New Owner 2022 Timberline

[maclean]

I was involved in a horrible T-bone accident in late February, and my truck saved my life. Unfortunately, it was a total loss.

Fortunately, I was able to find a very gently used 2022 Timberline with the high package. I have been making some small changes with Forscan, like bambi mode. I have not been able to get the numbers above the dial gauges, not sure what I am doing wrong there.

I found a rhino rack platform, will be upgrading the tires, and cannot seem to find a winch mount to save my life.

At some point I will need to get my radios into the truck - thinking inside the console cubby with a remote head on a bulletpoint mount. I will also need to do some lighting, both off road and emergency.

Anyhow, hello from West Texas. Northwest transplant.

 

[bb37]

At some point I will need to get my radios into the truck

Commercial? Ham radio? GMRS? CB?

I've had my 2024 Limited for a year and still scratching my head about where to put radios.

What do you plan to do for antennas?

 

[maclean]

It is an ICOM 5100 that does amateur and GMRS. I plan to put the antenna on a roof rack or on a fender mount. The radio may go under the seat with the head on a bulletpoint mount.

A VHF commercial may need to go in depending on the vollie department. I'm retired career and keeping my options open in a new area.

I'm open to ideas.

 

[bb37]

I will probably go with this mount, https://theantennafarm.com/shop-by-...0-f550-2015-20-ford-expedition-2018-19-detail, or the one for the right side. I park inside my garage and a roof mount is going give me clearance problems.

Note that the Ford upfitter document cautions to not mount an antenna on the left fender due to proximity to the ABS hardware.

 

[maclean]

Good input, thank you. I have long discovered that RFI chokes are also useful in a modern installation. My previous vehicle would activate a ditch light during keydown until I choked the heck out of it.

 

[knight26]

If you plan on doing any towing, you may want to invest in an upgraded rear anti-sway bar from Hellwig and some Coil SumoSpring helper springs to help level it out. I pulled a mini-excavator to help a friend right after I bought mine last year, but I didn't like its towing characteristics much. The softer, off-road-inspired suspension means there is a little more body roll in the curves, and it becomes more pronounced when pulling medium to heavy loads. Plus, it squats pretty deep when it's loaded down. The SumoSprings reduce a good bit of it. I just upgraded to a Hellwig anti-sway bar in the rear a week ago, and there is a noticeable reduction in the amount of body roll when cornering. I have not had a chance to tow anything since the install, though.

 

[baktimberline]

I recommend Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac RT 275/70 18 - about 1" wider and 1" taller than OEM. Fit without any suspension mods.

 

[22timberline]

I was involved in a horrible T-bone accident in late February, and my truck saved my life. Unfortunately, it was a total loss.

Fortunately, I was able to find a very gently used 2022 Timberline with the high package. I have been making some small changes with Forscan, like bambi mode. I have not been able to get the numbers above the dial gauges, not sure what I am doing wrong there.

I found a rhino rack platform, will be upgrading the tires, and cannot seem to find a winch mount to save my life.

At some point I will need to get my radios into the truck - thinking inside the console cubby with a remote head on a bulletpoint mount. I will also need to do some lighting, both off road and emergency.

Anyhow, hello from West Texas. Northwest transplant.

I Also just purchased a 22 Timberline, same color too!

took me awhile to figure out the digital temps to show

what worked was IPC 720-07-01 **** xE5x ****

let me know if you ever figure out how to get more than 3 turn indicator flashes i tried everything and then some to no avail