something must be wrong with my dads 98 f-150 Lariat 4x4 5.4L auto. reg. cab short bed it will not squall tire for nothing. it has stock tire size and everything with only 70k mi. any ideas?... my dad no matter what he does, just cant get it to spin a tire. any help would be appriciated

 

ctd86,

One word................Superchips


Made mine a tire burner!

t-man

 

I sense ans ulterior motive in this post.

Anyway, your truck has something wrong with it or your dad doesn't know how to spin a tire.

easiest: from a standing start turn wheels all the way to right then floor it.

2nd: hold brake pedal lightly down while laying heavy on the gas until you get a spin.

my truck is a 99 scab 5.4 4x4 with a heavy fiberglass cap and larger than stock tires and with the exception of a fipk the engine is bone stock and I can cook the tires no problem. (75k miles on it)

are you sure the tranny isn't slipping?

give us more info so we can help.

 

There is...


It's not gonna be a peppy as a 2wd pickup, there are more parts, its heavier, plus there are manufacturing differences. The power in the engine is directly related to engine tolerances, which of course vary. There is probly nothing WRONG with it, thats just the way it is. You can always chip it i suppose, as has been mentioned.

 

One night I did a little race (up to like 50 MPH :P ) against my buddy with a '97 4x2 with the V6...both our tires let out a little chirp but I don't think mine would cook em without help (ie a tuner).

 

Stock it should have no problem pulling a greasey rag out of a mole's azz i would thinky......


Mine will smoke the tire right off the truck if i were to let it and it's a 4.6 but with the 5 speed manual its not even a issue.

 

If it has never been done, I would have the injectors and throttle body cleaned. Could make a big difference. As to the injectors I am talking about the a cleaning where you run the engine off the can of cleaner, not whet you put in the gas talk.

 

I've been in many stock F-150s that won't peel out with any engine. Sure a manual trans can spin when you pop the clutch. Most autos will at least slightly break lose a revolution or two when you power-brake them. 1997-1998 5.4s have less horsepower and 4X4s are heavier with larger tires.

 

One word.........Armorall

 

Hell Yeah! Oh the fun armorall will add to braking also. I have'nt had my pickup in ditches for a long time. LOL

 

Tell me more about the truck. What gears does it have? Do you use it off road? Does it have the Limited Slip?

JMC

 

You must have something wrong with it. My '99 4.6 will light the tires up like fire on gas. I have no problem burning out. And for surely i know my dads 5.4 liter easily burns those. You can be going down the highway at 10 or so miles/hour and step on it and sometimes get it to bark if it shifts down right. That 5.4 has ***** to the walls and there should be no reason why you cant light them up. Better get it checked out!!

 

trytokeepup.

He has an automatic...

 

THOSE FIRST 3 YEARS HAD 40 LESS HP, THAN 200-2003 F150, 5.4'S, BUT STILL THEY SHUD ROAST LIKE A FRIGGIN TURKEY, MAN YOUR IN A FORD.