Recent content by BillS

I have looked at the Asian Fords - some real good ideas - a good diesel. But I never have liked the extended cabs and 4 doors - they cut the cargo bed capacity or make the thing so long you need a football field to turn around. Sort of like trying to make a car out of a truck. The long bed...

I have a set of "Add A Leaf" that I haven't installed yet after reading the instructions and hearing from others about the trickiness of the install. They will be my next to the last resort. Last resort would be a set of heavier springs off a junk yard wreck. The Gabriel 43167 is a shock with...

Jon says 60 miles doesn't seem too viable - my day usually consists of a 5-10 mile trip (never more then 15 miles) to a work-site and the same returning, with maybe a 5 mile side trip to a lumber yard or hardware supplier. A EV rolling tool box does seem pretty viable to me. I guess it depends...

EV The EV is an amazing good truck for short hauls - it has the same payload as a conventional 2WD long bed, reg cab and it does highway speeds - If Ford had keep it in production it would be a great truck for many small service techs - appliance, pest control, auto parts delivery and, like...

I have a 2007, 4cyl, 2WD, Long Bed that has a Reading aluminum utility body in the place of the stock Ford bed. The Reading came out 35# less then the steel Ford body, BUT with a full load of tools I come to within 400# of max GVW and the truck is level to a little tail down, when I add boxes...