"Most Vehicles I've had, the oil plug is at the back of the pan. Once the vehicle is on the ramps the back of the pan is the lowest point and all the oil drains out. I can find YouTube videos pro and con on oil extraction. They're about 50/50. All comes down to a matter of personal preference."...
It's true the filter still needs to be addressed from below on the Maverick (as with with vehicles). I still use an extractor.
Dipstick tubes reaches the lowest point of the oil pan where the plug often doesn't. You'll get a more complete change of oil via extraction. Plus, drain pans suck if...
3-5k for engine oil is best of you want longevity of the motor. Doesn't matter the car or your of oil. 10k is too long and done as a marketing decision.
The plot thickens. I was doing a bit more searching around and wasn't finding any real specifics about people changing shocks so I started lookin if the official sites said anything. Then I found this on Eibach's website:
I've been told many times, and generally follow the advice, that when lowering a vehicle the shocks should be be changed as well. This is specifically because shocks are shocks are designed to operated within a defined travel height and modifying the travel causes premature wear / poor...