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Some folks are trained Army Armor tankers who have seen hydraulics fail and crush men. Like, that 1.5 ton cannon which looks very reliably sturdy until its hydraulics give out.

Yes. I have four RUD chains. They stow behind the rear left seat back. I've used RUD chains for years on many cars. On my Lightning (OEM size tires) I use this model, cut & pasted from the RUD USA dealer: "For your tire size – 275/60R20, you would need part #2532 – Grip 4x4. For a pair...

I change my all-season and Winter tires myself as well. The trick I've found to line up the wheel studs to the heavy wheel is to lower the jack height just enough so that the heavy wheel barely touches the ground, and then to rotate it onto the top wheel stud, while its weight is supported in...

I would never trust a bottle jack while my body parts are under a heavy vehicle. Hydraulics can and do fail without warning. "It only takes one time"...

Often, strange behavior like this can go away by resetting the APIM. Depending on the screen (12 inch or 15 inch screen), resetting the APIM is done by two touch screen buttons or two physical buttons and takes just seconds. I tend to do this every month or so, and on every long trip, to clear...

I noticed my 2023 OEM 12V battery was swollen to a significant degree this past Fall. I drive a lot and the truck had just about 80 thousand miles this Fall. This mileage included some Utah, Nevada, SoCal and Arizona mileage this past Summer, so some hot sustained temperatures. I replaced it...

It's not a lot of work. The right taillight unscrews with just two (2) screws and pulls right out. It's about 10 minutes or less. I assume Your device came with a short plug & play interconnector harness for the taillight. If not, it is likely another manufacturer's interconnector harness...

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: