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Just some driveway shots for now. Been too busy with work to get out.

The kid will be able to sleep on the backseat for another year or 2. Kids have a nasty habit of growing. Someone is going to be in a tent of some kind at some point. Honestly, any of those vehicles will be fine. There is no “perfect” vehicle. Start with what you have and figure out what you...

Since this thread has officially gone off the rails: Pretty sure my dad could beat up all ya’lls dads.......

This isn’t vehicle specific, but I hated my Oztent bag. Who’s the joker that spec’d out the bag to be a gnat’s ass bigger than the tent itself? Sometimes I could get it in the bag with relative ease. Other times I wanted to drag it back to town behind my truck. And the years of use were...

The flex on my Explorer since the SAS has been great. But sometimes a little too great: the coil spring comes out either partially or completely. It’s not fun when it happens. In an effort to solve that, I added some limit straps. And to test them out, I found a nearby industrial complex with...

^LOL! That sorta set the bar pretty high. Who’s going to want to follow that?

Seen a newish Outback in the parking lot at work with an RTT.

Have you watched the Expedition Overland where they go to Alaska (the first time?)? They pull up in some town and discover an issue with a lug stud on one of their Toyotas. They go to the local NAPA Autoparts store and they don’t carry it. Had they been driving a Ford or GM, the XO crew would...

I’ve been meaning to mount this lightbar that I had on my Expedition on my Explorer. I mounted it straight to the roof sheet metal (benefit of having an older vehicle!). And while the headliner was out, I added a bunch of Noico sound deadening. I also used this stuff on my Expedition and it...

Best way to describe Truetracs is that they are invisible. They are there when you need them and gone when you don’t. It sounds like you are describing a very unique and rare situation. I’ve gone down a trail in CO called Red Cone. It has a grade of over 30% on some loose shale. 30% grade is...

I’ve been thinking about this and something’s not sitting right...... Why would you have a locker on while going downhill? You are not on the throttle at all in the situation you describe. If it’s that steep and loose, you are on the brakes only. With an open diff going down a hill such as...

Yes, lifting a tire with Truetracs makes it act like an open diff unless you left-foot-brake. It’s a fairly small price to pay to the simple and seemless operation the other 99.9% of the time. No compressor issues and air hose routing, no wiring issues...... it just works. I’ve not experienced...

I’ve been pretty happy with the Truetracs. When it’s not snowy, they just seem to work and I climb whatever I point it up. But I also have a bunch of flex and I don’t think I’ve ever lifted a tire. In the snow on my old BFG KOs, I wasn’t nearly as successful. But it could have been that those...

Years ago I cooked a transmission in my Mazda 626 years ago due to insufficient cooling. Ever since I’ve made trans cooling a priority. I've been researching this upgrade and it seems like it is worth it. On my 2000 Expedition it was a totally different animal. You could get it work on your...

Won’t get too far on Pikes Peak in April. Or May. Or a good part of June. The Super Duty trans cooler you installed..... it’s not that big. Of course the factory cooler is itty-bitty. The Super Duty looks to be twice as big. Do you monitor trans temps? See any difference? I know the 6R80 is...

Prep is key. Degrease them, prime, paint. There are some good plastic paints out there (Duplicolor trim and bumper) that should take care of it pretty easily.

Looking good. What do you think about painting your lower door cladding to match the new bumper? That faded grey plastic looks like poo.

My Expedition on cranked torsion bars rode better than my Explorer on cranked torsion bars. And yes, the 10th gen F150 and 1st gen Expedition are closely related.

I think the addition of the “domestic: mid size” section is confusing to people. Several “not-so mid sized” threads in this section.

Not sure where to put this. It’s built in the US so it’s domestic. It looked BIG, so it’s full size. It’s ridiculous, is what it is. https://www.rezvanimotors.com/#rezvani-tank-specifications Hand built, carbon fiber, FLIR cameras, EMP protection, Hellcat engine....... Saw one in traffic...