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Range DFM Disabler for Refresh Trucks

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Have it installed now. Love it. No noticeable drop in MPG. I may have actually been getting better.

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39 minutes ago, Byrds8 said:

Have it installed now. Love it. No noticeable drop in MPG. I may have actually been getting better.

 

THAT is awesome! I'm hoping to get it next week and installed. Looks like I should be able to move my liner out of the way to access the ECM. I'm on a 6" lift with 35's and have plenty of space above my wheels to work. I don't really see a need to pull the whole thing off LOL.

That's been the biggest gripe I've had is this dumb DFM and Autostop. I hate having to remind myself to go into manual 9th gear to disable it every single time. :)

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8 hours ago, geswek said:

 

THAT is awesome! I'm hoping to get it next week and installed. Looks like I should be able to move my liner out of the way to access the ECM. I'm on a 6" lift with 35's and have plenty of space above my wheels to work. I don't really see a need to pull the whole thing off LOL.

That's been the biggest gripe I've had is this dumb DFM and Autostop. I hate having to remind myself to go into manual 9th gear to disable it every single time. :)

Agreed, I hated having to remember to go in L9. I did not pull my wheel off. I just turned left as far as I could and removed about half the screws and the one body clip. That gave plenty of room to do the deed. I think I will be scheduling to do the software recall soon so I guess I may need to pull it back off for that. Gonna suck to have to remember to put in back in L9 lol.

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2 minutes ago, Byrds8 said:

Agreed, I hated having to remember to go in L9. I did not pull my wheel off. I just turned left as far as I could and removed about half the screws and the one body clip. That gave plenty of room to do the deed. I think I will be scheduling to do the software recall soon so I guess I may need to pull it back off for that. Gonna suck to have to remember to put in back in L9 lol.


OH good call! I forgot I got to schedule that recall.

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16 hours ago, geswek said:


OH good call! I forgot I got to schedule that recall.

Get your recalls and any other "dealership jobs" done before installing the DFM delete. You don't want any warranty issues. I will be removing the disabler before any dealership visits.

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Just now, Bikerjon said:

Get your recalls and any other "dealership jobs" done before installing the DFM delete. You don't want any warranty issues. I will be removing the disabler before any dealership visits.


Yep! I have my recall Friday for the radio module. After that I’m good for just basic oil changes.

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On 10/13/2024 at 6:39 PM, Byrds8 said:

Agreed, I hated having to remember to go in L9. I did not pull my wheel off. I just turned left as far as I could and removed about half the screws and the one body clip. That gave plenty of room to do the deed. I think I will be scheduling to do the software recall soon so I guess I may need to pull it back off for that. Gonna suck to have to remember to put in back in L9 lol.

What wheel and tire setup do you have? Is your truck lifted?

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58 minutes ago, TrueBlue said:

What wheel and tire setup do you have? Is your truck lifted?

Stock wheels, not lifted, and stock 275/70/18. I did change out the crap Wrangler Territories for BFG KO3's

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29 minutes ago, Byrds8 said:

Stock wheels, not lifted, and stock 275/70/18. I did change out the crap Wrangler Territories for BFG KO3's

Maybe a dumb question but isn't a ZR2 lifted 2" from the factory like the Trail Boss?

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2 hours ago, Bikerjon said:

Maybe a dumb question but isn't a ZR2 lifted 2" from the factory like the Trail Boss?

 

2 hours ago, Byrds8 said:

Stock wheels, not lifted, and stock 275/70/18. I did change out the crap Wrangler Territories for BFG KO3's

Thanks Byrd. Well, your tire/wheel setup is a quarter inch taller than mine. So if it isn't lifted as Jon suggests then I should be able to turn my wheel to the left and get to my ECM. I've been driving mine in L9 also, and while I've gotten into the habit of using it and turning the Auto stop/start off, it would be nice to not have to. Plus if I loan my truck to my son I won't have to hope that he'll remember to do so.

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9 hours ago, Bikerjon said:

Maybe a dumb question but isn't a ZR2 lifted 2" from the factory like the Trail Boss?

From factory yes, but that makes it stock for the ZR2.

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Ok that was a piece of cake!

I’m on a 6” lift and I didn’t even need to pull the liner. You can pull it back enough to access the ECM. I bet you could do it on non lifted truck too. Just crank the wheel to left and slide in there. 
 

Took me 5 minutes; which means swapping it for recalls etc won’t be hard.

 

its right above that silver bolt by liner there.


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Any updates from those who've installed theirs? Spring's coming and I want to get mine in soon. Truck seems to be stable and shouldn't have to bring it in for anything, so hopefully this will be a one and done install for me. I'm in the habit of hitting L9 now, but if I ever loan the truck to my son he won't be.

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4 hours ago, TrueBlue said:

Any updates from those who've installed theirs? Spring's coming and I want to get mine in soon. Truck seems to be stable and shouldn't have to bring it in for anything, so hopefully this will be a one and done install for me. I'm in the habit of hitting L9 now, but if I ever loan the truck to my son he won't be.


I literally forgot I had this installed until you replied.
It's been a none issue -- haven't had a single problem.
I also don't drive every day and it doesn't run the risk of draining my battery like the old range devices did that you plugged into the OBDII.

 

I'm getting the oil changed on Friday and I have zero plans to remove it.

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