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    Options for rear tire carrier?

    I use a wilco hitch rack I bought yrs ago. Works pretty good. But honestly most people are stacking way way too much weight on these huge bumper racks. Tire yeah but start adding 400-500-600lbs behind the rear axle and it kills your performance regarding weight distribution on soft surfaces...
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    2025 Expedition details

    Toyota has their “ideal” wheel base theory you will notice all their “passenger” vehicles mid size and up run very similar wheel base length. That will never change. I went from a 07 Sequoia and Subaru yes I had two cars to the Expedition STD and sold both the Sequoia and Subaru. The ONLY...
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    2025 Expedition details

    There are reasons for load E but 2x a yr heavy tows isn’t worth heavily compromising passenger ride quality and road performance. Load E’s are lousy for anything but heavy loads.
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    Tire recommendations for 22"

    BFG trail Terrain on my second set. Norcal and socal for us. Amazing tire on my second set. Great in the sierra cement and handles the hot summer trips without excessive wear like Michelin and Pirelli. Smooth at CA highway speeds handling is sharper than the squishy terrible oem tires. Ride...
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    Tire recommendations for 22"

    For snow, great wet performance and durability beyond basic highway tires these have been amazing. About 1mpg hit at 70mph+ over the high efficiency highway tires. On my second set 55,000-60,000 mile tire easily. Smooth at 80+mph they are a AT hybrid tire. You get AT performance without the...
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    2nd row bench w/HO engine

    Active stay at home dad 2bd row bench is the max utility option the 2nd row buckets are just car show fluff. In a five day span I often see a 2-3-3 HS team shuttle, next day I have a 2-1 with tools and equipment Cabin trips 2-3-1 with dogs is common Have done 2-3-2 in that format also. Scouts...
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    2022 RWD in Snow/Winter Weather

    The extended vs standard length matters in a big way! My standard length with high quality 3peak tires is surprisingly decent in 2wd. The oem tires in full 4x4 could hardly deal with the same post storm cruddy road snow vs 2wd with the BFG Trail Terrains were able to transit the same street with...
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    Rims are picked out just need tires! Anyone else running this setup?

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    Rims are picked out just need tires! Anyone else running this setup?

    Stock size on 22’s ride quality similar to the junk oem soft low rolling resistance tires that were completely useless in the snow and probably the worst tires I’ve ever experienced on wet pavement. I’ve had heavy AT’s on other trucks for off road capability and didn’t want the many negative...
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    Rims are picked out just need tires! Anyone else running this setup?

    I was going to dump my 22’s but after getting a set of BFG trail terrains I decided to keep em. Sierra snow in the winters snow traction was great mileage hit was maybe 1mpg at 70+mph. We still post a solid 23mpg trip average on our trips to LA to visit family. They handle my 2x a year heavy...
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    2025 Expedition details

    The tailgate is definitely a part of improving body strength. The rear suspension changes don’t bump towing capacity much 100-200 lbs but it should help with better sprung weight control ie more confident handling with trailer in tow. Current setup has a well known rear wag and wobbly feel when...
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    2025 Expedition details

    Definitely like the rear gate update. Thats the big thing I miss from my Landcruiser. Your crap doesn’t fall out when you open the hatch, you have a place to sit or work when the back is full of gear. Also!! A big reason to do this is adding rigidity to the large opening in the back of the...
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    What is that noise while driving?

    can’t tell anything in the video Make sure nothing is stuck to your drive shaft. Is AC on or defrost when you hear this?
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    '19 starting slowly

    Replace the battery!! Mine did all kinds of weird when the battery got soft. It still started but it wasn’t a sharp start and other stuff got dysfunctional like sun roof and auto steps. Fresh costco battery same exact one it had from factory it was all fine again. Even shifting got weird...
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    Largest tire size on 22" wheels

    I have 50,000 on my 22 285’s BFG trail Terrains by far the best 3 peak all around tire I’ve ever had. Definitely getting another set probably in 10–15k.
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    Sun roof rattle, yes again

    Fine dust working into the rubber foam gasket on the edge of the sun roof. Tip it up use armor all and rag to Wipe the gasket down. Then lower and open it and wipe the metal surface where the gasket touches. Fine dust and that foam/rubber basically squeaks/chatters with movement
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    2019 XLT Towing questions

    I don’t recommend doing this. But in a pinch 8200lbs 740 mile trip with the worst climb 5 mile 4-6% varying grades in 80-90 degree temps. 2000-2200 rpm is the best for heat management and forward progress. Flat towing in 100-103 temps same 2000-2100 6-7th gear occasionally 8th on down hill ish...
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    ‘19 surging when towing, what could it be?

    I don’t recommend doing this. But in a pinch 8200lbs 740 mile trip with the worst climb 5 mile 4-6% varying grades in 80-90 degree temps. 2000-2200 rpm is the best for heat management and forward progress. Flat towing in 100-103 temps same 2000-2100 6-7th gear occasionally 8th on down hill ish...
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    ‘19 surging when towing, what could it be?

    Bought a boat in Seattle brought it home to CA Friday. Had to get a diesel 2500 GMC to do the final pass into the Sierras. Didn’t cook the EXP just knew we weren’t going to do the rest of the climb from 5000ft to 7200. 20 miles from home base. No big deal. Engine temps were normal whole trip...
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    ‘19 surging when towing, what could it be?

    Ok not done with my 776 mile haul yet. But 8000lbs 13ft high 9.9 wide boat across a couple of west coast passes. Today 101-103 outside temps. 55-60 mph top gear 8th, typical gear 7th, and climbing gears 6,5,4 and yes 3. We ran AC on the flats zero issues, once outside temps hit high 90’s the...
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    ‘19 surging when towing, what could it be?

    By the way 200-210 is typical running temperature of the transmission. The fan kicks in around 214. 230 is “HOT” 250 is limp mode. I’m hauling my boat back south next week glad for cooler temps. I’ll watch the trans temps. Long climbs 22- 225 might happen but shouldn’t be an issue. Couple of...
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    ‘19 surging when towing, what could it be?

    By the way 200-210 is typical running temperature of the transmission. The fan kicks in around 214. 230 is “HOT” 250 is limp mode. I’m hauling my boat back south next week glad for cooler temps. I’ll watch the trans temps. Long climbs 120 125 might happen but shouldn’t be an issue
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    ‘19 surging when towing, what could it be?

    Definitely easy to heat up the 3.5 especially given the turbo power. Lots of people tow with little awareness of how hard they are pushing things especially with powerful engines where its not obvious how hard your push it etc.
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    Tow/haul vs manual mode

    Umm boost is tied to rpm. Locking out gears would increase rpm vs up shift. Locking out gears keeps drivers from driving to fast
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    2019 XLT Towing questions

    High heat, high speeds and not many XLTs have the heavy tow pack. Door card will list rear axle type. 3.71 rear axle is heavy tow pack 9000lbs. 3.31 is the basic mini van suv package 6000lb MAX tow.

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