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    Show off your latest pics

    @downforce137 you've got Deavers under that? Do you know the actual suspension travel now compared to before?
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    Avoiding theft

    Or I can have mine relocated there.
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    Avoiding theft

    I reread your post and figured out that's what you are referring to. It's easier to mimic the connection at the cap then mess with anything else. So a custom lockable cover over the cap, (or relocating the cap to another hidden location), is next.
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    Avoiding theft

    I seem to remember the wires behind the cap are (were?) inside armored cable? How can you test for a ground wire when all the wires are bundled together? Does the armored cable end before it goes through the firewall? Would you need to open the hood to locate the wires?
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    FS (SoCal): RRW RR7-H Beadlock Bronze 17x8.5

    ^^^2 spares is smart
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    2020 Ford Raptor SuperCab (SCAB)

    Those are both now 2wd? I've driven an I beam Ranger with 20" travel in front and 30" in back and it certainly didn't need 4wd to mob in the desert.
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    Show off your latest pics

    Thats a lot of "Murica!" right there.
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    Raptor R Crate Engine

    Maybe if you just burned up your 6.2 after doing every other mod.... and you found a fat stack of cash in your couch?
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    So.......anyone try these. I might have to.

    That's good life advice right there.
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    Rear diff leak - warped axle housing end causing seal to leak

    Any previous repair records available? Any previous collisions? The only scenario I can think of that would result in that damage is some kind of janky roadside repair using the wrong tools to pry off an old seal.
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    2019 hit on right front, $29K repair bill...insurance woes...USAA sucks!

    Auto Insurance companies are seeing much higher rates of fraud, higher labor rates, higher parts costs, service backlogs, scarce parts availability, plus many owners are upside down or late on payments. Many of them just walk away after a claim, because if they don't have rental coverage, (and...
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    IWE Vacuum Hose Replacement

    I'm pretty sure the oem tubing is made of softer, more flexible rubber/silicone material due to it's ability to cycle continuously. Plastic tubing used for that application won't likely survive the twisting and flexing as long.
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    B&M transmission dipstick

    It isn't. Unless you have access to something like the Mityvac pump & plastic tubing to force fluid down the dipstick.
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