps!