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Amazing how the politics is outpacing the engineering, logistics and infrastructure. Per EPA, EV Batteries are currently an unsolved hazardous waste problem, they are not engineered or standardized to be recycled, and methods of reclaiming the cobalt and nickel are neither cost effective nor...

I can say that the 2019 Ford bead lock rings are very well designed and well made. I’ve had them for a couple years, over 10,000 miles and none have loosened, do not use Loctite. Doesn’t take much time to check them.

Another interesting data point for a DSC equipped Raptor. I was looking at my truck this morning as I headed out and thought the tires looked odd. It occurred to me that I forgot to air down the tires after my trip pulling the trailer to the desert and back in November. Considering it is...

I’ve yet to disassemble the live valve shock, but have had the race series shocks disassembled on my buggy many times to revalve the shim stacks. My understanding based on the experience with my other FOX shocks: As the shock is compressed, the rod enters the shock displacing oil volume, the...

Update- I put the truck on leveling pads in the garage and performed a zero’d ride height with the DSC, it is a single button push. It seemed to make the ride even better than I mentioned in post 54. Trailering…wow. I went to the desert (Ocotillo Wells) this week pulling trailer with buggy and...

Brenford2005, I chose DSC over e-click as the amount of tuneability parameters in DSC Sport is greater… 121 cell map for G tables, G table sensitivity, braking pressure maps and decay times, acceleration (TPS) maps, vehicle speed tables, high/medium/low shock velocity tables per shock (...

Don, when going straight, the base map feels more compliant to me ( less damped) on the small bumps too...at least it did this morning on city roads. I just installed it last night, so don’t have experience with highway or other situations with small bumps yet. The DSC Sport rep should chime...

It is a 5 minute install, 3 -7mm screws in the footwell where a foot operated e-brake would be, 2 quick disconnect plugs that are color coded. Prior to install I saved a copy of the baseline config maps. You certainly don't have to, it is plug and play, but I'm the type that will analyze and...

From his comment 30 Sept; looks like they are launching it at SEMA. The website says “coming soon”, no change from what I’ve seen on their site.

Although they will both give us users control over the electronic compression valve in our suspension, they are different. DSC for Raptor ( if the same their other Controllers) will have maps that are individually adjustable for each wheel at each step of each of the input parameters, g...

I have the DSC controller on a C7Z06. I’ve wanted one for the live valves on the Raptor from day one. What is the estimated date for availability?

With the valve stem core removed, I put the wheel and tire on a piece of ply wood (to avoid scratching the back of the rim) and slid it under my car trailer. Then used a bottle Jack between the tire and bottom of the trailer with a plastic wedge between the rim and Jack (to keep from scratching...

You have pretty good play dirt in your own backyard… Have you tried the Otay mountain truck trail?

The outside edge of the tire is about 1” farther out than with the beauty rings. The tires have always thrown some water down the side of the truck. They are what the truck was designed to run, I don’t see a need to add splash guards.

I bought used bead locks wheels, had discount tire mount and balance my tires on the wheels with no rings. At home, I popped the outer bead and used motorcycle tire irons to move the tire to the outside of the bead. The rest was just following the Ford Perf ring mounting instructions. The...