Handling for OhiOcinu's '78 Ford F150 XLT

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Get the truck here: https://www.gta5-mods.com/vehicles/1978-ford-f150-xlt-add-on

Version 1.5 fixes some minor body/suspension behavior issues that only showed up for vanilla materials.dat users. I'm sorry for anyone that had a poor experience with the last upload and this version should be much more realistic on vanilla materials.dat.

This handling is based on real life first hand experience with these trucks.

400 M V8

160 HP (NET Rating)

230 HP (Gross Rating)

100 MPH

Full time 4x4 unless someone comes up with a mod that lets us switch.

Acceleration is good for such a large vehicle thanks to a large torquey 400 cubic inch V8, a low 4.10 final drive ratio and a sturdy, well geared 4 speed manual transmission. Top speed is fairly low thanks to the low gearing but 100 MPH is fast enough in something that handles like this.

Handles loose, slick and bumpy terrain very well. It's shear width and surprisingly effective yet lose feeling suspension means that it is

less likely to roll over than most other large 4x4 trucks despite being all over the road at speed.

If using a modded materials.dat like my Realistic Traction Overhaul mod

then you WILL NOT be able to stop on steep inclines made of loose terrain.

To make this more managable CREEP downhill as slowly as possible when offroading. I know this can be frustrating but for now it's small price to pay for massive realism improvements in other areas. I am working on a solution to this.

"Competition" suspension is stock ride height, "Stock" suspension setting is actually lifted height. Just like real life stock suspension height (competition) gets much better traction on steep hills and is less likely to roll over when offroading or driving aggressively. Upgrading to offroad tires actually does improve your offroad traction in GTAV so offroad tires, engine and transmission upgrades, turbo, and competition suspension will all help you offroad much better than stock if you want to get a little more out of it.

I've spent countless hours getting the center of gravity to perform properly with offroad vehicles and setting up a handling meta that is both low traction AND high center of gravity is very difficult and time consuming. Rollovers were originally possible when I first made this handling but making it possible to rollover on multiple materials.dat settings made it roll too often to be fun or realistic so I settled for pulling one or more tire off the ground when turning under high G forces but without quite enough traction to roll completely unless you are on an uneven surface.

Get the truck here: https://www.gta5-mods.com/vehicles/ford-f100-1970-add-on

Based on first hand experience with my beat up real life 75 F100!

390 Cubic Inch (6.4L) Big Block V8

285 HP

120 MPH

Despite suffering from some high RPM oiling issues most won't see without serious mods the 390 Fred Edwards big block V8 is one of Fords best and most underrated engines. Advertised at just 185 HP in the 1970 Ford pickup actual power is closer to 285 HP for the low compression single exhaust 2 barrel versions while the high compression dual exhaust 4 barrel versions offered in Mustangs were advertised at 330 HP despite making even more.

The 1965-1979 Ford F series is an absolute legend of a truck.

Revered as one of the most robust, resilient and reliable

civilian market utility vehicles ever produced.

This generation of Ford pickup is where the motto "Built Ford Tough" was earned and this design was so successful that it ran for over ten years with only cosmetic changes and minor improvements made every so often.

Interestingly the F100 through F350 of this generation all had the same body

which cut production costs for Ford greatly and also makes for a very large and heavy duty line of trucks.

This generation of F series was the most popular work truck of its era and many are still being used worldwide to this day. Fords engines from this time period were well known for their reliability and I know this first hand as my beat up 73 Mustang is still going strong on the original engine over 40 years, and a broken odometer later!

Fords "9 inch" rear axles are also so well known for their durability that swap kits and instructions are made for fitting them into hundreds of different high power RWD vehicles.On top of all that the the twin I beam front suspension on the 2wd models lends itself very well to the rigors of off roading.

So well in fact, that over 50 years later modern state of the art high dollar

trophy trucks still use this same basic twin I beam front suspension design

and as a result many classic Ford 2wd pickups have been converted into

highly competitive vintage off road racers.

The 4x4's front axle is a "solid" unit made by Dana likewise known for durability. This single piece solid front axle design is often preferred over jointed modern counterparts by hardcore off road enthusiasts for it's durability, dependability and reliability.

Get the truck here: https://www.gta5-mods.com/vehicles/ford-f100-1970-add-on

Based on first hand experience with my beat up real life 75 F100!

390 Cubic Inch (6.4L) Big Block V8

285 HP

120 MPH

Despite suffering from some high RPM oiling issues most won't see without serious mods the 390 Fred Edwards big block V8 is one of Fords best and most underrated engines. Advertised at just 185 HP in the 1970 Ford pickup actual power is closer to 285 HP for the low compression single exhaust 2 barrel versions while the high compression dual exhaust 4 barrel versions offered in Mustangs were advertised at 330 HP despite making even more.

The 1965-1979 Ford F series is an absolute legend of a truck.

Revered as one of the most robust, resilient and reliable

civilian market utility vehicles ever produced.

This generation of Ford pickup is where the motto "Built Ford Tough" was earned and this design was so successful that it ran for over ten years with only cosmetic changes and minor improvements made every so often.

Interestingly the F100 through F350 of this generation all had the same body

which cut production costs for Ford greatly and also makes for a very large and heavy duty line of trucks.

This generation of F series was the most popular work truck of its era and many are still being used worldwide to this day. Fords engines from this time period were well known for their reliability and I know this first hand as my beat up 73 Mustang is still going strong on the original engine over 40 years, and a broken odometer later!

Fords "9 inch" rear axles are also so well known for their durability that swap kits and instructions are made for fitting them into hundreds of different high power RWD vehicles.On top of all that the the twin I beam front suspension on the 2wd models lends itself very well to the rigors of off roading.

So well in fact, that over 50 years later modern state of the art high dollar

trophy trucks still use this same basic twin I beam front suspension design

and as a result many classic Ford 2wd pickups have been converted into

highly competitive vintage off road racers.

The 4x4's front axle is a "solid" unit made by Dana likewise known for durability. This single piece solid front axle design is often preferred over jointed modern counterparts by hardcore off road enthusiasts for it's durability, dependability and reliability.

Inverse power by IKT and my realistic traction overhaul mod are both STRONGLY recommended for max traction realism on and off road.

https://www.gta5-mods.com/vehicles/realistic-road-grip-and-braking

https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/inversepower

More highly recommended vehicle realism mods include:

Seatbelt and Better damage from crashes

https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/seatbelt-better-damage-from-crashes

Mid-Air AutoCorrection disabler

https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/mid-air-autocorrection-aftertouch-control-disabler

Explosion-On-Crash disabler

https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/explosion-on-crash-disabler

Better Chases Plus

https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/better-chases

EngineOverheat

True Smoke V (Bigger Realistic Drift Clouds)

https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/true-smoke-v-bigger-realistic-drift-clouds

Vehicle Basic Control by Hunk

https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/vehicle-basic-control-by-hunk#comments_tab

Real-Loud Car Radios

https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/turn-it-to-11-real-loud-radios

LeFix Simple Fuel

https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/lefix-simple-fuel

LeFix Speedometer

https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/lefix-speedometer

Manual Transmission & Steering Wheel Support

https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/manual-transmission-ikt

Stop Reversing While Braking

https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/stop-reversing-while-braking

To install replace handling.meta located in the "data" section of

RossD's F100 dlc pack with the engine/transmision combo you would like to use.

(Only one engine/trans combo can be installed at a time)

To install sound replace vehicles.meta located in the data section of

RossD's F100 dlc pack.

Thanks for downloading.

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