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🛠️ What have you done to your F150 Tremor this week?

Got the windshield replaced. Safelite/Progressive wanted to give me an OEE windshield but could not say if it had the Sound Screen or not. Opted for the OEM at 350 my cost.

Left on Friday to start our road trip. Towed 990 miles over 3 days. Truck and trailer both weighing in at 7k a piece, 14k total. Bilsteins did AMAZING. Truck feels much more stable. Front end doesn't bounce like before and recovers quickly. Rear handles everything and recovers quickly as well. VERY happy with the new setup. Went from needing about 15-20 lbs in the air bags to 30 lbs to compensate for the lift.
 
I think (hope) that I finally resolved the issues I was having with the whole TPMS system. Just a little history first. The truck is a 2023 that I bought new in July of that year. Not long after that I bought a set of General Grabber X3s and installed them on 2019 Raptor wheels. The Raptor wheels were take-offs that included their original TPMS sensors. BTW, both the 2019 and 2023 sensors are 315 mhz. It worked fine for at least a year and then one of those 2019 sensors died. After replacing that sensor with another of the same Motorcraft part number and not being able to train it I finally gave up and took it to the local Ford dealer and had them do it. The only problem was that they insisted on using a 2023 sensor in the 2019 wheel which I don't believe was necessary since the other three still had the old sensors and were still trainable to the 2023 truck. Hell, I didn't even have to train the sensors when I first installed the 2019 wheels and amazingly they worked just fine. I even had a tire puncture when the 2019 sensors were all still working and the system recognized the low air pressure. Anyway, because they were not the original wheels that sensor replacement was not covered by the factory warranty and I ended up paying $83 plus labor ($118 total) for just one sensor. Hmmm? Since then I have eventually had to replace all of the remaining 2019 sensors and decided to use the same 2023 Motorcraft part number which I bought on-line for about $53 each. You would think that would have been a slam dunk, right? Well, after not being able to train those using the hazard switch method to get into training mode I did some more research and discovered that new sensors that have never been trained to a particular vehicle should be done using the brake pedal/ignition switch method. Don't ask me why one method works and the other doesn't. Apparently not all TPMS training modes are the same. All I know is that the brake pedal method solved my problem.
 
Well, I did a thing today. Readylift 2.5" kit. I plan to do more significant suspension improvements down the road, so this seemed like a fine placeholder.

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SightUnseen said:
Looks awesome, Just Empty Every Pocket lol
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Definitely doing things in a different order this time. The Bronco was my first 4x4, I wasted a lot of money on poorly thought out solutions.

So far:
  • Ceramic Window Tint
  • Spray-In Bedliner
  • Putco TEC Bed Rails (not sure these are sticking around, but I love having something to grab hold of), may swap these out and add a tonneau cover
  • Retractable Ratchet Straps - these are certainly overpriced, but they are nice.
  • Bulletpoint Dashmount
  • Readylift 2.5" Lift - curious how this holds up. I am not a speedster off-road.
Musing:
  • Fitting 295/70R18 sized tires - meh, 3/4" more clearance and worse gas mileage? Maybe? Not sure I care anymore.
  • Figure out where to put an ARB dual compressor I removed from the Bronco
    • I like the SDHQ solution that puts it below the rear passenger seat
    • I like the DirtChurch solution that gives you chuck connections on both sides of the truck
    • Debating selling it and getting a Milwaukee M18 portable compressor. I really only "overland" like 2-3 times a year tops. I can always just keep it boxed up and install it later. Though the slackers who have previously depended on me to air up will have to figure their own shit out.
  • Figure out where to mount a Yaesu 400 HAM radio, control interface, and antenna.
    • I'm thinking the radio itself goes on the Builtright MOLLE panel that mounts to the wall behind the rear passenger seat.
    • Haven't riddled out how I'd route the control panel wire and microphone up to the driver
    • Might just skip this entirely, I have both GMRS and HAM handhelds that have proven to be enough. See previous comment about not using it nearly enough. I bought this because the crew I was initially wheeling with all had the same radio, we'd run in digital mode and it was damn nice.
  • Fit some Diode Dynamics lights where the factory fog lights are
 
Has anyone used the Iroad OBD II power cable to power thier Viofo dashcam so they have parking mode?
 
money4nuttn said:
Has anyone used the Iroad OBD II power cable to power thier Viofo dashcam so they have parking mode?
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I don’t have a Viofo but I do have mine powered via OBD II and it has a 24 hour timer option that seems to work well. I assume the power is on indefinitely otherwise.
 
I did find out the IROAD won't work with the Viofo but Viofo makes one but they want $60 for it so I think I'll just hard wire with the HK6.
 
Just finished a few additions. Installed the Flowmaster Flowfx and S&B CAI. And the most important mod i installed the 4d tech auto start/stop delete. So far i really like the Flowfx. Just enough sound to wake up the 5.0, but my wife and I can still talk without having to yell at each other.
 
JediMcMuffin said:
Definitely doing things in a different order this time. The Bronco was my first 4x4, I wasted a lot of money on poorly thought out solutions.

So far:
  • Ceramic Window Tint
  • Spray-In Bedliner
  • Putco TEC Bed Rails (not sure these are sticking around, but I love having something to grab hold of), may swap these out and add a tonneau cover
  • Retractable Ratchet Straps - these are certainly overpriced, but they are nice.
  • Bulletpoint Dashmount
  • Readylift 2.5" Lift - curious how this holds up. I am not a speedster off-road.
Musing:
  • Fitting 295/70R18 sized tires - meh, 3/4" more clearance and worse gas mileage? Maybe? Not sure I care anymore.
  • Figure out where to put an ARB dual compressor I removed from the Bronco
    • I like the SDHQ solution that puts it below the rear passenger seat
    • I like the DirtChurch solution that gives you chuck connections on both sides of the truck
    • Debating selling it and getting a Milwaukee M18 portable compressor. I really only "overland" like 2-3 times a year tops. I can always just keep it boxed up and install it later. Though the slackers who have previously depended on me to air up will have to figure their own shit out.
  • Figure out where to mount a Yaesu 400 HAM radio, control interface, and antenna.
    • I'm thinking the radio itself goes on the Builtright MOLLE panel that mounts to the wall behind the rear passenger seat.
    • Haven't riddled out how I'd route the control panel wire and microphone up to the driver
    • Might just skip this entirely, I have both GMRS and HAM handhelds that have proven to be enough. See previous comment about not using it nearly enough. I bought this because the crew I was initially wheeling with all had the same radio, we'd run in digital mode and it was damn nice.
  • Fit some Diode Dynamics lights where the factory fog lights are
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Have you seen the Swarfworks console radio mount? It replaces the overhead sunglasses holder for a radio mount.
 
JediMcMuffin said:
Definitely doing things in a different order this time. The Bronco was my first 4x4, I wasted a lot of money on poorly thought out solutions.

So far:
  • Ceramic Window Tint
  • Spray-In Bedliner
  • Putco TEC Bed Rails (not sure these are sticking around, but I love having something to grab hold of), may swap these out and add a tonneau cover
  • Retractable Ratchet Straps - these are certainly overpriced, but they are nice.
  • Bulletpoint Dashmount
  • Readylift 2.5" Lift - curious how this holds up. I am not a speedster off-road.
Musing:
  • Fitting 295/70R18 sized tires - meh, 3/4" more clearance and worse gas mileage? Maybe? Not sure I care anymore.
  • Figure out where to put an ARB dual compressor I removed from the Bronco
    • I like the SDHQ solution that puts it below the rear passenger seat
    • I like the DirtChurch solution that gives you chuck connections on both sides of the truck
    • Debating selling it and getting a Milwaukee M18 portable compressor. I really only "overland" like 2-3 times a year tops. I can always just keep it boxed up and install it later. Though the slackers who have previously depended on me to air up will have to figure their own shit out.
  • Figure out where to mount a Yaesu 400 HAM radio, control interface, and antenna.
    • I'm thinking the radio itself goes on the Builtright MOLLE panel that mounts to the wall behind the rear passenger seat.
    • Haven't riddled out how I'd route the control panel wire and microphone up to the driver
    • Might just skip this entirely, I have both GMRS and HAM handhelds that have proven to be enough. See previous comment about not using it nearly enough. I bought this because the crew I was initially wheeling with all had the same radio, we'd run in digital mode and it was damn nice.
  • Fit some Diode Dynamics lights where the factory fog lights are
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pull oem jack, buy safejacks kit cause scissor jacks are ass, stuff it in a cheapo molle back, tool roll with a kobalt/husky mechanics set and some minor gap fill, M12 inflator. sell the ARB and carry HTs
 
MikeJohnson said:
Just finished a few additions. Installed the Flowmaster Flowfx and S&B CAI. And the most important mod i installed the 4d tech auto start/stop delete. So far i really like the Flowfx. Just enough sound to wake up the 5.0, but my wife and I can still talk without having to yell at each other.
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Video with sound please!
 
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