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Here’s what the Raptor looks like with the tow loops welded to the male ends to fit the Roadmaster receivers. I’ve picture of the finished installation is another members truck, but I did basically the same thing, making the stinger as short as possible while still retaining the locking pin...

I set up both our Wrangler and our Raptor for towing behind our motorhome. They're both easy to tow and, as long as you're comfortably within the tow weight limits of the vehicle doing the pulling, the Raptor doesn't care what's pulling it. I use a Roadmaster tow bar. I installed the...

The government is borrowing money to throw at all kinds of freebies and “services”, but landlords are getting hosed, at least in Oregon, because they can’t evict people who don’t pay, but the landlords still have to maintain the properties and pay for them. A friend of ours had a renter who...

I know you guys are right, but when you get to a certain age every summer you’re vertical and active is worth enjoying. If we sell the RV and have to wait 18 months to replace it we’ve missed two summers. And Oregon has already started letting criminals out early. We have terrible property...

What you’re describing is the impact of the great California migration... The same thing happened to us in Oregon. Several times in fact. Now we’re seeing herds of people from New York and New Jersey do the same thing to us. They’re all coming from places where our $250,000 houses cost $800,000...

it is extremely expensive to lift a Raptor right, so 95% of the lifted Raptors have been done on the cheap (wrong). I learned this lesson the hard way... My Raptor was amazing stock. Then, last winter, I was spending more time playing with kids in the snow and ice, so I decided it would be good...

Your math is correct, but there are things you can do to hedge your margins a bit. The Raptor’s payload rating is poor because the suspension is designed for performance and travel, not weight carrying and stability. I upgraded the rear springs to Icons and installed Eibach springs up front. Our...

Disregard. I figured it out. I think I have enough surface to get several inches of good weld on each piece. I think I could probably lift the Raptor by these tow hooks now — but I wouldn’t bet my house on it!

Here’s where I’m stuck:

How is your modification attached? I’ve installed the same tow brackets, and I was going to weld up the pieces I assumed you used, but retaining the pin-locking mechanism would push the hoop way too far forward. If I shorten the shaft to lose the pin-lock, there will be nothing holding it in...

I wouldn’t expect any reduction in wheel hop (axel wrap) unless/until the blocks are removed, as the block increases the leverage on the spring pack. I’ve never heard of anybody retaining a block and adding a leaf to reduce axel wrap, but maybe the additional leaf resists the over-flex that...

Looks nice. Doesn't having steel and aluminum components together cause galvanic corrosion and rusting of the steel? Aluminum boats with stainless top snaps tend to rust the snaps and bubble the paint around the snaps unless the two metals are separated by an insulator of some kind. Do you...

Still no helpful response from Icon? Its been two weeks!

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You'd think Icon could provide some guidance on where to mount the camera to document the most likely source of the problem. They are obviously seeing this on a regular basis.

The dealer called mid-afternoon yesterday. The oil leak was reportedly caused by a bad O-ring on the plastic drain plug. That’s a first for me too. If the next 110,000 miles are trouble-free and require nothing more than oil, gas, lube, wiper blades, and tires I’ll be a very happy camper —...

First, UConnect is the system I have in my Jeep Wrangler, my wife's grand Cherokee, and my Charger. That was fully half of the comparison group I listed above. Our Jeep and Dodge systems work more reliably and intuitively than the Sync in my 2018 Raptor which periodically forgets how to pair...

Actually, please post it here, as I’m interested too. The Ford Sync/nav systems are at least six or seven years behind Toyota/Lexus/Honda/Acura. Even Fiat/Chrysler/Jeep’s system is simpler and more capable, but I’m grateful Ford is finally putting decent stereos in trucks. I don’t want to...

I had a similar experience. I completed the form twice, but it wouldn’t go to the next screen for checkout. Maybe they are having IT issues, but my impulse passed. I found a cheap electric fridge on Amazon. We’ll see if the reviews were right and it holds up.

Thanks! That's a great tip, and he did a good job. I'm a little disappointed to see that somebody beat me to my great idea and did such a good job with it.

Thank goodness. It's a real pisser when your bazillion dollar truck is ruining your driveway after less than 17,000 miles. My thoroughly abused work car, my third AWD Charger, has 120,000 hard miles on it, and it doesn't burn oil or leak a drop of anything. None of them have. All the oil...

My 2018 has an oil leak now. It’s 45 days past the three year warranty with a whopping 16,300 miles on the odometer. Fingers crossed.

I agree. I think we could weld the tow hooks to an extra set of inserts for the new receivers and have a similar to OEM look with the same functionality. Then, when you’re ready to tow, those come off and the tow bar set goes in. Probably not much of an investment either. Just a little welding...

I understand -- that's why I provided the link (a few posts above) the first time you asked. I can post a picture of mine once I get them installed -- but I'm pretty sure they're gonna look just like the ones installed on the etrailer video.

The tires are “fake” 37” KO2s — actually about 35.5” tall before they are under weight. The coach feels like it could tow a house, albeit pretty slowly. It’s only rated to tow 7,500 pounds, so it’s plenty for a Wrangler or a Raptor, but not a full-size truck. Pulling the wrangler on the flats...