2017 F-150 build...Everyone meet Walter White
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SDDiver5
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They were all does. Little ones too. I have a pic of one of their butts haha. She ran down the trail as I turned a corner and then pranced off and I got the tail end of the eventIt is only archery right now. They may have been target shooting or shooting at coyotes, but really with the weather the way it is, we probably should only be shooting at improved ranges. Could have been poachers too.
Were the muleys you saw bucks or does? We saw a ton of does but only one buck and he was waaaaaaaaaay far away
ricoisme26
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Springs look meaty! I went with rock auto 4 leaf spring pack for my 2012 truck. Probably doesn't ride as well off road as the raptor leafs from deaver but i'm mostly towing the boat on road, much improved for that.
givemethewillys
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I'm looking forward to hearing how they change the ride. I have a pretty similar truck to yours.
SDDiver5
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Still waiting on the Tie Rods from RPG then I'm going to have everything installed.
Headed back to Tahiti tomorrow for our anniversary trip so in the mean time I'll update you guys with cool vehicles we cant/dont have.
SDDiver5
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Stealerships man! Jeez! I needed a few maintenance items and a few minor recalls to be addressed, nothing big. The guy comes back to me with some additional recommended services. He recommended the "Filter Package". $250 to replace the air and cabin filters. YEAH RIGHT SON
SDDiver5
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Finally getting parts installed. Deavers and RPG shackles have completely changed the rear end for the better.
Also got the ICON UCAs installed. There was an entire dilemma with the RPG Tie Rods but I got it corrected and will have someone install them for me.
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SDDiver5
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Welp. Those of you who follow me on IG already know but had a pretty major issue in the middle of the desert this weekend. Thanks to cheap plastic parts, I lost all my coolant a few miles down a wash.
The plastic connector components of the heater hose were brittle and broke in numerous spots. Luckily one of the guys who came with was a ford mechanic for a while so was able to Jerry rig something to get me back to the road after a long detour to the “parts store” near ocotillo wells.
Once I got back to the road it happened again and this time around there was no Jerry rigging it. Another buddy was stoked he could finally use his ARB tow strap so pulled me a few miles to the Iron Door bar where I called a tow truck. $1000, 7 hours, and 3 tow trucks later I finally got it towed to my local dealer and of course with it being the holidays they are short staffed and won’t get to it until Thursday or Friday.
On the cool side, we all brought our first born kids who are all young so they had fun playing in the dirt and eating snacks while we tried to fix my truck. We did go to the wind caves and they thought that was cool. I sent my daughter home with one of my friends since 4th grade. My daughter and his son have been playing together since they were born so I felt ok doing it. When they got home wifey picked her up at their house so I could deal with the tow truck drivers. The goal was to introduce off-road to the kids and they got to play in the dirt the whole time so overall I’ll call it a win.
Also saw this dope rig
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The plastic connector components of the heater hose were brittle and broke in numerous spots. Luckily one of the guys who came with was a ford mechanic for a while so was able to Jerry rig something to get me back to the road after a long detour to the “parts store” near ocotillo wells.
Once I got back to the road it happened again and this time around there was no Jerry rigging it. Another buddy was stoked he could finally use his ARB tow strap so pulled me a few miles to the Iron Door bar where I called a tow truck. $1000, 7 hours, and 3 tow trucks later I finally got it towed to my local dealer and of course with it being the holidays they are short staffed and won’t get to it until Thursday or Friday.
On the cool side, we all brought our first born kids who are all young so they had fun playing in the dirt and eating snacks while we tried to fix my truck. We did go to the wind caves and they thought that was cool. I sent my daughter home with one of my friends since 4th grade. My daughter and his son have been playing together since they were born so I felt ok doing it. When they got home wifey picked her up at their house so I could deal with the tow truck drivers. The goal was to introduce off-road to the kids and they got to play in the dirt the whole time so overall I’ll call it a win.
Also saw this dope rig
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SDDiver5
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Another take away is that not everyone in the desert is willing to stop to see if you need help. I'd say 20 different trucks passed by, waved and kept going.
If someone had their hood up and had 2 dudes leaning into the engine bay I would 100% stop to see if they needed help.
If someone had their hood up and had 2 dudes leaning into the engine bay I would 100% stop to see if they needed help.
Consider this; I'd probably pass on by because with 2 guys in the engine bay, I'd just be in the way, at my age I wouldn't be much help.
SDDiver5
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Little update for you all. I am chasing down a creaking noise in my Deavers. I have no idea what it is coming from. It seems like I can only hear it when I'm going slow and the bumps are small. Definitely a creaking, not a squeaking. The bushing seem to be lubed properly and nothing visually is wrong. I jacked it up from the rear and sprayed water in between then hoping to clear out any debris. While the springs were wet there is no noise, but when they dry it comes back.
I spoke with the guys at Deaver and they said the shackle bolts are too tight. I sent them a video of what is going on and they said it sounds dry and tight. Confirmed it is not dry. The RPG shackles are to be torqued to like 163 foot pounds I think it is and Deaver said no more than 60 pounds which doesn't make sense to me.
Before I spray the leafs with some type of dry lube, I think I'm going to take it back to the shop that did the work and have them figure it out. But doing that adds a whole element of logistics with work and kids and all that.
I spoke with the guys at Deaver and they said the shackle bolts are too tight. I sent them a video of what is going on and they said it sounds dry and tight. Confirmed it is not dry. The RPG shackles are to be torqued to like 163 foot pounds I think it is and Deaver said no more than 60 pounds which doesn't make sense to me.
Before I spray the leafs with some type of dry lube, I think I'm going to take it back to the shop that did the work and have them figure it out. But doing that adds a whole element of logistics with work and kids and all that.
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