Some build notes; was able to use all factory mounting points even though the brackets were designed for the 5g. The single bracket I made is shown and is just painted repurposed steel with 2 holes drilled to support and anchor one side of tank base. Although liquid joint sealant is included I...
I wanted to share this install of kit KL RNGR-220 from Kleinn which was bolt on for 19-23 but actually fit very nicely on my 24 XT with some slight modification to 3 of the 4 brackets (tank bracket not needed). Initial unboxing was great as all components were packed/wrapped individually or in...
In other words my extender doesn't stow in bed via a hinge with the tailgate up, in fact my extender does not rotate on a pivot point as a unit at all, but certainly the extender gate rotates 180degrees on stainless steel hinge pins and can be used as a ladder, which I haven't shown yet but...
There's no possible way to close the factory gate with my extender installed, it all latches and locks in place. Now the gate on the extender I would like to latch... and be lockable, in 3 different orientations/positions. Being fully up/down and midway 90 degrees
It took some good research but not only is it solid, it was the maximum as far as capacity without going full custom, here is a small detail I added which are nylon spacers press fit on the 4 sliding/latching hinge bolts to give a nice finished look and comfortable grip.
So this started as a pre-fab re-designed unit based on a old design Curt gated extender for a full size bed. It was custom fit by narrowing it precisely by sectioning and then sleeving the gate cut halfs with pre made box section sleeves. Anyway I feel it was quite lucky I believe to make it...
Yes it was probably my first or nearly first time working with the joint assemblies so I fumbled my way through it. Hard freezing the fresh caps did help me I think for re-assembly. The tolerances are just so accurate that there was guesswork for me on just how everything fits together
Unfortunately I don't have experience with 4wd drivetrains and pinion/drive line angles. The JBX carrier does have provision to space it lower and I do think that I added maybe an additional 3mm spacer washers on each side for whatever reason as I did do some lift modifications. Apparently at 3"...
It's been some time, but my understanding was the raw material cost for a sweatshirt was around $5 at least recently and that's a rough range, now the Bill of Materials of course is more per unit but still if it was $8-22 in general per unit for BOM cost then something just isn't right
LOL! Yeah I know Ford is partnered up with Filson another boutique "Designer" but yeah I thought it was pretty much ridiculous at the price. I do remember Under Armour made a hoody that was comfortable and lasted me many years and I think it was $20 on sale...
Here's a photo of the blown out Original caps/internals and 2 spare joint assemblies. The OEM replacements I found cheap at maybe $20 each on eBay and 2 are used total in the driveshaft. Apparently they have been made by spicer for years and have different Ford part numbers based on age? Anyway...
I was being careful to try to explain where I'm at, but I do think you'd be happy with kit. To me, basically for what the truck is, a stripper base model it has exceeded all expectations this far after many mods.
I'm not fully experienced enough to decern performance aspects, I can say with the various mods I've done the truck rips pretty hard but again it's the fastest vehicle I've had experience with. As far as performance I'm still pushing the capabilities but brakes don't seem to match up so I...
So a promo email I received linked to the Ford Merchandise webstore and I saw a hooded sweatshirt priced at $230 plus tax(currently on sale for $183) Just thought it was interesting/surprising as that seemed very expensive for a sweatshirt even if it's "Designer" Does anyone know what connection...