Wheels are on....world of difference. The new rubber is quiet as a can be, the steering wheel is straight, no vibes at all on the freeway, and pulling a trailer is a somewhat enjoyable experience.
They will be tight up front if I drop it 3"....Ill probably need to roll the fenders a bit.
I ran into issues with the Alcoa two piece lug nut/cover setup interfering with the center caps. Called the place a I bought them from (Southwestwheel.com) but they were no help and rude. Called Alcoa directly and had a new set of center caps on my doorstep the next day. Still wont fit without hitting the centers....
But...Sandra (yeah we are on a first name basis now) from Alcoa said the warranty is still valid as long as I use the proper lug nuts, even if they are not Alcoa brand.
Also got around to installing the AGR Saginaw pump...that was a simple task that took too long.
Got it all together only to find the reservoir was tweaked/distorted and wouldn't hold fluid. I went to the junk yard and snagged a resi off of an E150 van the next day. I brazed in a barb for the hydroboost return. The van resi is clocked different so it actually made everything fit better. the cap is pointing straight up, the barb for the box straight down, and the HB return similar to the plastic resi pump I had before.
I also had to figure out the pressure line situation....I ended up buying a -6 JIC adapter the threads directly into the pump, the cut the 90* swivel fitting off of my current pump to HB line and flared it to 37* with a -6 JIC tube nut/sleeve.
The new tires are a bit taller than the old pizza cutters, so my speedo was about 8 mph off a 70...I thought...mmmm I think I have a few speedo gears in the drawer...turns out..I have every tooth count available from Ford.lol I put a 17 tooth in and got within 3mph, looking like I need the 16 to be spot on.
When I put the 3.55s in...Ill have to bump back to the 20 or 21 tooth I imagine.
Tatted up the back window.
Picked up my brothers race car project from the paint booth yesterday. Tentatively scheduled the F150 for October. That gives me time to prep the front clip and new bed.