Okay guys I know there are a lot of pick-up truck guys here so I thought this would be the right place to ask this. But basically I’ve been contemplating getting rid of my bike and get something different that I can have fun with. From what I’ve been looking at I might end up with something like an older F150 or something. I plan to modify this a bit and also use in winter and longer highway drives when I go to circuit courts. Having never really gotten involved in the modding game for trucks, I wonder what all is possible.
I did a quick eBay search and see lot of grilles, fender flares add-ons, various headlights and all that. That may be something I consider but I am more curious about the tires and lifts etc. I see some nicely done up trucks with a little lift or 33” or 35” inch tires that I quite like the look of. That’s something I’d like to look into but have no idea where to start.
When you buy these tires what should I be looking for? Would I also need rims or they go on stock rims? What sort of costs can be expected for something like this? Same with lift kits. What to look for? How high? What are all the parts that are needed to be changed? Expenses involved including installation etc? Basically if I do end up getting a truck what sort of mods should I be looking at as a beginner and some places perhaps that can do the work as I am myself not mechanically inclined.
With the truck I am aiming for something with under 200K km’s which is absurd to me as it is considering I drive my cars sometimes for under 20k before getting rid of them but most trucks I see have lot of mileage and if not they are way more $ than what I wanna spend on a side thing. Do the engines blow on these often? I see a lot of them with new engines and what not? Are engines easy to acquire and get replaced? Expenses? Anyway, basically educate me on the topic of truck modification world.
Thanks!