Recent content by kzielu

With enclosed it makes sense - it's the frontal area and drag, weight in this case is secondary from mpg point of view.

For reference, my truck with 3.21 towing 3700lb car on 2000 lb open trailer gets average 13.5 mpg at 70mph (and sometimes almost 15 with favorable wind). Unless your snowmobiles were sitting really high on the trailer and creating drag, something is off. If you're using tow mode, it'll never go...

These trucks are set to understeer heavily as basically any vehicle sold today - for a good reason (this does not mean that someone won't induce throttle ovesteer when mashing it like a monkey) . You want your vehicle to understeer. Adding weight in the back will somewhat impact it and probably...

It isn't really a true Hybrid (true one - like F150 Powerboost is just about perfect for towing with how much torque it has). It tows fine. There's bazillion of them out there.

Impact with set of lug nut sockets (which makes most frequent roadside issue a breeze, no loosening, just jack up and undo the lugs), torque wrench, Milwaukee battery powered light, some basic metric sized sockets and ratcheting wrenches and jump pack. And issue that needs more than this isn't...

100% true. I have pretty gruesome pics of head of femur bone in plain sight from someone that riding this way.

Airbags didn't go off because there was no reason for them to. There is no one to contact (if you think you will get some kind of payment for it). Were you seat belt fastened (since you said you could fly out of the windshield) ? If not, that might also be the reason for lack of airbag...

I have direct comparison of my '22 1500 that currently has 17k miles (lots of it towing a trailer with car on it) vs. '17 F150 3.5 Ecoboost and newly acquired '23 F150 Powerboost (Hybrid). RAM rides better than both Ford trucks since they still have leaf springs in the rear. Build quality - so...

I've used GB40 on a F150 3.5 Ecoboost with a dead battery (battery will go from fully charged using external charger to unable to start the truck in about a week of not driving during covid). Started it with no problem, several times. No need for a bigger one for this sized engines.

You are overthinking this way too much - a centimeter of a difference between sides is nothing - suspension will not settle if it hasn't settled already, but first where you're measuring it there is a whole bunch of body dimensions and tolerances that come into it, second the ride height depends...

Sway bar endlinks don't wear out like ever - but they routinely get loose at either chassis or sway bar connection or if adjustable - at the threaded ends where jam nuts get loose. Trying to jerk the bar to find the clunk is nowhere near sufficient - you need a long pry bar - but it's easier to...

It always baffles me when people that otherwise are very pro-capitalism can't recognize when something is the clearest example of capitalism at work - one they're voted for many times.

I am not sure why anyone actually wants airbags to deploy. They hurt, badly and they're there to save life. OP of this thread has sprained wrist. Like mentioned above, he would be worse off. Why TF owner in the minivan accident wants and airbag to deploy I have absolutely no clue. Did something...

Not sure how RAM does it but Ford has a long rod inside the tailgate (it is basically the length of the tailgate) that is getting twisted when you open it and untwists itself when you close (which is what provides the lift assistance - it's not the gas shock which acts just as a damper, it...

Exactly - no waiting period on OH but they don't have to run NICS on you if you have a valid CCW. And reciprocity is an additional thing so I maintain mine.