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Having towed a tandem (dual axle) and single axle camper with the Ranger, my 16' Scamp wags and bounces way more than the loaded dual axle uhaul did. I don't feel its unsafe or that it has swayed badly, just a characteristic of smaller single axle trailers.

Yeah, that's the sad reality. The OE headlights are permasealed. So, you can either dremel them open or buy something like this: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B093RVXRTQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 They are sealed with butyl and come apart easy with about 18 mins at 200F.

Just an update: I had to install capacitors to help improve auto stop function and to increase start reliability. The truck doesn't like the occasional current spike. Low beam is extremely wide and high beam is incredible (think LED Lightbar brightness at around 6200 max lux on high beam). One...

I agree, but let's keep this in context. Ford charges a hefty $3,750 for 4x4 last I checked. It's about a 1:1 ratio for resale according to the used listings I looked at. Basically, you aren't making money speccing 4x4. Edit: it was over $3,800 when I just checked.

Go ahead. Like you said, I must not be too clever with this stuff. Show me.

Sorry for not taking your blanket assertions of opinion as fact. Do you have some proof of this, or an opinion by a court? Do you understand the difference between the two parts of Title 49? I laid it out earlier.

Here's a good primer on the area of constitutional law: Again, CFR 390.5 is a definitions section for that subchapter only That is Title 49, Subtitle B, Chapter III, Subchapter B, Part 390. (See here). The rule I linked to earlier is part of Title 49, Subtitle B, Chapter V, Part 571. It has...

Just to clarify, you can get a 2022 COLORADO 4WD Crew Cab, Short Box WT with a rear locker. It's a $325 option + $250 required trailering package. That's $33.8k MSRP.

I have a new 21' with about 2.5k miles and it has been trouble free. I'll say I looked at the Frontier and found the style outside and inside to be awful unless you move up to the Pro version. I found the Ranger STX doesn't look as cheap as its price would suggest.

That section is in the context of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Totally different than the section I quoted, which is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The former is more specific to certain commercial vehicles but the latter organization determines basically...

Sorry man, I don't know if the forum messed up I just clicked quote on the post ?

The Federal Government has authority to regulate lots of intrastate activity and all interstate activity. It may regulate intrastate activity not involving "ferrying passengers or cargo out of state for money" where the cumulative effect of the intrastate activity could have a direct or indirect...

Hey buddy, DOT (Department of Transportation) is a federal agency and not a statute. The statute I cited was the FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Sec. 108). In the statute it says: " S3. Application. This standard applies to: (a) Passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles...

I see, I may have misread but it still states in no case should it exceed 42", so it wouldn't have any impact on the max allowable height a Ranger could be aimed at.

I am not sure how that affects the maximum height? It just specifies that it shouldn't be lower than 5 in below the center of the headlight assembly. We weren't discussing minimum headlight adjustment were we?

I am not sure how that affects the maximum height? It just specifies that it shouldn't be lower than 5 in below the center of the headlight assembly. We weren't discussing minimum headlight adjustment were we?

Not sure why you're making it personal. The allowable maximum is set out in statutes and Ford doesn't make laws. See: "The headlamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high-intensity portion of the light shall at a distance of twenty-five feet ahead project higher...

I know it's an unpopular opinion. Don't see how it relates to EVs though.

That and the danger from crash structure incompatibility are great reasons why people shouldn't be driving lifted or lowered vehicles on public roads. The risk illustrated here is amplified the greater the incompatibility.

54" is a common maximum height by statute, but for courtesy's sake 42" is more reasonable. Otherwise you'll necessarily be blinding sedan and coupe drivers. The Ranger's low beam reflector on a stock 4x4 is about 40" from the ground, but my Cadillac ATS's roof is about 54" so adjusting the beam...