Wheels of Destiny – Forged vs Flow Formed vs Cast There are three different construction types for aluminum wheels; cast, flow formed, and forged. Casting takes molten aluminum and pours it into a mold that creates the wheel. Typically, it’s not just poured in but also shaken and moved to eliminate air pockets during the [...] More »

Wheels of Destiny – Wheel Sizing (Part Two) When you go to order your custom wheel you will be asked a few questions that pertain to the fitment for your Ford Truck. You’ll be asked things like the diameter you’re looking for, the offset or backspacing you need, the hub center bore and wheel bolt [...] More »

Wheels of Destiny – Wheel Sizing (Part Two) When you go to order your custom wheel you will be asked a few questions that pertain to the fitment for your Ford Truck. You’ll be asked things like the diameter you’re looking for, the offset or backspacing you need, the hub center bore and wheel bolt [...] More »

The 2015 Ford F-150 will launch later this year with a quartet of engines including the 5.0L V8 and the 3.5L EcoBoost options that have been available for a few years now, in addition to a pair of new engines – a base 3.5L V6 and a new 2.7L EcoBoost V6. Each of these four [...] More »

On May 3, 1945 the 31,000,000th Ford built was a pickup truck. Apparently, they were only available in one color – Village Green! It had a Flathead V8 with 90 horsepower underneath the hood. Today, there are over a dozen colors to choose from and you can see them all here. This is a pre-production [...] More »

On May 3, 1945 the 31,000,000th Ford built was a pickup truck. Apparently, they were only available in one color – Village Green! It had a Flathead V8 with 90 horsepower underneath the hood. Today, there are over a dozen colors to choose from and you can see them all here. This is a pre-production [...] More »

Part of developing cars and trucks involves attempting to drive our development vehicles in every way and every place that you, the customer, will drive yours. To this end I’ve been all over the US, Canada, and even Mexico. Usually we went to the extreme places at the wrong time of the year. In January [...] More »