🛠️ What have you done to your F150 Tremor this week?

[Beck Jacob]

Got the custom made steering wheel last night. First thing I noticed is that it feels "substantial" in my hands and not cheap or flimsy. It is thicker than the stock heated wheel, so getting used to that fatter grip will take a few days I'm sure. From a color matching perspective, the stripe and stitching are definitely more orange than the OEM stitching. I don't think it will be enough to bother me, but once I get it installed and live with it for a few days I'll know for sure. Disregard the optical illusion In the picture that makes the wheel look like it's 4x the size of the OEM heated wheel. It actually is the exact some outer diameter as the stock wheel. One thing I am going to do is let it "breathe" at room temperature for a few days before I install it. You can tell it got boxed and sent as soon as it was built because when I opened the box there was a heavy adhesive smell and I definitely don't want that lingering around in the cab of my truck. Once I let the adhesive smell dissipate and can find time in my schedule to get it installed I will update and provide more pictures.

 

[T-Rob]

Got the custom made steering wheel last night. First thing I noticed is that it feels "substantial" in my hands and not cheap or flimsy. It is thicker than the stock heated wheel, so getting used to that fatter grip will take a few days I'm sure. From a color matching perspective, the stripe and stitching are definitely more orange than the OEM stitching. I don't think it will be enough to bother me, but once I get it installed and live with it for a few days I'll know for sure. Disregard the optical illusion In the picture that makes the wheel look like it's 4x the size of the OEM heated wheel. It actually is the exact some outer diameter as the stock wheel. One thing I am going to do is let it "breathe" at room temperature for a few days before I install it. You can tell it got boxed and sent as soon as it was built because when I opened the box there was a heavy adhesive smell and I definitely don't want that lingering around in the cab of my truck. Once I let the adhesive smell dissipate and can find time in my schedule to get it installed I will update and provide more pictures.

Where did you order it from?

 

[Beck Jacob]

Where did you order it from?

eBay. Flat Top Leather Steering Wheel w/Copper Stripe Fit F150 XLT XL w/Heated 22-24

 

[T-Rob]

eBay. Flat Top Leather Steering Wheel w/Copper Stripe Fit F150 XLT XL w/Heated 22-24

$90 for shipping from China?

 

[Beck Jacob]

$90 for shipping from China?

Tariffs I guess. Even with that shipping cost it still ended up cheaper than any other custom built wheel I could find. The next cheapest wheel (besides the Amazon CF wheel - and I didn't want CF) came in between $570-$725.

 

[T-Rob]

Interesting.

Thanks!

 

[money4nuttn]

The week is young so to start off, replaced the pathetic Ford rear shocks with Bilstein 5100 (PN: 33253190) shocks. Took me about an hour cuz I'm old and fat. Ride was noticeably improved; no more bouncing over bumps and sway in turns. I'll get the fronts done this summer.

I know zip about shocks but the factory shocks were very soft and easy to compress.

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Was your truck leveled before you did the Bilstein if not did it change anything? Did it change the rake?

 

[DGreenJets]

Added some custom badges.