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I know I said I would rest my case... I lied Let's say you have your 1 tow strap in your truck. Guessing you read the amazon reviews and it's a good one that is rated. Is it a tow strap or a snatch strap I will leave that up to you to decide? You're on a snowy backroad not too far from home...

Is it common sense to not hook a tow strap over a tow ball? If it is I have seen a lot of stupid people out there trying kill themselves doing it.

I have spent a lot of time on the trails 4x4ing and logging for a living/family trade. Now if you are unaware of how dangerous rigging and yanking a vehicle out of the ditch is and catch a clevis in the back of the head because you did it wrong that is your problem I guess. But I will rest point...

My date keeps getting bumped. Dealer sais its been in a train yard close by for almost a month. That's all they can say.

To add to this: break-in period recommendations are written by the legal team, not the engineers. New cars do not need to be broken in. You need time to learn how to drive your new car "so take it easy" which is opposite to what an old school engine builder would tell you to "drive it like you...

+1 on plug kit and viair compressor. -1 on tow strap unless you have a complete recovery kit and EDUCATE YOURSELF on recovery. It is extremely dangerous when done wrong.

I think you will need more gussets. Get yourself an 80/20 catalogue and I think you will be able to put something together a little more substantial. 80/20 will cost more but it's hard to put a price on loosing your load on the highway. Without an engineer you want to way overbuild.

If you get wheel lock lugs you better make sure you keep a tidy cab cause the keys are notorious for going missing just when you need them most. My ram came from the factory with them and I ditched them on the first day. I have met people on the trail with flats and no key.

From experience. The spray in gets damaged as well and looks pretty ratty after 5 years if you use it for anything. If you use your box for a couple years till it starts to look beat up, the spray in will revive it. You just need to hammer out any dents first. So I get 2 or 3 years longer life...

I just hated how hollow they seamed and slippery. I prefer to get a couple years use out of the stock painted bed and then get it sprayed with line-x

For all I know they might be made better than they used to be as well.

Drop-ins suck, get a refund on the liner and put towards a spray in. Have had both over the years and will never use a drop in again, would rather roll with a sheet of plywood or a rubber matt.

3" too big maybe? That was my first thought when I saw the original post. My 5.7 hemi has a 3" upgraded pipe. I am not a "it needs back pressure" kinda guy but my limited understanding of exhaust systems sais 3" seams massive for a 2l.

I hope that means my truck is in. It's due on the 15th at Family Ford. Did you see it there? Alto Blue FX4?

Look at the Viair 70p to 85p models for 15amp cigarette compatibility. If you add the cigarette lighter jack to the bed one of these units will prove to be pretty useful. I would stick with the portable units, personally.

Viair makes good compressors. I have the 400p for offroading. They have a pretty big catalog. Just make sure the power draw does not exceed the flexbed (20amp?). If you just want to inflate tires and air mattresses you don't need a tank. For air tools you might have a hard time meeting your...

As notfast sais, it is not recommended to solder wire on a vehicle. Mechanical fasteners are the correct method. If they ran this video by the Ford engineers they would have made them change it. You can find debates all over the internet on this topic and you will likely agree with this...

My other truck is a ram 1500 and they have a very pronounced rake. People get so obsessed with leveling them and pay no attention to the body lines on them. They look silly when truely leveled and as soon as you toss a case of beer in the back you are nose high. The biggest concern with these...

I know everybody is confused "is it a car or a truck?" but one thing is for sure, it is a tailgate folks, not a hatchback.

I think resale alone will justify the extra cost. Look at it this way, how long will you have the truck and how do you know what your future needs are? $750 is nothing compared to the headache you will have if you decide you do want to tow 3500lbs more regularly.