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Old Nov 2, 2019 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by akdoggie
I learned years ago to fill our Ford's rear differential, that it is so much easier to pull the ABS sensor and fill thru there. No mess, like the side fill way. It took me less than 10 minutes to finish Red the other day that way. When I put in 2.5 qts, I pulled the plug, and then added the modifier. Simple, no mess.
The rear isn't bad... it's the front that sucks. No room to put the bottle, LOL. Had to squeeze it through a hose, that makes messes trying to hold all that stuff together, LOL.

I also can't believe how much damn salt is on this thing after ONE storm.
Old Nov 2, 2019 | 06:19 PM
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the fronts are a total ***** to fill. I was just telling others that refilling the rear is easy and less messy to go thru the ABS plug hole. I haven't found a clean way to do the front on the ground. Maybe someone has conquered the front that way too. LOL.
Old Nov 2, 2019 | 06:22 PM
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LMAO.... your terminology is right on the money, AK.

I developed some new cuss words today.... still trying them out before going public though.

It's damn near easier to drop the SOB down out of there to fill it, LOL.
Old Nov 3, 2019 | 08:14 AM
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If you guys want to have the Photobucket images load.... add this extension to Chrome.

Old Nov 3, 2019 | 01:44 PM
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Well, my GF from North Pole was down last week and we had a blast. She enjoyed driving Red even. She had one complaint though. No mirror on the drivers side visor. AND, the one on the right side wasn't lighted.

I took care of that on Friday. I ordered a set from a 98-99 Gator. They are both lighted and mirrored. I added the same thing to my Mustang, so it sort of spoiled her. LOL. She has them in her Yota, so she felt that Red needed them too. I ordered them to not hear the whine, lol. They will be here on Tuesday, so when I install them I'm going to add a power port into the ceiling under the headliner and use that for my dash camera powerpoint. Power for the mirrors will come from the overhead light. so wiring them will be fairly simple.
Old Nov 3, 2019 | 02:19 PM
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Dang things must be getting serious
Old Nov 3, 2019 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by fordguy2100
Dang things must be getting serious
I don't know about serious, but I was going to do it anyway, and had a set on eBay I was watching since early 2018. No one bought them, so I got them. They were $30 for the pair. Most singles were 40 or more, so this was a deal. They only fit 97-99 trucks and 98-99 Gators and Expys. Luckily they weren't that popular an item.
Old Nov 3, 2019 | 03:12 PM
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these are them. A quick cleaning and bang. They are in. lol
Old Nov 3, 2019 | 03:45 PM
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Nice job AK... those oughta make her happy!

Have any of you seen any other products like this?

https://myliftstand.com/


I've tried to email the owner about pricing, but I got ignored, I guess.
Old Nov 3, 2019 | 04:06 PM
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I was reading on these since you just posted it. They were $260 a pair in the fall of 2018. That should give you an idea. Probably 300 or 325 with the steel tariff's. That kind of bump would suck.



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