I believe it's the same as the other F650/750 work trucks: 350hp @ 3900 RPM and 468 lb-ft @3900 RPM. Supposedly developed to be peak power and peak efficient at the same RPM, which they (Ford) designed "backwards".I wonder what engine rating Ford puts in those. They are only 350 HP in the work application.
And then they gear it to run 1400 rpm at cruising speed...I believe it's the same as the other F650/750 work trucks: 350hp @ 3900 RPM and 468 lb-ft @3900 RPM. Supposedly developed to be peak power and peak efficient at the same RPM, which they (Ford) designed "backwards".
It was running ~2500 RPM at 70 MPH in 5th gear with the converter locked up...And then they gear it to run 1400 rpm at cruising speed...
Whatever it is, it's growing fast!!What is all that green stuff ?
For sure!Glad you were able to figure out your DW as I know how frustrating that can be.
Nice looking pictures of the rig parked next to the lake.
Nice!! Way to keep after it.Well I finally got my DW figured out! Turned out to be the passenger-side UCA bushing at the axle. The retaining "ring" in the axle bracket was worn and the bushing was able to move side to side. You can see it in the picture below; it wasn't this bad but I was able to pop it out this far with nothing more than light pressure from a screwdriver...
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Thanks to Blaine's advice, I tried his trick of using some exhaust tubing to make a "sleeve" for the inside of the factory bracket. Essentially, you're just giving the factory bushing some more surface area to bite into. I went to my local exhaust stop and had them make me a few pieces of tubing that they expanded to the proper diameter.
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I cut them to the proper width and tacked them in place, using the old bushing as a guide. Viola! back in action...
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The @Quadratec Competition Cat-back Magnaflow exhaust finally arrived (it has been on backorder for a while - I ordered it on 4/20/21!!). Worth the wait thankfully - it has a nice mellow sound that has zero drone and just slightly more tone in the 2400-4400 RPM range. Sure beats the factory rattling muffler...
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One of the tangs on the rear most portion of the tailpipe was bent down. The box looked beat up some but it was nothing I couldn't easily straighten out with an adjustable wrench.
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Now that I was death wobble free, I have been driving the LJ daily for a few days just to confirm that I'm good to go. I didn't want to hook up my PSC hydroassist before fixing the DW's source and have it cover up the problem. Three days and over 100 miles and I'm confident that my issue has been resolved. I'll be hooking up the PSC ram this week...
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I ordered my sliders and GTS from Savvy like 3 weeks ago, so probably sometime in Q3 2024...Welcome to PA! The progress is looking great! How soon till it see's Rausch Creek Off-Road?
Not out the windowI ordered my sliders and GTS from Savvy like 3 weeks ago, so probably sometime in Q3 2024...
Seriously though I'd like to find some milder trails around here to get accustomed to the LJ. I haven't wheeled it at all and barely have driven it, so I'm going to get as much seat-time as possible. It feels a lot like the TJ, so that will shorten the acclimation time some. That said, the hardest thing I'm dealing with is figuring out where to put my arms with full doors and a hard top lol!
That's the part I'm struggling with, I'm used to half-doors... had some rain the other day so I was driving with the windows up and A/C on and I must have banged my left elbow on the window a dozen or so timesNot out the window
Buy half doors?That's the part I'm struggling with, I'm used to half-doors... had some rain the other day so I was driving with the windows up and A/C on and I must have banged my left elbow on the window a dozen or so times
Already on my list...Buy half doors?