Treimche's White Platinum Ranger

[jeepwranger]

It was damn near impossible to find a truck that did not have chrome bumpers or the sport package.

I know the feeling.

Sponsored

 

[treimche]

Ordered the Fox 2.0 coilover lift kit from Rogue Offroad this weekend. Their price was absolutely fantastic! Might have to put some Ford stickers on them so the dealership doesn't give me crap for the aftermarket suspension.

 

[FULLSCALE]

Ordered the Fox 2.0 coilover lift kit from Rogue Offroad this weekend. Their price was absolutely fantastic! Might have to put some Ford stickers on them so the dealership doesn't give me crap for the aftermarket suspension.

What did you get the kit for if you don’t mind me asking?

 

[treimche]

What did you get the kit for if you don’t mind me asking?

$1075 shipped. Pretty crazy price to be honest.

 

[FULLSCALE]

$1075 shipped. Pretty crazy price to be honest.

That’s an awesome deal, best price I’ve heard on it so far!

 

[treimche]

That’s an awesome deal, best price I’ve heard on it so far!

Another vendor was going to beat it by $5 also, but I had already made the purchase. Either way, that price is pretty crazy, so I can't wait to get them. Looking for some decent upper control arms now too.

 

[Grey Razor]

... The cargo light wire is white with a green stripe, in the wire harness under the rear driver's side door sill. You'll want to test the wire with a multi meter because there are other white/green wires in the same harness. It will test as +12v with the cargo light on, and 0v when its off ...

Did you connect that tapped wire directly to the light kit's power wire, or do you have it running to a relay or through an inline fuse first?

 

[treimche]

Did you connect that tapped wire directly to the light kit's power wire, or do you have it running to a relay or through an inline fuse first?

I just used the white/green wire to power the bed LED strips. LED's draw very little current so I'm not worried about anything happening.

 

[Grey Razor]

I just used the white/green wire to power the bed LED strips. LED's draw very little current so I'm not worried about anything happening.

Cool, do you think 18 gauge wire is hefty enough to run from that point to the lights?

 

[treimche]

Cool, do you think 18 gauge wire is hefty enough to run from that point to the lights?

Should be fine. Didn't your LEDs come with their own wiring?

 

[Grey Razor]

Should be fine. Didn't your LEDs come with their own wiring?

It does, I was just unsure about the proper gauge to use for the extension wire needed to reach the kit. I didn’t want any issues with heat or voltage drop.

It’s a Nilight kit with two 60” strips, a harness with a 5amp inline fuse, switch and y-splitter. The leads are just really short.

I appreciate the info!

 

[treimche]

It does, I was just unsure about the proper gauge to use for the extension wire needed to reach the kit. I didn’t want any issues with heat or voltage drop.

It’s a Nilight kit with two 60” strips, a harness with a 5amp inline fuse, switch and y-splitter. The leads are just really short.

I appreciate the info!

No problem. Good luck with your install!

 

[treimche]

Finally rounded up (almost) all of the parts I wanted for the suspension. The Icon upper control arm box was busted open and a couple parts were missing but they’re sending them out. I went ahead with the install anyway and made it work for now. Fox 2.0 front coilovers and rear shocks, Icon Delta joint tubular front upper control arms, BDS intrusion beams and BDS 1” rear shackles. My goal was 3.5” with a level stance.

I added a little extra preload to the Fox front coilovers to add height, hoping for 3.5” taller than stock. If needed, I will adjust a little more once I take measurements of the ride height. Here are some pics but once everything is complete and aligned I’ll upload better pics.

 

[treimche]

Here’s how my UCA box showed up and how I had to add washers as spacers since that’s what was missing from the box. It will be an easy fix once the rest of the parts show up from Icon.

 

[FULLSCALE]

That’s looking great! What Quickjack are you using?

Sponsored