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fair, but even if it had 50 more horsepower and 1 additional inch lowering, it isn't going to turn a truck into a sport sedan. it is the first year of a very different package, and it is a meaningful improvement over the regular ecoboost AWD, except for tires. I'm guessing they considered...

yes, it would take more than just the sync4 upgrade, and yes it would be heinously expensive. but yes, it's probably technically possible to bring over the 360 camera setup from a '25 into a 22-24. it would just be a lot more sane to simply trade in the older truck on a '25, rather than do all...

when you're all the way back, the seat doesn't go terribly far back but that's still pretty reclined. are you like 6'8 or something? :D generally, the schroth rallye 4 is legal in SCCA stock classes when anchored to rear seatbelt mounts: https://www.schrothracing.com/item/rallye-4-asm/

yes it fits. no changes in the wipers from 22-up.

Sure, I don't wonder about how it operates, I know. It's electronically removed from the map and yes, the transmission is very capable of the 1->3 shift mechanically, as it's not a sequential transmission. Some people do not know that the 8F35 in all non-Lobo Mavericks cannot select 2nd gear...

that's a bummer. in a Lobo, your 7 gears are actually 1,3,4,5,6,7,8 compared to a non lobo Maverick. they electronically remove 2nd. physically it's still there. (or so I'm told, I haven't personally disassembled one to check.) in practice this doesn't matter because "8 speed" ecoboost Mavericks...

the ranger raptor powertrain would be make a pretty fun street truck, but the 24+ is a whole lot heavier than a Maverick, so I'd still prefer a 300-350 HP Maverick by far.

I very much hope you're wrong about that because we will never get a ST or whatever they call a higher horsepower version if they discontinue the Lobo.

welcome. and regarding being scared... you can watch your cv boots but honestly, if they start leaking, a ford dealership is almost certain to just wait until the axle fails before doing anything. it would be smart to replace the boot as soon as you see leakage, but it's just a lot of labor and...

that thread I believe has pics and criticism of the poor quality oem boots. I believe bwicka put on aftermarket boots after doing these teardowns. thanks to bwicka we can see the Tremor bearing design is superior. that surely helps, but a cv joint without grease is still going to fail...

the axle is thicker and the bearing itself is WAY better, but it still has a shitty boot on it. there are teardown pics comparing them in one of bwicka's threads.

I avoid chinese tires like the plague. You'll see a lot higher rate of defects and lower quality rubber used, typically, but I hope these work for you. Tires are the only thing touching the ground, so it's kinda important to have a quality product.

chinese smart plugs and whatnot are not too concerning, but I meant what I said about the chinese cameras. it's not just a highsec thing, it's any use because of the power and sensitivity of video. blocking the cameras does little if you've installed their smartphone app.

yep. Ford does not allow traction control or stability management to be fully defeated, but the limits are pretty damn high in Lobo as well as the 22-24 Sand mode. I've found Sand mode plenty capable of mischief on a gravel road or in the snow, if you go looking for it. I would guess Lobo mode...

JB4 all day. sell it or put it in another vehicle you own when/if they unlock the '25 ECU.

not sure what you're referring to there but to be clear I would say the value of an aftermarket strut brace for cosmetics is subjective. the effectiveness of an aftermarket strut brace for actual performance would be pretty tough to accurately measure. you'd need some sensors on the suspension...

that's actually not the main reason. turbo spool in anything other than 1st goes from vacuum while cruising to max boost in well under 2 sec, my datalogs are like 1.1 to 1.3 sec. the reason it's slow off the line is that from the factory the ecu limits boost to about 3 psi when stopped (brake...

absolutely not, considering that it's mostly hidden and they did a lot of things to minimize cost and this brace just adds it. I would guess that given the performance envelope of the vehicle, it might be primarily for crash resilience. bracing the strut tops is great for any vehicle, but when...

no, all Mavericks have that. someone saw it almost immediately in the first year of production, but others have still bought strut tower braces anyway - cosmetics, I guess?

I think this is likely due to the lowered ride height yet still using the same control arms. That's going to change the geometry.