Recent content by HI Zeus

I'll give an update on my setup: I definitely need to add UCA (still on to-do-list), should have done it up at the same time. (It drives fine etc., but just a visual inspection makes it obvious that they are going to wear out very prematurely at the current angle.) I really pushed the tire...

I'll give an update on my setup: I definitely need to add UCA (still on to-do-list), should have done it up at the same time. (It drives fine etc., but just a visual inspection makes it obvious that they are going to wear out very prematurely at the current angle.) I really pushed the tire...

Correct, the title was, as I admitted in my first reply, "click bait." It just FEELS and looks a lot more like a 4x4 truck now. With the bigger tires, winch, lifted and stiffer suspension it is a much more capable 4x4 truck, but no driveline changes. With the two separate electric motors each...

I initially had the same concerns. The last experience I had with spacers was a plate that went between the wheel and axle face (decades ago). Good modern spacers bolt on to the axle just like the wheel, and then the wheel bolts to them as per usual. In other words the only extra "risk" would...

Zeus, of course! Mine is going to be expected to not only provide transportation and job-site power, but also be part of the home off-grid power system so I figured the god of electricity (or as close as you can get to that) was appropriate.

I have the same problem for the same reason. I hate and don't want to get used to the BSIS, largely because I often drive older cars that don't have it and believe I would get used to no little light in the mirror means coast is clear. I'd much rather have the convex mirrors I'm used to...

In my opinion Ford screwed the pooch with the OEM shifter, primarily because of the motors that put it into park and fold it. If they had made it without the motors I bet it would have a +90% lower failure rate. I'm not spending $800 on the column shift, so not investigating it enough to...

I too thought that dial-shifters were the stupidest thing since..... sliced pudding, that is until I encountered this shifter and the inevitable vulnerabilities. An overly complicated design for one of the most used fixtures in a truck was a REALLY bad idea. I get that it obviously has to be...

So the dial doesn't actually physically stop on one end of the rotation or the other, its just that the selector and indicator stop (electronically). I assume there is no tactile (clicking) feedback as you move from "P" to "R" to "N" to "D" So, I can reach down and give the dial a generous...

I like that the dial physically stops at "D," as I hand wondered if I'd have to be very attentive (looking) as to where it was pointing, or could just do it by muscle memory/feel like a shifter. Does it also physically stop on the other end of the rotation, "P" since most of the time those...

YUP, we are driving enormous batteries that also are able to do a few other things. ;)

Oops, here’s an “in-house link” for the 2.4kW 240v setup. an additional 240v 20amp OUTPUT at the rear BED outlets, via a 'Y' adapter: THANKS! Yes, as I educate myself I have learned about the issues with un-synchronized 120 to get to 240 (I was looking at it from a charging point), so that's...

@Runaway Tractor @chl seems like the two of you can give me a trustworthy answer: What would be the least expensive approach to getting the max home energy out of my 2023 with ER and Tow package (9.6kW). I'm thinking two 30amp Generac (or similar) switch setups with select breakers for the...

I believe you can just divide the battery pack size, say 131kWh by the hourly load, say 3000W or 3kWh to get your answer (43hrs) or 50hrs for 2600w.

Great points on overlooked opportunity, especially the shifter. Replace that POS with the dial selector that folks are retrofitting and pass the savings on. I guess different plastic (tinted) for the front light bar would be an expense, but WELL worth it for many of us.