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  1. Harblar

    Gen 1 Upgrade or rebuild for longevity?

    I have no complaints with Rock Auto. I placed my order with them around 10am CST on October 17th. I chose standard shipping (for like $20 estimated on or around the 23rd) and had the parts in hand less than 24 hours later!!! That'll work! lol Talked to the local Toyo dealer and they were around...
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    Gen 1 Upgrade or rebuild for longevity?

    I'm actually getting my car fixed at a shop today (Deer strike from a few weeks ago). Gonna check with him first and see if it's something he would do, otherwise the dealer I bought the truck from has a fairly decent shop (not the dealer I mentioned earlier in this thread) and might do it for...
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    Gen 1 Upgrade or rebuild for longevity?

    That's what I meant. After driving it daily over a period of 20-30,000 miles I hadn't really noticed it. Climbing back into it after a few months of driving my car and I noticed it immediately! Yeah, I'm going to do some checking today. Need to find a place that can get me some new tires as...
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    Gen 1 Upgrade or rebuild for longevity?

    When driving it daily you don't notice the slow decline in ride quality and stability. About a year and a half ago I got myself a car to handle the bulk of my daily driving and puttering around that didn't require any kind of hauling or offroading. Climb back in to the truck after a couple...
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    Gen 1 Upgrade or rebuild for longevity?

    Definitely. Are those two parts I linked in my above post all I need? (2 for the front and 2 for the back)
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    Gen 1 Upgrade or rebuild for longevity?

    I hadn't realized the OEM parts were in that price range. Just expected new to be around $2-3k. Makes way more sense to just get oem and have someone local swap them on and do new tires at the same time. Would think it'd be pretty easy to get $4-500 for the old ones, at the least. Here's the...
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    Gen 1 Upgrade or rebuild for longevity?

    Hi all, I've got a 2013 SCAB that's just over 80K on the mileage. The midperched stock 2.5's are really in need of a rebuild. My Toyo MT 315 70R18's are about wore off, but I'm starting to notice rubbing during tight turns and the ride, in general, is starting to feel really unstable at any...
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    Skid Plate bolts stripped. Now what?

    "Hunt You Down Without Mercy" Lyric out of the Metallica song 'All Nightmare Long'. Believe me... it's dirty atm. The iphone camera didn't do the hoard of bug guts justice. hahaha ;-)
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    Skid Plate bolts stripped. Now what?

    Hahaha. Ok, pics as promised! Just need to pull the light bar out from behind the grill, get the side inserts for the bumper, and get the whole damned thing cleaned up. Still amazes me, though, how a Raptor can look just as good dirty as it does freshly waxed! :-)
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    Skid Plate bolts stripped. Now what?

    Now you know the pain I suffered during the install! MUAHAHAHAHA ;-) I'll get some shots this afternoon and load them up tonight. haha
  11. Harblar

    Skid Plate bolts stripped. Now what?

    Well... I managed to finally get it installed. Only took about 4-5 times longer than the estimated "45 minutes" in the leaflet, but it's on there! I was able to get a box end wrench through the frame on the sides like Busa suggested, but apparently whoever last put those bolts in used God's...
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    Skid Plate bolts stripped. Now what?

    I think we have a winner!! That is exactly what is happening. I'd found that opening in the frame but didn't think it would be big enough to get anything through. I'll give it a try this morning and see what happens. Worst case scenario, I feel better about grinding them off now that I know...
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    Skid Plate bolts stripped. Now what?

    I wasn't aware they were nut clips. Only getting one off it's impossible to see exactly what I'm looking at. Does that mean there is a square slot on the bottom of the frame that allows the nut clips to be installed? If there is it's completely covered by the skid plate currently. As far as...
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    Skid Plate bolts stripped. Now what?

    Yeah.. I should've taken pics, but my phone wasn't handy and now i'm too lazy to walk out to the shop, so here's the next best thing (googled pics). ;-) This is the skid plate I've already removed (no problems there). The one with the stripped bolts is the one directly rear of that...
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    Skid Plate bolts stripped. Now what?

    Hey all. So I my new Rogue Racing Revolver bumper just arrived and I went to start on the install only to discover that 3 of the 4 bolts on the engine skid plate are stripped and won't come out. I've never had the skid plate off so all I can think is they got screwed up at the factory or the...
  16. Harblar

    Venison Burger = New Bumper, but what?

    Dang... well I suppose If I get dead set on changing them out i can cut the rivets off and tap the holes. I'll not likely ever have cubes behind the mesh/dimple. I've already got more than enough lights on the rest of it. 30/40" combo behind grill, Hood Mounts, A roof rack loaded up with 6...
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    Venison Burger = New Bumper, but what?

    I see. I figured it was either something like that or a bracket that fit into the winch slot. I think the Revolver is the route I'm going to go. Still wondering, though, are the mesh panels/skid plate/etc bolted on or riveted? I think I'm going to go with the dimples on the side, but I might...
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    Venison Burger = New Bumper, but what?

    That's why I'm leaning towards the revolver. Seems like a good mix between Baja and protection. Not overly concerned about deer. Pretty sure that's the first one I've ever hit and I've been living in rural SD all my life. I'm more worried about a pheasant taking out the grill. Saw your...
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    Venison Burger = New Bumper, but what?

    Pretty much just the bumper. The lower grill is a little warped, the license plate bracket is bent, and the driver side tow hook may be tipped down just a tad. Nothing a few taps from Mr. Sledge can't fix. The skid plate is perfect. I got a really good look at it as I was crawling around...
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    Venison Burger = New Bumper, but what?

    So last week I was driving along minding my own business when a deer decided to commit suicide by feeding itself to my Raptor. It was 6:30am and I was driving into the sun. Deer came out of the tall weeds of a steep ditch at the last possible second and I took it right in the license plate...
  21. Harblar

    Increase volume on steering wheel changes station

    Somewhat related... Every now and then I'll hit the next track/station button on the wheel and it will instead go to the previous track. Multiple presses and it keeps going backward. When this happens the previous track button works as normal and the volume plus button works as the next button...
  22. Harblar

    Bought My Son A Raptor!

    Now that's dedication! Next mod... Ditch the front caster wheels for working front wheel steering. After that, look into some fox 3.0's for some extreme offroad walks!!! ;-)
  23. Harblar

    SVT going to be Ford Performance / New Ford Raptor confirmed

    I wonder what engine they'll go with... :popcorn:
  24. Harblar

    November Pay It Forward Event!

    On one hand, I hope not many people enter so I have a good shot at winning... On the other hand I'd much rather see my odds end up similar to that of $300 million powerball... ;-) When all's said and done, I have terrible luck at raffles. At least I know a kid is going to get one hell of a...
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    Tied it all together today

    Looks good! Just steer clear of dark wizards and it should last for many years to come. ;-)
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