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I've been a mechanic most of my life. Most of that is in the commercial vehicle industry. Some of the vehicles I currently work on have not been made or supported by their manufacturer since before I was born. The aftermarket will find a way to support most quality products once the manufacturer...

Air suspension is really not that complicated or expensive to do aftermarket, the far better solution would be to retrofit aftermarket air components to the stock system. The rear air bags are separate from the strut/damper. The fronts look to be a tubular/cylindrical air "bag" that slides over...

It takes 5 years because that's five years back and forth between class and work. Dealers won't pay a tech to go to class for 6 months strait and not make them money. It's usually 10 to 15 days worth of training crammed into maybe 5. Then six to eight weeks back at the shop. then back to class...

Meanwhile there are people swapping 2024 Nissan leaf batteries into first generation leafs, in their driveway. There are tons of people pulling the drivetrain from leafs to do ev conversions. Evs aren't untouchable. As far as being able to pay a shop or rivian to do it, I'd say don't get your...

I think where op is having confusion, and admittedly I am as well is that deep cycle batteries are rated in amp hours. For practical purposes I would say cca and peak amperage have a similar meaning. So if I go to my local farm store and grab an ATV/lawnmower battery, they have a cca rating...

I will play devils advocate on the rivian cost of 700-900. My wife has a dodge Durango it has a similar 2 battery system to early gen 1. Dealership cost for replacement was going to be $800. That was her cost as a warranty admin there. It was not uncommon for battery to fail on 6month old...

Interesting the last listing I saw said it was wrapped, and the door jambs and underfrunk did not match. I think it was a white truck underneath. I know they had a few trucks, so maybe they were experimenting on color change methods. I agree on the roof, I didn't hate the glass on the...

I wonder if for the Australian market they were being required to convert them to rhd. This is pretty common for outfitters to do, they've been doing it for ram trucks for decades. But it would be a hell of an undertaking on a rivian. Other modifications they were toting: panoramic roof delete...

I am starting to wonder if the better option is to convert over to a more traditional deep cycle battery size, granted that may mean loosing some frunk space. That could also resolve some of the 12v death and vampire drain issues, as more amp hour capacity would be available in more traditional...

Caution with the peppermint oil/extract, make sure you get the peppermint scent oils and not a flavoring oil, some of the peppermint flavorings have added sugar which has the opposite effect. I have also had good luck with Irish spring bar soap. Cut it into chunks and toss it into hard to...

The "slickest" way is the way trailer manufacturers would do this. Have a 12v battery onboard the trailer and charge it via the 7pin connector. That is slickest as in looks oem. They do make 120v winches, which would be next slickest I guess. But sounds like you already have the winch. I also...

Ya I found that late last night. Took a little while, as when I asked chat got to search rivian forum for "sUpEr rAEr ulTra AwSOme RIViAN bRoKEn" it only brought up this thread. The picture clearly shows the frame cracked and damaged at a suspension mounting point. Mounting point that we know...

As far as design goes, make sure your trailer company goes with electric or electric over hydraulic brakes and not surge brakes. Surge brakes will kill almost all benefit from regen on downhills. Also you mentioned the trailer being 10k lbs gvwr but might only weigh 5k lbs when finished. Make...

The way you have worded your post makes me think you are not aware of what vehicle you have. The following is what I was able to understand when these trucks were built, I don't remember all the details and things may have changed since then. To my knowledge there was no "high value...

Looking back and re reading what I wrote I can see where it can be taken that I am badmouthing your product. That was not my intent, I was trying to portray that if towing is OP's focus he should go with the LT load rating. The territory AT are pretty good all around tires, they just aren't my...

I was not quite sure on recommending the general grabbers, as I've only worked with them on lifted/heavy ice trucks. Efficiency was never a goal for those trucks. They tend to run heavier and ride rougher than most others, but are really good for towing stability. If it was a ram or chevy they...

For towing I don't think you will like the goodyear AT, unless you go to the LT version. They have a soft sidewall and tend to break belts when raising pressure to compensate. Bridgstone dualers behave similarly for towing. The goodyear ht would be better for towing. See if you can get the...

I wonder if his opinions on driver plus and car play and all the other "this other car was better" stuff he complains about will change. I doubt it, but his usual gripe is 'for a vehicle that costs as much as this' while pointing at a vehicle he didn't pay full price for or got early or is on...

Ahh. Must have remembered that backwards for some reason. Good to know. Looking through the specifications on the fluid I don't see any friction modifiers like you'd see with Limited slip or automatic transmission type clutches. I wonder if you could see any benefits of using a different...

Is the work you are needing to complete on a quad motor or a dual? If I read the tsb correct it's for quad, but you mention the 100k oil change which I thought rivian had said was only for dual motor. What you point out in the picture looks to be a vent tube, depending on how accessible it is...