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Oof, sorry to hear that.

@5280Ranja impressive! How's the squat with stock suspension? I was considering the RoadActive suspension helper as folks on here say it's helpful and it just feels so squishy back there. @johnalan that may help with your sway as well.

Do you have the 2.3??

Ok awesome to hear you've done this! I am prepping to do something very similar. Got a 10awg run from the battery, fused up front. Planning to ground to the frame just below the bed. I was looking at using a waterproof project box mounted to the panel to protect connectors, since I couldn't find...

Nice XL upgrade! Considering that resistors generate tons of heat and eventually pose a failure point, I wouldn't be surprised if there's a Forscan setting you could change. Of course the LED requires far less power than halogen, not sure if the settings are that granular, or if you could just...

Thanks for the reply. Super cool, smart work. Unfortunately I can’t use the Bronco harness. I don’t have the pre wires and plug in the kick plate area like most do. Specific to the 24 STX with no tow. I bought it in a hurry without realizing how particularly neutered it is. XLTs without tow...

@ShadowDragon24 thanks for the detailed explanation. I've learned a lot on this forum because of folks like you! You say you spliced at the connector. Does that mean you cut the wire and did a 3 way butt connector, or did you do an inline military splice, or are you talking about depinning and...

Pardon me reviving this old thread, but you say you tapped the CHMSL at the BCM.. According to the builders guide, that circuit is already closed in Connector 5. There's also very little additional amperage capacity according to that chart that you could pull before, I assume, getting an error...

Lucky you! No such thing on mine. Seems like the 24 STXs were particularly neutered. I am currently designing a custom circuit from the accessory terminals on the battery block and marine grade stuff like Blue Sea switch panel, Scanstrut 12v, and some custom lighting. Jealous of you folks...

Did your STX come with a blank panel to start? Did you have pre wiring behind it you could tap into?

This may ultimately be about cost control. From what I understand, Ford is making moves to unify engine production. Isn’t the concept behind the MPC that all future engines share internal components - hence the term modular? The 2.7 has different cylinder dimensions from the 3.0 according to a...

What module controls this in Forscan?

Was it delivered with that function turned on, or is this a FORScan thing? I tried doing button things with my Fob on my 24 STX and no windows

Did you end up getting this done? Would love to see how your solution worked, especially on rear connections. Tapped the tow wire, or ran 12v to the battery?

Wowow Ford! Official documentation with longstanding typos not very cool. I bought a 2019 Transit Connect Wagon when new after seeing the same style bulletin from Ford stating it would get the 2.0ecoboost. Come to find out, mine (and all of them) had the 2.0 ti vct. Fine engine and all but...

Variable pressure oil pump. One more modern complexification to think about. Maybe helps something somewhere sometimes somehow? If you aren’t throwing codes I can’t imagine it’s anything to worry about.

So the trailer (2783lbs) plus 2017 Escape awd (3868lbs) is a total loaded weight of 6651lbs. That's well within the 7500 max but it's not nothing. Very similar setup to the tests that TFL Truck did with the Ranger in their tow testing. No wind frontage either, which explains the decent mpg.

Standing by if the first person backs out.

I really do appreciate this testing and believe it provides significant value. There is one variable missing for me in these kinds of tests - thermal cycles. When you compress wear and tear into a short time frame, these vehicles never really go through anything close to the typical number of...

I've had a '99 Tacoma and '06 XTerra both with standards. I bet the Ford 7-speed would feel like luxury compared to those old sods, and I loved both of them.