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Rebelord

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    no I haven't. I also took one of the spacers out so now it's just the "lift coils" and 1in fleury's spacer. I can live with the rake I guess as it puts less stress on the rest of the bushings and such. not to mention I'm not worried about cv angles anymore.

    That sucks. My rears are holding up well though. I've alway been impressed with the rears. I'll keep those in and swap the fronts. Plus I do have a hard 50k on the front struts. If they seem bad I'll warranty them. Gotta love Autozone and Gabriel struts. Lifetime warranty. Even on wear and tear seals.

  2. The suspension isn't hard. There are plenty of threads about it and the various lift options. Just a matter of your preference.

    I'd focus on any maintenance items that need to be addressed first. Plus go over the bushings of the suspension with a comb. As once you lift it. Any problems will be magnified greatly.

     

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  3. Changed oil, filter and air filter; realized that there is no front skid plate, so I ordered the .1875" steel from 4x4parts.com. General clean-up of the windows (removing previous owner stickers etc),

    Cancel the order for the 4x4 parts skid plate. Order one from Fluery instead. Hell I'd give you my 4x4 parts one. But not worth the shipping costs.

    Why you ask? Lay under the truck and try to hold 45lbs with one hand and a foot and your forehead to use the second hand to try to start 2 bolts to hold it.

    Fluery weighs 12lbs. I've hit a cinder block at 45mph with it. Didn't phase it. (block fell out of a truck on the highway. Safer to hit it than try to swerve/avoid)

     

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    Just towed and launched my boat. Boat it 2200lbs according to factory specs. Add the extra batteries and trolling motor, amps ect. Trailer is 500lbs. So I'd say just a hair under 3000lbs. It toes it just fine. Takes a lot longer to brake. Maybe 40ft extra going 60mph. But it pulled it right up the steep boat ramp. So I'd say the 3500lbs they have it listed online is accurate. Maybe need a brake tune up. I think for now I'll just do the four prong connection. It's cheaper and I only use my buddies dolly a couple times a year.

     

    You should be fine. I used to daily tow a 2500lbs trailer all over South Florida. As for your brakes, good pads and make sure you have good fluid. If its brown, then it's absorbed quite a bit of water. Time to do a flush and good bleed. Can be done with a buddy. Just make sure to buy 2 large containers of brake fluid. As for pads, I tried using Power Stop, but they didnt last 30k before falling apart. So went back to Akebono's. The Akebono's work good. But do take some time to warm up.

     

    As you experienced. Just have to make sure you leave extra room for braking. Being a boat trailer, if you do find yourself wanting more. Can look into surge brake setups, they work pretty good.

  5. P0011/12?

    Thats the cam shaft phase solenoid correct?

    You say about 60 miles post oil change. Highway miles?

    Check your oil. Have a leak? Could be consumption. If your low on oil. Those sensors freak out. First time happened to me I was doing 75mph down the turnpike and it went to limp mode. Pulled over. Opened the hood. Decided to check the oil. Way below low. Barely on the dipstick. Topped off. Started up and it cleared on its own.

    My 3.5 has some pretty bad consumption going on. Now smoke, no leaks. But my plugs do get kinda black. It's the oil rings.

     

    PS. I do believe I also have a shot converter. Always throwing P0420. Even after swapping O2 sensors. Just bying time to replace them both.

     

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