'99 Ford Project Truck F-550

In 1998, for the third year in a row, Unlimited Customs was accepted to the Ford Aftermarket Project Vehicle Program.

This year's addition was a 1999 F-550 Super Duty. This truck highlights many of the industries latest products such as Reaper Racing Products, Off Road Unlimited, Superlift, Mickey Thompson, L&G Enterprises, Autosound Engineering, Scosche EFX, Clarion, and UNGO.

With the '98 SEMA Show just around the corner, Frank again decided to give the Super Duty his "patented suspension special." Although not as extreme as what he had done with his F-150, the F-550 was going to have a decidedly new look for the show.

After chopping two feet off the rear of the frame, he replaced the heavy duty dually rear-end and suspension with a tamer one-ton axle and new leaf springs by Superlift. The new axle could now accommodate custom wheels and tires supplied by Mickey Thompson. A custom made bed was added and widened to fit the contour of the crew cab.

The front end was completely redone with Superlift leaf springs, new wheel housings to again accommodate custom wheels and tires with steering stabilizers. A Reaper Racing Products lightbar and skid plate were also added, giving the Super Duty an awesome look.


As with the F-150 the previous year, L&G Enterprises again provided the finishing touches with custom paint and graphics. Frank's new Monster Truck "Big Dummy 5" was also painted to match, all of this being done the week before the show and picked up by Unlimited Customs just two days prior to the show.