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Interesting, I actually prefer the suspension in my ‘24 Lariat FX4 over the ‘21 Lariat FX4. I suppose the ‘24 could be called “firm” but it has the advantage that it doesn’t rock side to side going over bumps and dips the way my ‘21 did. That personally bothered me more than the firmness.

I’m curious what specifically you liked better about the 2019 backup camera?

May not be a coincidence that the redesigned 6th gen Ranger went on sale during the time period they were comparing.

We have the Blue Ox Sway Pro and like it. Can backup without doing anything special, and it rarely makes any noise for us. Something I like about the design is that you can hitch and unhitch without any load on the spring bars (if you jack the rear end up far enough). No possibility of losing...

Not to beat a dead horse, but I'm in agreement with @ctechbob and @RangerBill on this one: The shunt/ammeter on the negative terminal of the battery is only able to measure the net current (amps) flowing into or out of the battery. You can't directly measure the capacity of the battery (which is...

Yes, that sounds pretty much identical to my experience. On the extremely rare chance my replacement sensor was also bad I bought a second from another vendor, same result. What I never was able to do is hook up to a scan tool that would have confirmed if the differential pressure and valve...

Not familiar with others, but my TrackPro you can adjust the vertical position of the L brackets on the trailer frame that the spring bars rest on. If you adjust both the ball height and that bracket height you should be able to set the trailer tongue height while still choosing more or less...

I have not used a tape measure to verify, but my installer claimed the front and rear axle squat was equal so rake angle is same. They also set it up so trailer sits very close to level, even though the truck itself is slightly tail-high. I do have to raise the rear of the truck a considerable...

My trailer dealership adjusted so that the change in compression at all four corners with trailer hitched was equal. So they preserved the factory rake. I have since been to CAT scales and confirmed that additional weight on each axle is pretty similar too.

There is no “through” path between the two pipes, so you don’t want to do that. If air passes through something is broken.

This statement is technically true but possibly not in the sense that you intended. An open differential will always apply equal torque to both output shafts, regardless of circumstance. “Power” is defined as torque multiplied by angular velocity. When one wheel has no traction it will spin fast...

My recollection is that the goal/design of an open differential is to apply equal torque to each of the output shafts. It manages to apply equal torque even when the wheels are rotating at different speeds. If one wheel breaks free it will spin faster because of the equal torque on both drive...

UPDATE: 6 months after installing the Road + Trail in stock 18” size and now that we’ve got some warmer weather again I can offer a comparison to the stock tires. Mileage is back up to what I remember from stock, no obvious change in noise good or bad. Worst they’ve seen since install is one big...

Maybe I’m misunderstanding your comment, but the rubber hoses engage quite far into those metal barbs, 3/4” or more if memory serves. The clamps are closer to the end of the tube, but it engages past those.

My suggestion to anyone considering skipping the WDH because they think they don’t need it is to go weigh your rig on a CAT scale just to be aware of your weights. I took my nearly empty 20’ trailer and nearly empty truck and found that, without the spring bars installed, I was 250 lbs away from...

I have nothing to compare it to, but I pull a 20’ camper and use the BlueOx Track Pro. The only time I’ve felt sway, and even had the truck’s sway protection kick in, was the one time I thought I could skip installing the bars on the hitch for a 10min interstate drive. With it used normally I...

I finally bought an adapter to use with FORScan: Scanned through the list of PIDs and can’t see any for the DPF/DPFE sensor. Am I doing it wrong or does FORScan not support those PIDs?

Also not an accident investigator, but I do have a background in physics and engineering: My intuition is that when the trailer is being pulled (hitch is in tension) that's what you'd call "stable equilibrium". When you're braking, without trailer brakes or insufficient trailer braking, and the...

I did, shortly after that post. First test drive after install seemed better than usual, but since then I've had to admit it's really no better than before either replacement. That plus the bench-test results not showing any clear issue leaves me at a loss for what to do next: Maybe it's an...

I originally shared this on another forum, reposting it here because it may be helpful: A summary of my CAT scale results with a 20’ Airstream Basecamp.