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I think you could do the whole thing without removing the seat if you were determined. I have a bad back and it is just easier to pull it out and put it somewhere I am comfortable to do the work. Its also easier to photograph things outside the truck. The only real down side to removing it is...

Reassembly These are hog ring pliers, they have a groove to hold the ring and are spring loaded to keep tension on it, they make this job many times easier. Simply use the hog ring pliers to ramrod the two wires together and give them a squeeze to crimp the rings, takes seconds to get the pro...

Seat cushions I knew my trucks seat cushions were not up to snuff so I ordered a replacement bottom. You can see in these photos where the suspension has been cutting into the foam. And in this photo you can see how much the foam has really degraded. For me it was a no brainer to replace...

Replacing the seat heaters If you are saving your cushion be very careful with this step, its easy to pull foam up with the adhesive. I remove the heater from the adhesive instead, the new seat heater will stick to it fine. Install is really easy, just peal off the adhesive covers and put the...

Seat upholstery continued Start lifting the upholstery from back to front, at the front there will be 3 more hog rings to remove. Here you can see the seat heater trace burn marks, this is pretty good confirmation the heat elements need replaced. You can now remove the foam, your seat will...

Seat bottom disassembly Start by removing the rear J clip. Then remove the side J clips and work the upholstery up and over the seat belt. On the control panel side start by removing the control panel from the seat side cover, use the trim tool it is clipped in place and will take a little...

I have found it is best to use a set of diagonal cutters and just cut these, this is the least likely to cause damage. Hog rings are incredibly cheap, usually you will have to buy them in bulk. Next to the hog rings there are 2 more hook and loop sections, if you are saving the cushion be...

Once you have the clip undone you can pull the seat upholstery from the bottom of that clip through the front Begin pulling the upholstery up in the front, it is attached by hook and loop. Be easy to start, make sure you are detaching the hook and loop not removing the hook and loop from the...

You will need a set of sockets, torx bits, plastic panel removal tool, diagonal cut pliers, and hog ring pliers/rings. Step 1 remove the seats, there are 2 bolt covers, 4 bolts and the electrical connections. Use an interior trim tool to remove the bolt covers. Use a 6 point socket and...

Poor alignment can eat tires quickly. If you think you might have knocked it out there are plenty of places that will do free alignment checks. Firestone lifetime alignment is a pretty good deal if you can get them to do your Raptor. It doesn't take that much to knock one of these out of...

Try sticking the stock resonator back on, it should fix the drone and keep most of the sound outside.

BFG is owned Michelin North America, I stand corrected. KO2 are manufactured in the US. Milestar is owned by Tireco, it is owned and produced by ZC rubber group, China. Ply rating has very little to do with puncture resistance. A C rated tire can be much more resistant than an E, due to the...

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The only convincing you need is a test drive. If you aren't sold at that point a Raptor may not be for you

There's more to the tires than just looks... OP lives in Golden, it snows there, snows on the mountains near there, snows on the passes. They are excellent in snow and snowflake rated. There are places in Colorado wide open enough to really open up the raptor. The Milestar are a Q rated tire...

Depends on how you use the truck. If its a street/garage queen it probably doesn't matter. Tires are what connect your SVT to the surface, seems a short sighted place to get cheap. Stock size ko2 are $200 more a set.

When your searching for something really specific google works best, try this: pressure system intermittent site:www.fordraptorforum.com/ If you want to make it more specific to your vehicle you can add +2013 That + symbol will tell google it must contain the year 2013 limit it to gen 1...

If your under bumper to bumper try to get them replaced under warranty, condensation in lights shouldn't be a fight to get taken care of.

Maybe reverse plan this. Decide on a real power goal then start looking at what engine combo is going to make that power in the most reliable manor. Can you get there on a stock bottom end? Can you run a forged bottom end and boost to get there? Do you need extra displacement to get you there...

They tend to be a pretty tight fit. You may be able to thread the same bolt you removed from it back into the hole in the block then use that with a small pry bar to pry up on the bracket.

There really isn't space in the stock bumper cutouts. You can fit a third set in the spaces to each side of the license plate or go with a set of pillar mounts. Two sets of Rigid DSS in the bumpers, one spot, one flood does a ton for visibility, the side shooters help keep the game on the side...

If you don't have sliders before Moab put the stock steps back on, they will offer some protection. @jzweedyk has started a pretty comprehensive Moab thread, there is info on raptor safe trails in there. Enjoy the truck!

Agreed

Having dug deeply into the tuning on these: dyno tune isn't anything magical. It would take a lot of dyno time to be able to replicate the tuning knowledge that JDM or VMP have. A single dyno tuning session on a power adder truck is likely to leave you with a truck that makes mediocre peak power...

You can probably pull the weight sensor packages out of the seat bottoms and just leave them in the truck, zip tied under the race seats. AFAIK that is the only sensor in the seat, and there isn't any check for the bag module themselves. I'm not certain about the seat belts, that may be just a...