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I'm sure that fully depends on how much time (mileage) your truck spends at long sustained driving above 55mph?

I mean think about it. Some of us, perhaps most(?) have an average around 30mph. Most would balk at that statement, but if you look at your trip meter and do the math........ Miles/hours....you'll be surprised just how low your average speed is.

The point being is that the active dam is deployed only some of the time. Add to that the fact that it is very unlikely to exceed 1 mpg increase for even the portion of time that it IS deployed.

Or I saw where someone posted that if you add $'s to the equation, and the active airdam was an aftermarket device and cost $1000.00, it would never even pay for itself over the lifetime of the truck. :)

In my opinion it is one more example of a CAFE/EPA feature that means more to the manufacturer than it does to the individual truck owner. Any increase, even one that equals an extra couple of miles per TANKful, is multiplied by millions of vehicles manufacturerd that year. So the economy of scale will apply to Ford, but infinitesimal to me and one truck. I will never feel the benefit at the pump.

Yet, having said all that, it came on my truck. I was forced to pay for it. And the truck is under warranty. So I consider that if mine were to break or fail. But I personally don't lose an ounce of joy if circumstances were to rid my truck of the active air dam. Heck, I'd have preferred interior ambient lighting in my cup holders. Lol
I agree 100 % Im glad someone else has the same opinion! thanks for your input
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i was just reading on another post the new lower part is longer or taller in the middle to keep it from catching the upper.
My 2022 MY Feb 2022 "build" has the revised/lenghened movable air dam. Hard to see but based on a side by side of old vs new in a different thread I can't seem to find...it's the new longer one so maybe this is one issue Ford actually fixed.
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My 2022 MY Feb 2022 "build" has the revised/lenghened movable air dam. Hard to see but based on a side by side of old vs new in a different thread I can't seem to find...it's the new longer one so maybe this is one issue Ford actually fixed.
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i will try to get a picture of mine today it was built nov 2021.
maybe we can get or find a timeline when a "new and improved " lower was put in production
 

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i took a pic and i have the newer dam upper with the taller center section and my truck is a late nov 2021 build

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I plan to permanently remove my AAD along with the outer 6" air dam. Off-road clearance needed.
It took a bashing on the beach last week!
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It will keep a code in the ECM and TCM, but no MIL will be on.
 

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I plan to permanently remove my AAD along with the outer 6" air dam. Off-road clearance needed.
It took a bashing on the beach last week!
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It will keep a code in the ECM and TCM, but no MIL will be on.
It's a damn shame that we have to deal with this burden especially as FX4 owners!
 

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It's a damn shame that we have to deal with this burden especially as FX4 owners!
I am a modifier of most things I own, so it just enables my hobbies! 🤣😂
 

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I am a modifier of most things I own, so it just enables my hobbies! 🤣😂
Are you removing the actuators/motors as well?

I will be removing both pieces as i am mounting a plow. Dont want to keep anything behind not needed.
 

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Are you removing the actuators/motors as well?

I will be removing both pieces as i am mounting a plow. Dont want to keep anything behind not needed.
The actuators hang down 6" also, so there's no sense leaving them there. Mounting them up higher and leaving them plugged in will stop a trouble code being stored, but that code will not illuminate the CEL.
So, yes, it will all be removed. I wanna watch my mpg a bit more before removing to see if there's a difference. I'm planning a Fall Foliage Trail Ride for October in the Georg Washington National Forest, so they will be off before then.
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