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  1. Big Johnson

    Bullet Bed Liners-Anyone heard of them or have it done?

    It has held up great over 6 years I believe.
  2. Big Johnson

    Bullet Bed Liners-Anyone heard of them or have it done?

    I sprayed the front grill and bumper, wheel wells and rocker panels of my gen 1 years ago with bullet liner. My problems were more with the installer than with the product. Its a real nice clean looking liner.
  3. Big Johnson

    Rooftop Tent anyone?

    Damn rights it is! Tailgater model. I gotta get my smoke on in the backcountry! I have two auxiliary batteries running an ARB zero fridge so power is not an issue.
  4. Big Johnson

    Rooftop Tent anyone?

    I run an Ikamper on my Colorado diesel, absolutely love it. I haven’t put it on my Raptor, probably won’t.
  5. Big Johnson

    High mileage owners please check in

    Hit 413,500km and lost a few gears in the transmission. Put a ford reman in, unlimited miles/2year warranty. Alot better than the old 2 year/40k it used to be.
  6. Big Johnson

    High mileage owners please check in

    Still a fair bit behind Ogdobber, still no complaints. Just rebuilt all four Kings for the first time. At least 200,000km on them. Changed the spark plugs for the second time as well. Other than that its just been general maintenance. Should be good for another 400k
  7. Big Johnson

    How Long Can/Will Your Gen1 Last?

    No issues other than general maintenance.
  8. Big Johnson

    Deaver +3 best price

    Haven’t had a chance to install yet but they look good
  9. Big Johnson

    Anyone with experience using "Bubba Rope"...any alternatives?

    We had a semi with a fully loaded tridem tanker get pulled out with a bubba rope by another semi at work here. Cant believe the rope didnt brake Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. Big Johnson

    GEN 2 What else is in your garage?

    2018 Colorado Diesel 2017 Raptor 2011 Raptor 2004 GMC reg cab short box with supercharged, forged 5.3 with many mods
  11. Big Johnson

    Deaver +3 best price

    The guys that I dealt with claimed it would not be cost effective to arch them. I think the deavers are just too soft for guys that run the trucks hard. I would be surprised if I got 100,000km out of each set.
  12. Big Johnson

    Deaver +3 best price

    Not sure who they actually used as I went through Hydraco in Medicine Hat. 403-526-2244. John is the guy that handled it all. I got them to add a leaf on one side to take care of the dreaded lean I always seem to get with the deavers. I haven’t got in to pick them up yet, but I am sure they will...
  13. Big Johnson

    Deaver +3 best price

    I had a company make me a set of leaf springs similar to the deavers. I believe they got them made in edmonton. I have gone through two sets of deavers so I got them to make them a bit heavier. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. Big Johnson

    Studded snows

    Yeah the only problem I found was with the amount of gravel I drive, was kind of a waste to wear them out so fast.
  15. Big Johnson

    Rear differential noise

    You can source a rebuild kit directly from ford, or pull it apart and get the numbers off the bearings and source them locally. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. Big Johnson

    Studded snows

    I have run studded duratracs on my gen 1. Its like having velcro between you and the road. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    High mileage owners please check in

    Haha yeah its in km but still all original except I rebuilt the rear diff 100k ago, put kings on at 160k, other than replacing the spherical bearings on them I havent had to do much else besides regular maintenance. Solid truck
  18. Big Johnson

    Rear differential rebuild

    Haha there are no clutches in an electronic locker
  19. Big Johnson

    Rear differential rebuild

    The crown and pinion can be bought as a kit that includes bearings, seal and crush sleave. If you are looking for a rebuild kit without the gears you likely will have to order parts separately
  20. Big Johnson

    Rear differential rebuild

    I am not sure why, and I am sure it would probably be fine to rebuild it with the smaller one. The rollers are essentially 1/3 smaller on the inner pinion is all. My thought process was that it lasted quite a few miles with the original bearing so why not put the same thing back in.
  21. Big Johnson

    Rear differential rebuild

    The oem rebuild kit is pretty cheap, all bearings are timken anyways if i recall correctly. If you are just doing bearings I would source from a bearing place, if you are doing it all just get the whole kit from ford. The only thing I don’t like about the ford kit is the one pinion bearing they...
  22. Big Johnson

    GEN 1 Truck died [emoji848]

    My gen 1 did this a few times before I checked the fuel pump fuse. Very common problem. Easy fix.
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