2001 7.3 4x4 needs more hp

lincolnlocker · Sep 28, 2018

Those would be timkens btw.

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Turbosuzuki · Sep 28, 2018

lincolnlocker said:
Those would be timkens btw.

live life full throttle

Ok thanks, I was looking at them.

Arisley · Sep 28, 2018

If it is pretty much any bearing, I lean towards Timken. They have been in the bearing business for a long time.

liquidlounge · Sep 29, 2018

Wheel Bearings Inc. out of Michigan if you want something that lasts like the originals. When it comes to replacement parts, some of the great names aren’t that great anymore. I am pretty sure the philosophy is “lets make it more affordable, it doesn’t need to last 10 years like the originals “

Turbosuzuki · Sep 30, 2018

Thanks guys, I just need to figure out which ones I need. They make a course thread and fine thread. I have no freaking clue what my threads are. I just can't keep putting this thing in the shop for all these problems I have to learn to fix it myself.

dsberman94 · Sep 30, 2018

You need course thread.

lincolnlocker · Sep 30, 2018

dsberman94 said:
You need course thread.

How do you know?

live life full throttle

sideswipe · Oct 1, 2018

noise level

my truck has 250/200 and its quieter than a stock truck with all the mods to go with those injectors. i still get 16 plus miles to the gallon and better if i can keep my foot out of the peddle.

dsberman94 · Oct 1, 2018

lincolnlocker said:
How do you know?

live life full throttle

What year did they switch to fine thread wheel lugs. Thread on the back of the unit bearing is going to be course if the lugs are course, fine thread if fine. Ive made the mistake of bringing home a fine thread before and they’re fine thread on both sides.

Turbosuzuki · Oct 1, 2018

Thanks for the replies guys I will figure it out somehow I guess.

Turbosuzuki · Oct 1, 2018

sideswipe said:
my truck has 250/200 and its quieter than a stock truck with all the mods to go with those injectors. i still get 16 plus miles to the gallon and better if i can keep my foot out of the peddle.

Wow mine had a 5" exhaust and stage 1 injectors and was tuned on php dyno and man it was unreal. I couldn't take a call if I was on highway do to the noise. The drone from the exhaust was horrible and I even had a muffle on it. The clatter was also high.

This truck is so smooth and quiet and I can carry a conversation while driving it's nice but Damm it's slow. Truck has a intake and exhaust I'm looking at tunes from 1023 diesel when my motorcycle sells.

brian42 · Oct 3, 2018

dsberman94 said:
You need course thread.

lincolnlocker said:
How do you know?e

dsberman94 said:
What year did they switch to fine thread wheel lugs.

Coarse thread up to 2002.

Starting in 2003 Ford switched to fine thread.

LakeBum · Oct 3, 2018

brian42 said:
Coarse thread up to 2002.

Starting in 2003 Ford switched to fine thread.

FWIW, my 03 7.3 is course thread.

brian42 · Oct 5, 2018

I've never heard of that before. AFAIK they started the fine threads at the beginning of the 2003 MY.

Did you buy your truck new? If not I suspect coarse threads were put on there sometime before you got it otherwise I don't know. :shrug:

Turbosuzuki · Oct 5, 2018

OK guys I'm really confused now lol. I may just have to remove it from truck then go to autozone and match it up with something.

DieselDC · Oct 5, 2018

Turbosuzuki said:
OK guys I'm really confused now lol. I may just have to remove it from truck then go to autozone and match it up with something.

Honestly, that would have been the first thing I would have done. Wouldn’t have even bother asking to begin with. Straight to auto zone and or ace to find the thread pitch / sae-metric etc. keep it simple.

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