I've always held that the most cost effective and best current solution is a 3.0 rack and stock tie rods with 2 or 3 spares tucked in the kit and the tools to change them.
Zero chance id give ADV any of my money regardless of how much I liked their stuff. Not gonna reward shitty behavior. They're as good as out of business to me and I never even got scammed
Those look awesome! I always recommend folks go this route vs ordering the cheap leather trimmed vinyl from the factory for twice the cost unless they can't live without the few features that come with that option
Trail turn assist... I just don't hate my axle tubes that much and haven't gotten around to welding them yet
EDIT: title reads "Mods" not features... so nevermind. I don't really have any but I do get a good chuckle when I see pristine HiLift jacks bolted onto otherwise stock 6th gens with no...
You could use a spin-on filter adapter to use that type of filter on the 2.7 if you wanted.. otherwise yeah totally different filter setup.
The Baxter version even has a valve to blow the oil out before unthreading it upside down it appears. Always kicked the tires on one of those to avoid dry...
My money's on a battery or ground. As mentioned above AGM's are weird sometimes. Also you can check some common ground issue locations like the bolts inside the fuse box grounding it to the vehicle. Folks have had those be loose.
As stated above it wouid appear all you (or the shop) would have to do is remove all the bolts to loosen the bar and pick it up a bit and then start with the ones you can't get in after it's tight to the bumper
If I were in your shoes I'd absolutely feel the same frustration and don't blame you one bit. That said I'd also probably trade it on a new one and take another swing. You got the short end of the stick with your first go but I think the odds would be in your favor the second time around. This...
The days of flipping these 6th gens is long gone.. I think the weird vehicle market of 2020-2022 spoiled everybody. Heck my wife and I flipped a brand new Subaru Ascent in 2022 and made $8k 3 months after driving it off the lot when TRADING it in for our Bronco. Wild times.
We're back to the...
Its not hard unless you buy super cheap tires. Any reputable name brand 37-40" balances just fine outside of the rare occurrence of a factory defect in the tire or wheel. I've run toyo and nitto / etc 37-40 inch tires on 15 and 17" wheels for 25 years and not once had a single one that wouldn't...
Other than the initial rush that tends to try and overwhelm my drain pan's ability to store it I actually like the high flow as I feel like it does a good job of flushing out anyting that's settled to the low point.