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I wasn't overthinking it. I was responding to a specific question about if it created any issues on down stroke. The short answer is no. You space out the springs 2" and you space out the shocks 2" so nothing changes.

Every Rivian that I have seen has low profile, high-performance street tires on it. Which leaves skill. Who knows. The reality is that both of those vehicles equipped with dedicated winter tires and a skilled driver would be beasts in the snow. And both, equipped with summer tires and an...

This is considered by many, including me to be the best cheap hatchet around. (If having a good design is more important to you than matching colors) https://www.harborfreight.com/axe-with-hickory-handle-65729.html

as I am sure, you know, but others may not, snow performance is 60% skill and 30% tires. Every Rivian that I have seen has low profile, high-performance street tires on it.

Looking forward to watching this. I wish I had talent and skill for fabrication. But I have no imagination when it comes to stuff like that. I can fix things. Just not invent them.

The same crappy ones. Its like nobody in South Africa has ever driven in salt and snow . . . oh wait . . I've come up with a solution. Every month, I hose them down with Silicone and just let it run down the side of the truck. The paint correction guys on this forum would lose their crap. Ha.

They put no more heat or strain on the system than incandescent bulbs. But given the opportunity to reduce your electrical load (which actually impacts fuel economy, though by a tiny amount, probably enough to offset the cost of a JScan purchase), why not do it. When your alternator has to...

Its not flawed. Its immature. Huge difference.

I thought I gave enough qualifying statements to provide allowances for extreme cases. One other item is how heavy the trailer is. My utility trailer which is normally run around town with between 200 and 800 lbs in it uses hte same wheels and tires as my dad's car trailer. Mine only uses...

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Same latches as my RSI. But not my top. I didn't know they both used the same latches.

Resistors are a bandaid. One of the benefits of LED lights is that they draw about 1/5th as much power. Which has all kinds of benefits including less under hood heat, better fuel consumption, and more efficient charging. Use a resistor bulb and you have pissed away all the efficiency of...

Since others have commented on why it's done, I thought I'd add what it changes. Moving the shocks or springs farther outboard gives them more leverage when the vehicle rolls. So you get a bit more roll stiffness. All else being equal, this would slightly improve on-road handling. Though...

I have one of these also. It works very well. Though I'm still trying to figure out if I want it. It seems that despite all the tweaking it allows, I like the original settings best. ha.

It's also not like using a spring compressor to change a strut on a macpherson strut car. It sounds like you only need to compress it by an inch or two if you do use it.

And it isn't even really a net loss. It's funded internally by money thrown off by their gas powered business. So it's not like they are asking for a loan from the Government for this to happen. This is one of the joys of capitalism. It doesn't require Government spending to remake how the...

I bought a soft toneau while I was waiting for my RSI SmartCap to come in. I got a Gator and was very pleased with the quality. I paid about $240 for it and it was well worth it. However, if I was going to have a toneau forever, I'd probably want a hard one. I'd just feel safer putting...

Take the money you would spend to replace the tires (because 5 or 6 years is NOTHING) and buy yourself a spare rim and tire. That will get you much more security than replacing not really very old tires. Remember, that you can't really generalize on how tires age. If you live in Death Valley...

I always wear my seatbelt. But get annoyed as hell when it goes into auto park. This is a brilliant solution. It would be great to be able to buy an American made one that I could count on not to fail in an accident. ($18 for 2, does not instill confidence. I want to pay more. Ha) To the...