So, I've got my eye on a new project...2006 Amarillo F250 with a 6" Skyjacker Lift, upgraded turbo, intake, exhaust, chip, blah, blah, blah...anyway, how much of a bitch would this be as a DD? I drove a 2005 Harley F250 for a week back in August and loved it, aside from some parking issues, which can be easily fixed with more experience driving it...just wondered if anyone had some long term opinions with similiar truck setups...

9/20/2005 12:59:34 AM

can you keep it in gas?

9/20/2005 1:00:28 AM

actually unless regeared it will might be better w/ gas mileage than a stock one... heavily loaded diesels are more efficient and the big tires would make the motor work harder but also move you farther per rotation

9/20/2005 1:03:21 AM

well what kind of milage are you talking about for a ~6000 lb truck an extra 6 inches in the air?

9/20/2005 1:06:36 AM

trucks w/ banks' kit often get 19-21 mpg

9/20/2005 1:24:32 AM

well damn

9/20/2005 1:32:33 AM

well... diesel has more energy per gallon than gas anyway

9/20/2005 1:46:02 AM

i have several friends with lifted 250s as DD's. Most of them live at home though workin on teh farm or stuff but a couple up here. If you stay with like 35s(i know u can fit bigger but its a DD) they all seem to love it. all of them have 35s. Theyre really not that much different than stock in my opinion. I mean its a big truck anyways, so theres really no new problems that werent already there, as long as you dont go crazy with like 40s or osmething. ask the guy that always parks his in front of reynolds, his name is jeff. His truck is brand new, navy blue with the 4" lift and baja claws, so hed be able to tell u how he likes it.

9/20/2005 1:48:18 AM

trucks are awesome... parking is a bitch... wish like HELL mine got 19mpg instead of the 13...

gas millage is the only reason I'm searching for another DD

9/20/2005 8:27:59 AM

I've got a '01 Cummins w/ 8 inches of lift, 37s and 4.56 gears among other things, it's great as a daily DRIVER, but parking is a little tricky (and it won't fit in Coliseum or Dan Allen decks).
~20mpg

9/20/2005 11:39:45 AM

i hope you feel like shit when you get into a collision with someone in a sensible car and kill everyone inside

9/20/2005 11:41:46 AM

[obligatory]how can you afford that?[/obligatory]

9/20/2005 11:47:49 AM

monthly payments they cant really afford for many years

9/20/2005 11:52:29 AM

mine's paid for

9/20/2005 12:08:18 PM

mommy and daddy

9/20/2005 12:10:40 PM

uhm, actually daddy's dead, and my mom and stepmom are public school teachers, so guess again

9/20/2005 12:13:03 PM

so you already paid off this truck yourself

right then

9/20/2005 12:14:07 PM

Quote :

"my mom and stepmom"

sounds like they are lesbians.

[Edited on September 20, 2005 at 12:27 PM. Reason : asdf]

9/20/2005 12:27:34 PM

^lol

9/20/2005 12:34:09 PM

LJTyre if thats your white truck in your gallery, it looks pretty good...if you do anything else to it, I would recommend putting it into the driver side of JonHGuth's sensible car

this guy on HPJ is selling his V-10 F250


its pretty nice but I have no idea how the v10 is on gas

9/20/2005 1:31:07 PM

that's the one, except it doesn't have stacks anymore

[Edited on September 20, 2005 at 1:36 PM. Reason : dsf]

9/20/2005 1:36:03 PM

6.8L is 8-11MPG...

13MPG in my 5.4L f150 sucks bad enough... until I started dating my G/F who has a 30mpg vehicle I was locked in town b/c I couldn't afford to drive anywhere...

9/20/2005 2:17:41 PM

Oh, daily driver. Not designated driver. Or Dungeons and Dragons.

9/20/2005 2:35:52 PM

upgraded turbo, chip intake exhaust... details.... and is it manual or auto?

9/20/2005 2:39:29 PM

9/20/2005 8:59:05 PM