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    Liftgate lock operations

    This May sound stupid but I have owned my X for over 10 years now and never used the key to open the liftgate. How do I operate the lock? again it's a stupid question, when locked I put the key in and I try turning and even pushing and turning but key no turn. So pretent the key works. Do I...
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    humming from front end?

    got this noise in the front end drivers side from what i can tell. it sounds kinda like im driving with super swampers big nobby tires. now i know i have aggresive tread tires but when i ride in the front passenger seat the noise is not on that side i can hear it on the drivers side. things i...
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    front end humming/rumbling?

    got this noise in the front end drivers side from what i can tell. it sounds kinda like im driving with super swampers big nobby tires. now i know i have aggresive tread tires but when i ride in the front passenger seat the noise is not on that side i can hear it on the drivers side. things i...
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    alignment question

    does wieight of a driver(350lbs) effect the alignment, i am getting bad inner wear on my front drivers side tire. will sitting in the vehicle during alignment help with this
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    3'' bodly lift bumper brackets need new home

    please remove this thread i have some sport trac PA bumper brackets i didnt use if anyone wants them they are just laying around my car and dont want to just throw them away. i figure for those that are putting the ranger kit on that this might help.just pay for shipping i also have the...
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    D-hook placement

    the plan is to use a universal mount since the body lift there is no place to put tow hooks so i want to put several gussets behind the lip to strangthen it up and i want to weld on some D-hooks on the front of the lip.will this work here is how i want to mount it
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    d-hook Question

    the plan is to use a universal mount since the body lift there is no place to put tow hooks so i want to put several gussets behind the lip to strangthen it up and i want to weld on some D-hooks on the front of the lip.will this work
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    fog light alignment

    anyone have problems aligning there fog lights after a body lift . mine seams to now point higher than my headlights. cant figure out how to adjust the fogs i have turned the little dial on the back but the light level never changes is there a trick to adjusting, do they get stuck or something
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    Bodylift front bumper help

    Just wondering if any one has any tips on aligning the front bumper the metal one I can't seam to get the plastic bumper to line up right
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    does this look right

    while i was changing my hub today i notice that the front diff looks like it is sitting crooked is this normal for superlifts, the bolts are super tight it just seems like the brackets are made to big
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    BL install help

    delete please .
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    camber maxed out

    i am having problems with getting my x aligned right especially the drivers side. the drivers side is at -0.9 camber right now and is maxed out. i have a superlift on it and the cam washers from the kit installed. what can i do now i and getting tire wear on it. also so apperintly the rear end...
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    transfer case problem question

    i have a 4405 bw transfer case that is making the whining noise so i will need to replace or rebuild this im aware of. my question is does the bad TC have any affect on gas mileage since the problem itself sound like it would be adding friction. any thoughts would be greatly apriciated
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    mpg's after gear change

    i recently regeared my x about a month ago from 3.73-4.56 with 33's before the gears i was getting around 11-12 mpgs not its around 13 mpgs does this sound right i was hoping for a bigger increase in mpg for the increase i have seen right now it was not even close to being worth the $1400 for...
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    humming

    im sure this has been covered before i searched with no luck. when i drive down the road and let of the accelerator i cant tell where the noise is coming from it doesnt make the noise when i am pressing the gas at all i it first thought it was my tires but if it was the tires the humming go and...
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    speedometer correction

    i am just wondering what you all are doing about the speedo error due to bigger tires or gears. are you all just leaving it alone and guessing your speed or are you all using somesort of recaliber
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    truspeed help

    is there any one that knows the superlift truespeed i cant seem to get it to do anything no matter how much i turn the adjustment screw
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    limited slip with no fm

    im having problems with my rear diff it feels like a full locking diff when the diff is hot and trying to turn if feels like a full locker. at one time the fluid were change but i dont thing they put in friction modifier. so my question is will no fm make it feel like that or do i just need to...
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    auto climate control upgrade

    i was wondering if it is possible to switch my manual a/c,heater controls to a automatic one, im sure this probably has come up before just didnt find anything right away
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    diff gear question

    i have read on this site before but cant find the thread anymore. i just want to make sure of something before i continue with a gears swap. ok, i plan on regearing to 4.56 from 3.73 i think i read that it is ok to do the rear diff gears and do the front later due to lack of money right now. i...
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    stupid question maybe

    ok just wondering the engine is suppossed to keep the car in place if i have the x in drive on a slope just notice today that when i sit in my parents driveway ( not really sloped that bad ) in drive and let off the brake my car slides backward like i owned a manual transmision ( in own a...
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    abs problems

    after hours of reading this website for and answer with no luck. what is the process to checking to see if a front sensor is working i.e. volts tests? and how would one clean the sensor i looked for the sensor and i i could find was the line , do i have to take the rotor off to get to the...
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    hitch modifying

    i am curious if any one has modifyed there hitch to fit after a body lift install, i.e. raise it up to sit under the bumper like it would before the lift
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    headlights

    any one having problems with condensation in the headlights? i have went along the edge with silicone and some how water still gets in i am now thinking that the vent tube in the back may be the culpret would i be ok to just seal the vent
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    wierd noise

    not sure were to put this question. i have been hearing a poping noie kinda like when the cats pop some where on the other side of the drip pan and i cant figure it out every once and a while when i step on the gas is pop but other that that i pops like every 15 sec or so even after the x is...
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