There is definitely a "correct" way that the fronts need to go into the bag, but it's still snug fit. You have to pay attention to the curves of the tops and match them up to the curves in the bag.
100% the best looking option, excellent job!I went with the Lobo Offroad HNT winch skid and I'm really happy with it. I don't think you really lose any clearance with it.
I have the 2.3L, so the install was a bit easier than it would be with the 2.7L and having to relocate the intercooler. Cutting off the frame horns really wasn't difficult once I got past the mental side of it.
If I had the 2.7, I probably would have gone with the JCR or Ford performance mounts and made it semi-removable because I really didn't want to have a winch hanging off the front all the time.
Are you sure it is not your trailing arms.... Those polymer bushings tend to creek a lot when ever the suspension is cycling. The sound comes from the back of the vehicle.
Do you think just getting a second bag would be worth it to make it easier? Here in NJ you don't get long periods of time with no rain so you play the on/off game all the time.
I actually did not think about this. To me, the sound is more like plastic creaking that can be heard from the inside but l'm going to drive with the windows down later on to see if it's the trailing arms
No need for a second bag. Once you do it a couple of times, it’s pretty straight forward.
I'm not sure about you guys but I'm scared to death to chip the paint on these things. I don't know how any of you guys take these things off roading where there is a chance of banging into something.
It may well be the roof. Mine has not been creaking but I sure can hear the trailing arms when my rear axle is flexing even a little... And it is a polymer bushing that is making the noise... kind of plasticy sounding.
That will change once you get off road with it. The looks become somewhat secondary.
Funny, I started off roading first. Dirt bikes, jeeps and Bronco’s. Then it became Mustangs and Camaro’s and weekends at Union Grove drag strip. I had a Gen1 Lightning for 25 years and sold that to get back to my roots.
Yup... I drove it thru brush the first week and dunked it within the first month.
I agree with BigFootie.
I've had Gen 1 Lightnings forever. Small world!
Yes. Mine was driving me crazy. Would really notice it at lower speed when going over speedbumps and uneven surfaces. I searched a few threads and applied this on the back seals... fixed it: Krytox by Chemours GPL 205 Grease.
