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FYI - I used a transmission support screw jack to great success in lifting the bottom of the shock eye body enough to get that bolt in.

I'd look on EBay.

I had read about that efficiency advantage as well... somewhere on some thread here.

I frankly like the truck look slightly raked, just as it is. Reminds me of the 1970 era Mustangs. "Leveled" = "boring" to my eyes. Now let the outraged flaming begin... :crackup:

it looks just like mine. Remember that the wheel lug bolts for the Lightning need to be tightened to 150 foot-pounds each. I sourced an old large enough Snap-On torque wrench for that purpose from a pawn shop for, like, $20 or maybe less and keep it in the truck behind the rear seat.

Yes, but... not all Lightning trims have auto-leveling (up- and down- leveling) headlamps which is probably the reference in the posts above. My XLT does not, although its LED headlamps do swivel left and right slightly on turns. There are mounting holes for this feature on the upper control...

FYI - I've learned when towing our teardrop that about 62 - 63 mph is a good breakeven towing speed for our Lightning, apart from other limiting factors such as steady climbs, low temperatures and consistent headwinds. Anything over 65 mph, although of course very attainable with the truck's...

Yes, on my moped back in the late 1970s, going to see the girlfriend... a dollar of gas took that moped a looong way. One time, most of the way to Bennington Vermont where she had gone to college. Of course, a moped being a moped with its max speed of about 25 - 28 mph, I learned the old...

Thank you. I gave my efficiency (miles/kWh) in the EFFICIENCY paragraph in my 1st post. I did not add up the total charging cost. The ChargePoint cost was just over $600. We used multiple other charging networks though, between New England and Maritime Canada. Overall, I'd guess less than...

Chris, Nice pictures, thanks for sharing. The tragedy which prompted our trip was the still-largest air crash in Canadian history, and the dead were the eight charter aircrew and the 248 US Army soldiers coming back from a six-month peacekeeping deployment. Those interested can look up "Arrow...

I got 6.4.1 around 9 a.m. EST today. Just noticed it.

Oh there are definitely more pics ...here are a few more. This is Port aux Basques on the SW corner where the mainland ferry docks. This is St. John's harbor from Marconi's Signal Hill. Note the red Canadian Coast Guard ships. On the Viking Trail road - far western coast. The open...

Haha YES I thoroughly agree. ...and too bad about that lost bar :wink:

Thank you. I appreciate that.

For general info, Newfoundland aka. "The Rock" is two time zones away / earlier from EST... crossing into Maritime Canada one enters the Atlantic time zone (- one hour) and then, crossing over into Newfoundland on the 8-hour sea ferry one enters the "Newfoundland + Labrador" time zone which...

Hahaha... well then, let's STEP it UP :wink: I now have just over 87 thousand miles on the Lightning. Love every mile.

Thank you Tom. This nephew is definitely an adventurous type... he often spends Summer and Winter school breaks hiking around European mountain ranges. A dependable travel companion in all aspects. He and the other slightly younger nephew whose Summer 2025 adventures in the Lightning are...

As teased last month, my report of a three-week F150 Lightning + teardrop camper Winter drive from Virginia to Newfoundland Canada and back. Why: it was a 40 year anniversary of a tragedy back in December 1985 and I figured if not now, I'll likely never make it back up there. DC Fast...

For the record, my Ohmmu battery seems to be doing fine. That is after three weeks in Maritime Canada and Newfoundland in December and January which included two sizable blizzards and some low low temperatures. I might be a lucky dog... time will tell. Also of note, I bought and installed the...

I'm not a suspension engineer... perhaps some mix of factors like the very heavy weight of these trucks, + the almost 50 / 50 weight distribution between the front and rear, + the design of the independent suspension arms in the rear, + ??? The hole for the rear bottom shock bolt is pretty...