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Seats back from upholstery shop and they did a wonderful job. Same material used on King Ranch, urethane coated aniline leather.
 

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All six tires finally showed up.
 

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Little over $1500 for all six. Should last quite some time. Wheels should be here directly.
 

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Next project is the bed. It's actually in excellent condition other than the cross members. Bought a kit to replace them, it also includes new bolts.
 

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Also, the wheels finally arrived. Not sure what happened to the photo?
 

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Wheels and tires assembled and road force balanced. Tire shop said one of the steel inner wheels is either bent or not machined correctly??? Working with American Force right now about getting a replacement.
 

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Tire shop says both my inner steal dually wheels are "slightly out of round", Supposidly not uncommon.
 

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Did you buy from the same company? How noticable is it while driving?
 

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My inner wheels are factory... I haven't noticed amy vibrations or odd wear.
 

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Wheels & tires are not installed on truck yet, so I have no way of determining how it will impact drivability. So far I'm less than impressed with American Force customer service. When I explained that the tire sales center who performed mounting and road force balancing suggested the steel inner drive wheel was beyond spec and needed to be replaced, they attacked their credibility. American Force is demanding the tire and wheel need to be disassembled and the wheel alone must be mounted on the spin balancer and create a video illustrating the "wobble". When I asked "who's paying for the disassembly, testing, reassembly, and new road force balancing", they said I had to pay for this because each wheel should've been checked on spin balancer prior to assembly! I never heard of such practice........ I paid for premium wheels and so far I'm not impressed with their service..........
 

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My new to me 1999 F350 7.3 with the zf6 manual transmission. Bought it with 92k miles. I’m interested in what caused your fire?
 

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I have no clue what started the fire. I purchased the truck from the owner who experienced the fire. It was definitely electrical and my only guess is it originated from the many wiring harness mods they had done. Fortunately I found a similar truck and swapped all of the underhood wiring as well as the complete dash. According to the original owner the electrical meltdown actually started when the truck was parked.
 
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