FWIW I had a fox 2.5/eibach combo on my f150 with the same rebuild interval from Fox. They lasted me 75k (mostly pavement, washboard and beach) without any issues, no need to rebuild for me, despite having the same 50k max rebuild life. Sold the truck at that point so can’t comment on them...
Hope it treats you as well as mine has treated me. 80k miles all with a 165# hardshell tent up top (on and off road) and it still looks and functions as new. Opted for no side windows, as they tend to have a greenhouse effect on past caps. Only upgrade I've needed was stiffer rear hatch struts...
I believe OP's idea here is that there is a lot of talk about the (un)reliability of turbo'd small displacement engines, but modern V8s are also having their fair share of problems (5.0 coyote, GM's 6.2)
I opted for a 6” Milliard trifold mattress on a previous build. Quite comfortable and easy to store. You can also fold it up and use it as a lounge chair with back (if you have the headroom to sit upright). I built a small platform out of 2x4s and plywood so I would have storage underneath...
Howdy! Thanks for posting this. Just wanted to confirm that this is for a 4wd 6 foot bed. I ran a vin decoder, but it came back as a short bed. Thanks!
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