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Episode 64 – Interivew with Doug from the Forbidden Jeeps Forum

Posted by on April 15, 2014

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On episode 64, I respond to some feedback from you guys in the audience, talk a bit more about picking a new adventure setup and talk with Doug “ForbiddenOne” from the ForbiddenJeeps.com Forum.

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Message from Colton

Hi so im looking into offroading. not extreme rock crawling or anything like that but trails and a bit of mudding. My question is, since im a poor college student and on a limited budget, what are some relatively “cheap” upgrades i could do to my 1995 Toyota pickup 3.0 V6 that could make it more reliable? Heck even some advice for newbie would be appreciated.   Thank you again for the advice I greatly appreciate it and thank you again for recording an awesome podcast it helps the slow hours of work pass by.
Thank you for the time

Message from Kieth

Hi, found your show & listened to #59, had some thoughts on the truck purchase…

I’ve always had a truck. Due to my height, cars & small SUVs are pretty much a no go (not enough head room). The F series has been pretty good to my family. Dad switched from Chevy back in the 80s & never looked back. My current truck is a 13′ F150 FX4 crew, 6.5′ box, EcoBoost. It replaced a 10′ F150 STX supercab, 4×4, 4.6L V8. The main reason was getting a true 4 door vs. the half sized suicide doors. My daughter (6 at the time) got to the point she wanted to let herself in while I was buckling up her younger brother & wasn’t handling the doors very well. there’s also more leg room & bigger seat in the crew. The supercab wasn’t terrible, there was a decent amount of room, but the crews are a lot easier to get in & out of. Plus, with the rear seat flipped up, all kinds of room to put stuff in the cab.

I saw the new GM twins at the auto show over the weekend. The interiors are nice, more so than mine (I got the luxury pkg. The seats are still comfortable tho). But they killed their back seat legroom. Their supercab with the small rear door is hard to get in & out of & don’t have as much room as the previous model. The full crewcab isn’t nearly as big either. Was a huge disappointment. The rep was trying to tell me “go online look at the numbers, we’re better than Ford.” I told him no way, I just sat in your truck & my knees are up against the seats. Their rear step in the bumper is pretty high on the 4×4 models & is cheap plastic. His main selling point was the ride was better than Ford. Probably true, the bowties usually had a better ride than the rest (at the expense of payload & towing capacity). both my F150s, ride wise, not much complaint. not a bad choice at all for a road trip.

Personally, I’m glad Ford didn’t go coil spring. The Ram coil rear pickups aren’t very stable with a load & can’t haul as much. That’s why they brought back the power wagon with leaf spring, for the guys actually buying a truck to use as a truck… if Ford offered coil rear I wouldn’t buy it.
The EcoBoost has great power. the 5.0 is a solid choice too. curious to see the 2.7, but from what was posted (& promptly taken down 😉 it will equal or better the power output of my old 4.6 (290hp, 330tq, 8k towing). I wasn’t unhappy with that engine at all, nice solid runner, would have bought it again if it was an option (the 3.5 EB & 5.0 easily outperform it tho). the mpgs haven’t been very good in the cold & the max tow pkg (big mirrors & 3.73 rearend). I’m getting 14s mixed driving. I was getting 17 hwy before the bitter cold set in. Hope that gets better with the warm weather! (I’ve had this truck less than a year & the folks on the forum see better mpg when they get over 8-9k miles on the truck, guess it takes that long to break the motor in. the bitter cold).
Anyway, that’s enough of my rambling. Keep the Jeep if you can, you’ll regret it the minute you sell it!
The Forbidden Jeeps forum is really so much more.  They frequently have meetups with fellow members.  What makes it a special kind of group is that they do a great job of self-policing.  Many people have had a bad experience because the internet trolls lurk and come out when they think someone has posted something stupid – not at Forbidden Jeeps.  The group encourages learning and different ideas.  If you’re a Jeep fan (any type) I recommend that you check out the page and join in on the conversation.
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