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    2022 Ford Explorer Platinum ST

    You by chance have a part number for the roof rack delete?
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    Body shop put 23 miles on my car.

    Never complain about your food in a restaurant. I worked in a kitchen of a high end steak and seafood joint when I was young. You DO NOT want to see what happens to your food when you send it back....in some joints.
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    You Can Now Rent a 900-HP Shelby Mustang From Hertz

    But imagine what that couple hundred miles was like. I know I have mercilessly flogged most rentals and I have had hundreds in my life. Never EVER buy a used car from a rental agency.
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    Interior creaks and rattles

    Totally agree with you there. Make sure it's right before you invest time and money.
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    Interior creaks and rattles

    I was definitely amazed at how much quieter the doors were after I did sound deadening. I followed @UNBROKEN thread on soundproofing and it made a huge difference. There are quite a few sources of noise on every panel. I have not heard any noises coming from the sun shade however I have never...
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    Stock Speakers.

    Agree. For a top of the line system they charge nicely for it is a disappointment. Sound quality is decent but volume very lacking IMO. Cranked at full and my wife doesn't even complain :LOL:
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    Introducing Thermal R&D 3-inch Exhaust system! (Sound Clips)

    Darn and I just installed my 2.5 Thermal....
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    Converting crossmember from 1 bolt to 2

    ^^Thanks. There was a small mistake. When I put the wheels back on and started tightening lug nuts something was moving. Turns out I missed tightening the same bolt on both sides of the rear suspension. Going to pay Ford to go over all the bolts too when they do the alignment just to have...
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    Explorer ST Rear Subframe

    I'll vouch for that :D If you want the part number let me know. There is also a thread about the part number. IIRC you want the -F part number.
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    Converting crossmember from 1 bolt to 2

    Second bolt in(y) Took it for a shakedown cruise and found nothing weird happening. Alignment must be close too since it tracks pretty good. Might wait a few days to let the springs settle a little before my alignment. Definitely handles better with the upgraded rear sway bar. Oh and I LOVE...
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    2022 Ford Explorer Platinum ST

    I'll throw in my two cents here. First thing, prep is the key with any paint job. You neglect proper prep and the job looks like crap. Having said that, if you have heard positive experiences from others, give them a chance to make it right. You can always walk away before you pay them. As...
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    2022 Explorer ST Exhaust??

    I prefer a little more mellow than not but I like all types. Having said that, I agree there really isn't anybody focusing on good sound out of a V6. While I much prefer the sound of a V8 or more there are some killer sounding V6's out there. On a side note, I fired up my explorer with the...
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    Adding Side Rails

    Wish I knew somebody local that wanted to swap. The more I see them, the more I like them without rails.
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    Anyone get frustrated with people thinking you are a cop?

    Too funny. I have yet to run into anybody that wants to race. Unlike my 700HP CTS-V. Man all kinds would want to run whether they had a 4 cylinder with a fart can to a Corvette, to a Tesla P90. My wife used to hate driving with me because every 10 minutes somebody wants to go. One day on...
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    Converting crossmember from 1 bolt to 2

    Yeah but what else can you do that I haven't a clue? We all have our strengths and weaknesses. As Clint Eastwood once said " A Man has to know his limitations"(y)(y)
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    Converting crossmember from 1 bolt to 2

    Don't get me wrong, I have had plenty of times I ended up with a box full of parts and let somebody else figure it out. I'm just an eternal optimist. I look at something and say to myself "I can fix that" or "I can improve that". Sometimes it works out....sometimes not so much. I was...
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    Converting crossmember from 1 bolt to 2

    For anybody thinking about doing this, make sure you have enough mechanical skills. Not to offend anybody but I have been taking stuff apart since I was about 3 years old. I have been working on my cars for over 40 years including a full restoration on a 66 Mustang convertible. I am by no...
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    Converting crossmember from 1 bolt to 2

    Yeah I was trying to figure out a better way. In the end, I decided to follow the procedure from the shop manual so as to avoid painting myself in a corner so to speak.
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    Converting crossmember from 1 bolt to 2

    And now with the bad. If anybody is looking to do this, DO NOT make the same mistakes I did. First mistake. I had drained the diff to make it a little lighter and figured I would fill it later. Well later came and I figured out you cannot drain and fill the rear diff without lowering the...
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    Converting crossmember from 1 bolt to 2

    It was only midnight at this point so I thought........hey, let's keep going. So out with the struts and in with the Steeda springs. This was pretty simple compared to the last couple days.


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