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    Sand Mode

    Did another beach trip recently. Sand mode is good *except* you also need to manually turn off "trailer sway control". I got in a situation several times where I was in deep ruts in deep sand and obviously the truck is gonna sway back and forth because the ruts are not perfectly straight. Well...
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    What wheels and tires for sand?

    Just for anyone stumbling on this thread - I ended up doing a beach trip on Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws, size 275/70R18, on the stock FX4 wheels. I had intended to be on Toyo Open Country AT3s on Method 705 wheels, size 285/75R17, but shipping got delayed. I ran the Falken's (mine are E-rated, so...
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    Tire Pressure for Beach (deep soft sand)

    Went with 15psi on the Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws (275/70R18) E-rated tires. Figured the truck is heavy, so you don't need to go down to 10-12psi that Jeep guys recommend, but the E-rated tires mean stiffer sidewalls so you do need to go down more than the 20psi that some truck folks recommend. 15...
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    When you should have bought a max

    I don't know how you non-max guys do it. I just got back from a week-long trip with 3 adults, 2 kids, and 1 small dog, and the Expy was too full. I would buy an even bigger version if I could.
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    Sand Mode

    Yeah, I've been using sand mode for the beach (soft deep sand) and 4A + TC off for back 'roads' (more packed sand). I do have the ELSD, which sand mode does *not* seem to engage by default. But that should be independent of what the computer is doing with the transfer case anyways. I do think...
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    Sand Mode

    Ok, so the manual seems to indicate that in Sand mode, 4A really means 4H ("provides electronically *locked* 4 wheel drive power to the front and rear wheels") whereas 4A *not* in Sand (or mud) mode means "electronically *controlled* 4 wheel drive power to the front and rear wheels"... And the...
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    Sand Mode

    So Sand mode puts the truck into 4A, turns off traction control, and holds gears longer before upshifting......does it do anything else? Cuz if I can get everything Sand Mode does by just putting it in 4A and turning traction control off, then using the manual shifting, I'd prefer that. Just...
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    Lift, tire, wheel combo

    Here you go. Took the truck to the beach. Falkens are at 17psi in these pics. So far so good on the beach.
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    Lift, tire, wheel combo

    @loganvanderbilt So...I did the Expedition Bilstein 5100s on all four wheels at max setting (1.6" lift), so that I could run Toyo Open Country AT3s in 285/75R17 (33.83" diameter) on Method 705 wheels (17" with 25mm offset). But I still don't have those on the truck, so I only *think* it'll...
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    Tire Pressure for Beach (deep soft sand)

    Cool, thanks. 15psi sounds reasonable
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    Tire Pressure for Beach (deep soft sand)

    Going to the beach soon. What tire pressures work for these vehicles? Some guides say between 15-20psi, some say between 10-15psi... They all say even a few psi lower in that range makes a huge difference. But it might be a little different with our trucks, given they weigh ~6000lbs. How low...
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    Largest no-mods tire size with Bilstein 5100s

    Nice, gives me some confidence my setup will work :)
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    Let's See Those Lifted / Big Tire Gen 4s!!

    Very nice. Did you have any trouble fitting the wheels? 295/70R18 is 34.25" - any rubbing issues?
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    Largest no-mods tire size with Bilstein 5100s

    Well, Bilsteins are going on next week and I ordered the 285/75R17 Toyo OC AT3 tires on Method 705 +25m offset wheels... So we'll see if it all fits soon enough.
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    Largest no-mods tire size with Bilstein 5100s

    Cool, thanks. So those 275/70R18s are 33.16" diameter. I'm considering 285/75R17s, which are 33.83". I assume that'll fit....especially with reduced offset (looking at some +25mm Method wheels vs stock FX4 wheels at +44mm). I am also trying to decide between the Toyo OC AT IIIs and the Falken...
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    Largest no-mods tire size with Bilstein 5100s

    They arrived:
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    Toyo Open Country AT III vs Falken Wildpeak AT3W

    Any opinions? Looking for a tire that'll be reasonable on the highway, but better offroad than stock, good aired-down in deep sand, and better than all-seasons in winter (in the Northeast).
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    Would you buy this '18 Limited Max?

    This is why I bought a new 2021. Get what I want (had to search dealers hundreds of miles away from me though), and pay high $60ks, for a new car with 0 miles. Or low $50ks for one with most of the hassle-free miles already on it several years old... The market is nuts right now. And probably...
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    Largest no-mods tire size with Bilstein 5100s

    So those are 33". I think I'm going to try 285/75R17 (probably Falken Wildpeak AT3W), which are 33.83". Will probably do +18mm offset wheels. Hopefully this will work!
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    2022 Expy announced

    I love the screen in my Tesla (Model 3) but I love the phsyical buttons in my Expedition. Don't know why, but physical buttons feels right for the Expy. That said, the world will go to screens for everything - gonna have to get used to it.
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    Largest no-mods tire size with Bilstein 5100s

    I ended up ordering from sellers on ebay who supposedly have them in stock. We'll see if they show up in a week like they're supposed to.
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    Largest no-mods tire size with Bilstein 5100s

    I have a 2021 Max FX4. Will be doing some beach driving, and want bigger tires. I've settled on doing Bilsteins all around (all at the max 1.6" lift) instead of the Readylift 3/2. What's the largest tire diameter I can run with the Bilsteins without having to mess with anything else?
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    Readylift 3/2 - highway ride, mileage

    Ok, thanks - helpful. I won't be running 35" tires, so hopefully won't see more than 1-2mpg of impact.
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    Readylift 3/2 - highway ride, mileage

    Bump - I've been through a bunch of threads, but nobody gives any mileage numbers before/after Readylift install. Most people seem to say the ride-quality isn't much affected, though, which is nice.
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    Readylift 3/2 - highway ride, mileage

    lol, how much and how much?

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