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  1. AZEngineer

    2013 SCAB Towing Sway

    Just to clarify, the trailer towed fine with the load. I drove 360 miles from Phoenix to LA with the trailer empty and it swayed badly when empty. Once loaded it pulled fine.
  2. AZEngineer

    2013 SCAB Towing Sway

    The trailer and truck where both level. The rental yard (commercial) adjusted the trailer tongue to get it level. The trailer had plates for adjustment. Trailer had a 2.5" ball. This was when empty so very level when empty. I assume there was sufficient tongue weight as designed and built by...
  3. AZEngineer

    2013 SCAB Towing Sway

    Thanks. If I buy a trailer I'll use a weight distribution hitch. This issue was with a rental trailer.
  4. AZEngineer

    2013 SCAB Towing Sway

    I'll definitely do shocks. I live 5 miles from SDHQ so I'll have them rebuild. Can't believe the trailer maker, JLG, built it with insufficient tongue weight when empty.
  5. AZEngineer

    2013 SCAB Towing Sway

    The trailer was a JLG dual axel drop deck trailer where the deck hydraulically drops flush to the ground. Weight about 3,000 lbs empty and rated for gross weight 10,000 lbs. I carried a 2,000 lb load home. It is really short, the bed was like 10 ft long and the tongue maybe 4 ft. Seems like...
  6. AZEngineer

    2013 SCAB Towing Sway

    No on the WD hitch. This was my first time towing on a longer trip. The trailer was a rental drop deck trailer with no WD setup. Towed well loaded but terrible empty. Odd that a large trailer maker would build a trailer that would have insufficient tongue weight empty. Other than an oil...
  7. AZEngineer

    2013 SCAB Towing Sway

    On tongue weight, that's the first thought. One would think on an expensive trailer they would design for sufficient tongue weight when empty, but who knows. I could not lift the tongue when it was empty. Could it be shocks, I don't notice any bounce when driving.
  8. AZEngineer

    2013 SCAB Towing Sway

    Bought my SCAB new May 2013. I have RPG front and RPG rear springs with stock shocks. The rear springs were the standard Deaver not the HD option. 56,000 miles. I recently towed a drop deck 10,000 rated dual axle trailer from Arizona to LA and back. It's a pretty stout trailer, 10 ft long...
  9. AZEngineer

    Time for new brakes - Posi Quiet Pad Question

    I ended up ordering the rotors and pads and new brake lines from Freedom Motorsports
  10. AZEngineer

    Time for new brakes - Posi Quiet Pad Question

    I will replace the rotors and pads and I will also install stainless lines. I have no complaints about the OEM brakes and they have been quiet. Freedom motor sports Posi Quiet Ceramic pads are very popular here. I'm concerned that the ceramic brakes will squeak more. For those who have them...
  11. AZEngineer

    WTB OEM muffler back for 2013 SCAB

    What kind of shape is it in?
  12. AZEngineer

    WTB OEM muffler back for 2013 SCAB

    Anyone have one laying around? I’m in Arizona.
  13. AZEngineer

    How Long Can/Will Your Gen1 Last?

    I have 49,000 miles on my 2013. I only have a 3 mile commute, most miles are on weekends. Expect to keep mine another 10 years or so.
  14. AZEngineer

    OMG!! Lead Foot or Lightning Blue???

    I say buy what you love, resale delta will be small between colors for a Raptor. I love my Blue Flame 2013. Best color ever for a Raptor [FOR ME]. Buy what's best FOR YOU
  15. AZEngineer

    bed cover advice

    I like the looks of the Roll-X and the new version. Having said that, BAK has replaced mine twice. I bought the first one in 2013 when the truck was new. The first cover had glue failing on the vinyl top and the felt underneath within 9 months. BAK replaced it with an updated version. About...
  16. AZEngineer

    Brand new paint has dirt in it!!!

    I take mine offroad often and if it were mine I'd try for a discount or some compensation of some sort. I have lots of chips and desert pin stripes on my 2013. Oh well...joe
  17. AZEngineer

    2012 dsp suggestions for stereo upgrade

    I was having issues and I think the stock Sony amp was the problem. So last weekend I removed the JL Audio DSP gear and put in the PAC. The JL Audio stuff takes speaker level out of the Sony amp. The PAC integrates into the Ford wiring harness and it samples on the line level before the Sony...
  18. AZEngineer

    Front seat replacement options

    I would think an auto upholstery shop would be able to take the cover off, reshape the foam, and re-sew the cover. Would be way less than new seats.
  19. AZEngineer

    2012 dsp suggestions for stereo upgrade

    I used a JL Audio Cleansweep and Signal Summing device in mine. Apparently the factory Sony unit varies the EQ through the volume range. With the JL unit you play a special calibration CD and the DSP in the JL Unit make the signal flat again. JL Audio has since replace the two units with an...
  20. AZEngineer

    How is your bed cover holding up?

    I have a BAK Roll-X I installed in 2013. It's been replaced twice by BAK. The current one has been on the truck in Arizona heat and sun and the vinyl is holding up fine.
  21. AZEngineer

    Toyota guy considering going 13 or 14 raptor

    I think this depends on how much you care about things like how worn the seats are. I would hands down buy the 37K mile one over a 101K one. Value wise must vehicles are worth less than half at 100K miles and near zero at 200K. At 100K miles the interior will start to get shabby, etc. Now if...
  22. AZEngineer

    MSRP in AZ?

    Yep, textbook according to the training we are required to take at work
  23. AZEngineer

    MSRP in AZ?

    I'm not an attorney but this sounds like Anti-trust to me
  24. AZEngineer

    Steel Shelby hood?

    The stock hood is fiberglass. I assume the Shelby is as well given the even lower production numbers.
  25. AZEngineer

    Wilwood Brakes installed

    Really, they are both red :)
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