I had one dirt road accident where it just about ripped the front control arms from the frame. Insurance replaced the front sub frame , spindle and control arms refinished the wheel and repaired the body work. I sent the rear shock which blew to Fox for a rebuild $150. And Ford replaced the front 4x4 hub damaged in…
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I took my 2010 in for warranty work. The tech took my out to the bay and showed all the messages and codes from how much I hit Air in the truck when crossing a dessert in Utah at 100 MPH. Ford already knew with the old trucks because the wheels would no longer have any resistance and would speed up briefly giving the…
I’ll trade them raptors. mine needs a quiet retirement carrying duchebros to Starbucks after I’ve beaten on it for the last 155k miles. Since theirs hasn’t been off road it hasn’t been subjected to the shaking and bouncing of every single component.
There was a rumor in 2010 that after Ford dropped the 5.4l from the line up the raptor would get the 5.0 and retain 2 engine options then the announced 6.2l only. Myself not wanting to have that engine for fuel economy reasons found a low mileage used 5.4l. I wish they offered the raptor in more engine options as I…
I have only picked up mulch once in the 7 years I’ve owned a truck. But I regularly fill the bed up with assorted gear for my hobbies and such. This past December my dad, brother and I went skiing in Utah my brother drove his F150 crew cab out from Colorado and my dad and I flew in and we all drove down to Arizona for…
Compared to A v8 with that power rating it’s economical. But compared to the 5.0 ford and 5.3 GM engines it’s not. I don’t need the power as I don’t tow regularly (fill the truck up with cargo and people though) but on the drive from Phoenix to Colorado Springs yesterday I really didn’t have much in reserve climbing…
My brother just rode with a friend with a truck equipped identical to his 5.0l f150 except it had the 3.5 ecoboost. The owner was averaging worse fuel economy. With the ecoboost you have to stay off the throttle and keep it out of the boost. In many towing tests the ecoboost did beat the big V8s in fuel economy when…
In the Air Force we called AMC (Air Mobility Command) the All Mercenary Command. They get all their funding from renting out their cargo aircraft to different military units, other government organizations, companies etc. They will rent you one if you can pay the costs. Sea World has used AMC aircraft to transport…
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I agree that the smaller trucks have gotten bigger, but it is with good reason, namely crash safety. Look at how many additional safety features have been added since the last Ford Ranger came out in the 1990's. Air bags, additional crash tests like the large and small overlap crash tests all play into the design…
I think the heavier vehicles should get a refund for roads. Here is why: the Ground pressure exerted by most pickup trucks is similar to most cars both my F150 Platinum and a Toyota Prius have recommended tire pressures of 35 PSI with means for every square inch of the vehicles contact patch has 35 pounds exerted on…
It really depends on how the weight is distributed more than the vehicles weight. The ground pressure of a pneumatic tire is equal to its inflation pressure. My F150 is 35 PSI and a Prius is rated for 35 PSI in its tires which means that since the F150 has larger tires and a bigger contact patch it is exerting the…
If I recall correctly in 03-04 GM switched designs. My parents had a 99 that was totaled at 185k with its original fuel pump. My mom went with me to take the truck into the dealer and they said it was normal. She replied that her 99 was on its original fuel pump so how come 6 years latter GM could not figure it out.…
People in this country and in most European countries need to actually have more kids not less. Right now we are below replacement rate. If things don’t get better the aging populations will cause economic collapse and other social economic problems as the social safety nets will have nobody paying into them. The end…
If you look at SUVs that have the same size/capabilities they can cost $10-20k more than the equivalent pickup. A Ford Raptor crew how I would option it cost $65,000. A Land cruiser cost at least $85k Range Rover $100k. An expedition with the same options as the raptor comes in at $75k. The point being for those of us…
I switch the tires on my raptor between winter and summers every fall and spring have them mounted on separate rims. No big deal lifting them into the bed by myself. They are not that bad. Oh and get a bigger lift.
My raptor is a 2010 and they code it as an xlt. Even the window sticker said xlt with SVT Raptor package. This lowers the base price. Which helps with insurance costs. Also I think most new platinums come with adaptive Cruise stop start blind spot monitoring which lowers insurance rates.
Arizona used to be a California emissions state but left over the EV mandate that manufactures have to sell so many EVs to be able to sell cars. The consumer demand isn’t there for the most part, it would for the most part require automakers to sell massive quantities of EVs at a loss to be able to sell cars. Ford…