Hey budd, Im interested in those fox coil overs your talking about. Is it possible to have some made for my truck?? cause the shop im at said they can have some custom Sway Away shocks made for me that would run 1200, I dont like the kings cause they have such a long strut on them. Advise

 

So 6" Fabtech guys, what kind of before and after gas mileage ratings are you guys getting? My stock height 5.4 Supercab is getting me 16.2mpg with magnaflows. A year or two from now it will have a 6" Fabtech with 18" somethings, in a 35 size, wondrous as to what the economy will be like then.

 

I am a big fan of Sway-A-Way coilovers. Great products and a great company. Not sure why you need "custom" shocks, since they sell there coilovers for Ford F150's and a 6" lift. So unless you have more of a suspension lift, you don't need "custom" ( body lifts/spacers wont change shock height ). These are top quality shocks and the way to go IMO. I have ridden on both their coilovers and their airshocks... can't say enough good about em.

Talk to Alon@modbargains.... he was having a special awhile back on these coilovers... might be able to do the same ??? Not sure.


I have the smaller 4.6L 6" lift, 18" rims, 35" tires, I get a mix of roughly 15mpg city/highway. I do a pretty even mix of driving. But am also learning to be light on the pedal. Off-road or towing mpg's are chitty !!! But I didn't expect anything more, in fact, was pleasently surprised with my mileage.

 

Maybe some fender flares also ....

 

well all of the after market coilovers are going to have almost the same long stut on the end of the coil over sense they need to stay clear of the CV's and tierods. i like the fox's cause they look good, fox always has great quality, they come for a great price and they aren't the same fabtech coilover you see on every ****** F150! lol oh and i think the fox's run about $1000 plus tax.
i will never put fender flares on my truck. they are ugly and tacky. i have only seen one set of flares that dont make me want to puke but i could never bring myself to spend close to a grand on something which makes my truck look worse.

 

here is mine

 

duh, no image. i cant get it to work right now

 

Here is mine

 

I have 6" fabtech, 18s with 35s, 4x4, 3.73 with the 5.4 engine.

Before the lift i was averaging 14.3 city and 19.2 highway (i dont drive fast).

I cant really give you exact figures for after the lift since i haven't re-calibrated my speedometer yet (so my truck reads false mileage), but it has dropped probably about 2mpg for both city and highway.

It is so worth it though.

 

Bonder there is a lifted HD in edmonton with a Rize lift on it...

 

WOW that is great I get 13.3 Mixed

 

Hey Buddy ya um unless you can but stock shocks on a Rize lift with a 3in spacer with out uswing the strut extender i think i need a custum shock, but ya thanks for input

 

Here's my interpretation of what kinda truck Batman would drive. lol

2008 F-150 FX4 Blackout. 6" Procomp, AF1 3.5", Magnaflow true duals, 4.56 Yukon gears, 20" Procomp 7005 wheels, 35" Toyo MT, custom X3 VMPtuning, a few cans of black spray paint..?

 

i've never been a fan of lifted trucks ( or lowered either) but there are a couple trucks on here that I like and think look perfect

 

And those would be...