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Personal preference, they're all quality. To make it harder on you, you should consider ADS also.
Do you use one of these grilles? If so was the install hard? I looked them up they look good. Any sensor issues?
Yes, I have a prototype version. The install was incredibly easy, the best part is you don't retain any original grille parts. But like all aftermarket grilles you have to be patient and careful with the tabs. I've had no issues with the sensor, and it's been in almost every weather conditions and I have around 10k miles on it.
Thats odd. My coil overs (Icon 2.5's) were bolted on without even touching the pre load and it came out perfectly level. If I cranked on the pre-load, it would have been way too high in the front.
yea not with these. they are the 0-3" Fox 2.5 but because it is a 3rd gen and sits higher it only gets 2". The problem is the leaf i put in the back. I am not gogin to take it out just need a solution to bring the front up a bit more. any ideas?
I got 285/75r/16’s
Thank you so much! I appreciate the response, I’m thinking of putting 275/75r16 glad to know I can still go a little bigger with no issues! Thank you again.
What leaf pack did you get?
I'm not sure why but the A/C in my '18 is noticeably less effective than the A/C in my '16 was. It's the one and only thing I can say was better about my '16. The parts and everything should be identical so it doesn't make sense. I'm not sure what's up with it, but my entire family has made the observation that the A/C in the newer truck just can not keep up as well as the one in the older truck on extremely hot, humid days, so I know it's not just my imagination.
Yeah, it's been consistently over 110* and 40-50% humidity and the A/C in my new truck is just barely able to cool it down to comfortable levels by the time I get home from work on days like that, which is about a 15 minute drive. I think my old truck was able to cool it down and keep it cool in 8-10 minutes on the worst of days. There shouldn't be any reason for this, the only thing that is different is the age of the trucks and my window tint. I did have 20% Excel IRP on the last one including 50% on the windshield, and the new truck has some kind of mystery tint the dealer had installed which seems to be about 30% with nothing on the windshield, but still... once the truck is up and running I can't imagine the tint alone having that dramatic of an effect on its ability to cool down.
As far as you want, really. For me, my '18 6MT with 4.30s felt perfect for the first couple of months with 265/70R17s... but now that I have 285/75R17s I am definitely yearning to get back what I lost. It's not as bad as my automatic truck was with 285/70R17s, but close.
It's hard to say but I can pretty much guarantee nothing broke. The most common tuning issues include throttle tip in, "flat spots" and "surges" in the power curve, hesitation and delays accelerating at WOT, and jerky/bucking behavior that isn't due to driver error in trucks with manual trans.
I've noticed my AC isn't that effective as well. 85-90 degrees is okay but not great. The real problem is when you get into temps around/above 100. The AC isn't very effective at all and if you are sitting in one spot the engine will overheat. When we are on the trail and stop for long periods, I have to turn the AC off to cool the engine.
That’s weird. I live in the Mojave and I’ve never had a problem with the AC or with it overheating
I noticed it when we did the Cleghorn trip. Every time we stopped for any period of time, I had to turn the AC off to cool the engine.
Did your truck come with the factory tow package?
