1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

That budbilt is the biggest IFS skid I've seen for our trucks, the next thing for it is the Belly pan...which I also have it covers all the way back to the tcase, but adds a lot of weight and makes maintenance a pain

 

AdD lOtS oF gUsSeTs ToO fOr StReNgTh

 

Smooth belly skid of half inch steel, gas tank delete

 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CWjUSngKerY/

 

I've enjoyed my Budbuilt on the 04. Need to get one on my 99 but I have nothing to mount it to . I was slapping my front diff and was worried about my radiator a week or two ago.

 

I learned my lesson after i mangled it on some bolders and got bad vibrations. I had a smaller diameter/thicker gage one built for a little more protection; however, it is still something that limits what i can do.

 

Should delete the engine while I'm at it, too much weight

 

I meant relocate the gas tank

ooops

 

Yeah, F150 tank is in the future as it eliminates the possibility of the drive shaft making contact.

When longer rear shocks are used, the only 2 limiters are the drive shaft making contact with the gas tank, and the upper links being too short and being fully vertical on droop.

 

@Kwikvette if you want the belly pan it's yours too, don't know why I didn't think of it when you picked up the ifs skid. Just taking up space over here. But it's a heavy motherfucker and a pain to take on/off, but it offers the most protection front to back with the IFS skid.

Personally I think the IFS skid with a tcase skid is enough for what we do. The driveshaft will always be a concern and really you want to avoid those lines that might damage it. But shit does happen... I've seen a couple friends hit theirs and both times it was when they slid on an obstacle and hit it.

 

Well these turned out freaking beautiful. 1970 Ford Ranchero valve covers.

 

I'm not 100% sure it would mount to a T4R but where there's a will there's a way

 

I'll take you up on that.

Maybe we can do a mod day on my 4R at your place

But I wouldn't expect to run it all the time, maybe on days/runs where I'd need it seeing as how there are tons of places to wheel here.

 

Im A wElDeR nOw

 

At least you don't need premium

 

That was what I told myself when I got it, but the first time I took it off I said F it and never put it on again lol

Put my Skidrow tcase skid back on instead

 

...in CA

*cries*

 

Besides the initial cost of boost, this is the #1 reason I won’t ever.

Annnnnoying

 

Honestly you get used to it. I really don't even think about it outside of when it gets brought up here, or even acknowledge the price of 87 in comparison when I'm getting gas.

 

Yeaaaaa


But people always bring gas to camp and don’t wanna take it back to town

Soooooooo it goes in my tank