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I ran the trail from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to my home in Utah. Just finished a week and a half ago. I recorded most of my track on Gaia GPS, and took several pictures, so I'll post details as soon as I can figure out how to download the thing. Getting caught up on work now. I...

53. Married at 19, kids started showing up at 21, now a 2x-grandpa. Spent all the money we had on kids and vacations and couldn't have been happier to do it. Makes me laugh when people think a "thing" is going to make them happier than a family. No the retirement accounts are doing pretty...

Five-link suspension on the TRX is cool. I imagine the next gen Raptor will be similar. Interiors on the Rams are great...I'd expect this one to be no exception. Horsepower/weight is where I think Ford can beat the TRX. IMHO it's probably the best indicator of overall performance. Biggest...

You're very kind Noah. Then on an ongoing basis, how can we support you and your company. I mean are there products and/or services we can buy through you? Or do we have to be in California to be a client? I ask because it doesn't look like your website is meant to be an e-commerce site.

Noah, how can we support you and your company? What you've done for a forum member is unbelievably kind. I'll go out of my way to support you. I've looked up your website and it appears you're in CA. It doesn't look like you sell products online. For those of us not in CA, what can we do to...

OP, please forgive a slight, very brief hijack. Oldfart, do low beams present the same problem (forgive my electrical ignorance)? I'm considering one pair of amber SAE fogs to be on whenever the low beams are on just so I don't use an upfitter switch. But no big deal if it's better to use a...

My wife and I have to tow a U-Haul out to NYC for my youngest daughter (law school). We'd like to "overland" back to Utah in the Raptor. For us, "overlanding" means traveling hotel to hotel on dirt roads as much as possible so we get a new view of the country. I found this site...

Don't know if there is a difference in radiators from 2012 to 2013, but I went on the Ron Davis website for you and found a part number for 2010-2012 Ford Raptors: Part Number 1-50FT1012 They don't show a price, but here's the description: 2010-2012 Ford Raptor Type Radiator 2 rows of 1"...

Business executive at a mid-sized multi-national. Standard story--B.S. Accounting, MBA, 30 years and five companies later, I now have responsibility for our companies outside the US (UK, India, Singapore, Australia). Still find the most pure joy not in any toy, but in our four kids, four...

Anything that lowers the truck more than stock.

I got a tow hook mount from Swarfworks. I haven't mounted it yet so can't give a review, but it appears to be good quality.

The Pony Express Trail starts down by you. Eagle Mountain out to Nevada. Not a challenge for the Raptor (all graded dirt road) but a good way to see the country. We also enjoyed Skyline Drive starting at Interstate 70 and coming back north to Hwy 6. Rides the tops of the mountain range for...

Justin, do the front wheels stick out further in the long- or mid-travel front suspensions like the BOLT? And do people generally just live with that? Seems like it would be a very weird look...but perhaps I've seen it, didn't notice it, and it's not that big of a deal.

I was referring to RPG's front suspension called the Bolt on their website. It appears the cantilever rear is meant to pair with the Bolt front. But I thought the Bolt front stuck out 3" more than stock where the cantilever rear didn't. Hence the question about it looking weird. I thought...

Oh, is that wrong? My apologies. I was just reading through the Bolt description and it mentioned 3 inches longer control arms and tie rods. I thought that would mean it pushed the wheels out 3 inches further.

Any chance you'll be offering something similar for those of us in Gen 1's? Looks like a great product. On a separate note, it looks like the Bolt suspension pushes the wheels out 3" further than stock. As this cantilever product appears intended to run with the Bolt, and does not seem to...

Fins and Things wasn't all that difficult. The only thing that made it difficult was the length of the truck...and the approach/departure angles of my stock bumpers. I'm not a seasoned off-roader so I don't have much to compare it to. But as long as I took it slow, it was fine. It was just...

Was in Moab a couple weekends ago and ran Fins and Things. Not a lot of Raptors on that road, but we made it...with one exception. At the end of the first section, just past the campgrounds, my truck (Gen 1) got stuck on a rock. Stuck is the wrong term as I just backed down the hill and went...

I store a ton of misc stuff back there. Snow brush/ice scraper, jumper cables, tool roll, bag of ratchet straps, Tyger shovel, tire plug kit, snatch strap and soft shackles, etc. I want to see if some MaxTrax will fit back there...but I don't own any yet.

Good point on pricing. I've looked at the reservoirs and coolers but haven't been convinced of their need. Clearly I was wrong. Thank you. On your recommendation I tried NAPA but they were closed today. I tried a couple off-road shops. One said they would do it this afternoon, but didn't...

All, I'm in Moab this weekend doing some off-roading. When pulling into town this afternoon after a day on some fairly mild trails, the power steering failed. Anyone know a good place in Moab for this kind of repair? There have to be a ton of off-road shops around--though this is only my...

Well, the idea of a minimalist tool kit didn't generate as much discussion as I thought it might. TRMFAM, I liked the list you provided and the adds from others. But let me take one more shot at generating conversation. The list below is mostly copied from one of the good people on this...

So what are the 20% of tools that solve 80% of the problems off-roading? My sons and I are trying to create the toolbox version of a lightweight backpack or a Bare Minimum Go Bag. One of my sons does a ton of car repairs and has a metric butt-tonne (10% more than an imperial butt-ton) of...

Is there something similar for those of us still on Gen 1? Or do Gen 1's just use all standard fuses? Guess it's a good thing I haven't had a fuse blow yet.

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