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    5.4l sparkplug removal dangers ??

    I did mine last weekend, no issues at all. Spark plug boots were brown once you unclip them and pull them out. Night before: -1/2 Can of Seafoam in the vacuum line then turned off the truck quickly. -Pulled the brown boots and sprayed penetrating fluid into the holes where the spark plugs...
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    KO2 35" vs 31570R17, Is it worth the price difference?

    hahaha I would except with my luck I get into an accident, insurance sees they are not snow rated and I said they were and insurance is voided. lol I'm leaning towards the 315s. I see that there is a E and C rating for these tires, does that impact the tread life at all or just the...
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    KO2 35" vs 31570R17, Is it worth the price difference?

    I have to get new tires for the winter I’m looking at the KO2’s because they have the snow flake and in Canada that gets me a insurance discount in the winter. Plus I didn’t really have any issues with the original KOs. My question is, there are two different tire sizes available at two...
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    Processor

    What did you do speaker and amp wise?
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    Slimneill's Blue Devil Raptor Build

    Future Upgrades Some future mods I'm planning (parts are either in the mail or on the shelf): -LED lighting in the hood vents -LED lighting of the SVT side fender vents & logo -Dual 40" LED bar behind grill -4x 3" LED D2 style Rigid lights in front bumper fog lamp locations -LED lighting...
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    Slimneill's Blue Devil Raptor Build

    More Pics... Additional Vinyl Fender stripes, I've seen a few trucks with black fender stripes and I thought I would give it a shot. I had a roll of new unused Knife tape which has a small diameter cutting wire built into the edge of the tape. Some people just buy a role of vinyl tape, I just...
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    Slimneill's Blue Devil Raptor Build

    MOD 4: Vinyl wrapping all of the Exterior grey trim I went back and forth about plastidipping vs vinyl wrapping the fender flares, front and rear bumper. I posted online and got some feedback from people who said that vinyl would last longer than plastidip on the fenders and bumpers. I'm in...
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    Slimneill's Blue Devil Raptor Build

    MOD 3: Plasti-dipped Rear bumper & exhaust Rust removal from rear bumper powder coating and plastidip black. This was one of the first thing I did as I didn't want my bumper to rot away on me. I started off by grinding away all of the rust to bare shiny metal and then used brake cleaner to...
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    Slimneill's Blue Devil Raptor Build

    It's a 2010 5.4L that was babied by it's previous owner. I got it a year ago with only 37K miles on it. I put 12K on it since then. That is correct, if you plan to do any real offroading then you are going to want to lift the front end. It was aksed previous can 37" toyos be used for street...
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    Slimneill's Blue Devil Raptor Build

    MOD 2: Front bumper offset for tire clearance MOD 2: Front bumper offset for tire clearance I didn't want to grind into the powder coat on the front bumper to give myself some additional clearance for the larger 37" tires. I decided to Offset the front bumper using washers on the 4 main bumper...
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    Slimneill's Blue Devil Raptor Build

    Hey guys, so it's time to start personalizing my Raptor. I'll list the Mods as I go and show how long they took to do: MOD 1: 37" Toyo on bottom perch I started with putting 37" Toyo MTs on stock bottom perch. I had a thread on here, was told it couldn't be done, decided to give it a try and...
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    Interior & Exterior LED Lighting Mods All in one spot

    I plan to install a few different LED strings on the truck. So far the list goes like this: Blue & Amber LED for Hood Vent/Under Cowl Blue & Amber LED for Side Vent SVT light up Blue & Amber LED behind FORD Grill (see how this works) White LED under running boards White LED along Truck Bed...
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    Can 37’ Toyos + Zero Offset wheels work on bottom perch? I have no choice.

    If you read this thread you would see that it is possible.
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    Can 37’ Toyos + Zero Offset wheels work on bottom perch? I have no choice.

    Did the 1.5" block in the back drop the rear down to match the front? The attached picture is of the Passenger side wheel well post grinding but pre bending. As always you get better after you learn from the first attempt. It's important to make enough of a relief so that the metal can...
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    NEW Raptor Venom "R" Front Bumper!

    I see that the 6" lights are back in there. Can D2s fit in there? Any pics of them on other trucks yet? Specifically a blue one with 37" toyo Mts? ;)
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    Persistent Front End Rattle

    I took it to the dealer, they did a diagnostic, came back failed 4 wheel drive solenoid. they replaced the solenoid and rattle is gone. $30 part, $170 for diagnostic and labor :( Wish I knew, I would have fixed it myself.
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    NEW Raptor Venom "R" Front Bumper!

    Any pics with the 6" lights on either side? Any pics of it installed on other colors? What size tires are on the white truck 35 or 37s?
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    Can 37’ Toyos + Zero Offset wheels work on bottom perch? I have no choice.

    Pics of the current set up. I think I'll be doing a 2" lift to level the front out.
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    Can 37’ Toyos + Zero Offset wheels work on bottom perch? I have no choice.

    Well after trying to sell the tires on Kijiji for 2 months and only getting joke offers. I said F&$k It and installed them, took out the inner fenders, tabbed and hammered over all of the seem on the firewall side of the front fenders and shifted the front bumper forward by 3/8" so that i didn't...
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    Persistent Front End Rattle

    I have the exact same rattling when i let off the gas, it goes away. 5.4L @ 53K miles. I replaced one heat shield clamp that was cracked and loose where the exhaust pipe goes runs Left- right side, but it didn't fix the rattle. Did anyone find out the cause of the rattle?
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    Can 37’ Toyos + Zero Offset wheels work on bottom perch? I have no choice.

    I've been soaking them for a month now, spraying them every few days, tried to get it off yesterday and it wouldn't budge. Option two: If i were to hammer over the pinch welds at the back of the fender at the firewall where the obvious contact is now when turning the wheel. Where else will...
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    Can 37’ Toyos + Zero Offset wheels work on bottom perch? I have no choice.

    Thanks for the advice everyone. I think my first mission will be to tackle the perch height again. I'll be soaking the mount with proper penetrating oil for a week or so before I try again. There is nothing like receiving your new rims and tires and then finding out you can't get the damn...
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    Can 37’ Toyos + Zero Offset wheels work on bottom perch? I have no choice.

    I recently purchased Toyo Open Country MT 37s on Method Racing Double Standards which are 0 Offset. My truck is strictly street use, the only off road trails around me are for my quads. When I attempted to go from stock perch to mid perch or top perch the lower shock mount was seized on there...
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