What did you do to your Ranger today?

[Jackson84]

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[RangerVA]

mocked up the bumper, will probably finish the install today, but I need a second pair of hands, waiting for my father.

Looks good! I’d be interested to hear how you installed the side plates on the bottom part of the bumper near the tires. I had to bend mine. They stuck out too much and rubbed against the tires.

This bumper install also makes you want to get the ARB bash plates to match because the OEMs end up becoming too wide.

congrats on the purchase!

 

[JAKE2.3]

Did a little to the Ranger and a little for the Ranger.

Finally got around to opening up my paint sprayer and painted the garage walls. Been procrastinating since buying the house a year ago. I was hoping the white paint would brighten things up a bit but it wasnt enough so I added some lighting. From 5800 lumens to 31,200 of LED glory.

Took Napoleon (yes I named my truck Napoleon because my wife said he has little truck syndrome) for his first oil change and rotated the tires. Afterwards, decided today was a perfect day to test the lighting by doing a deep clean, wax and polish.

One may say, today was a spa day.

Before

After

Looks great! LED's make a huge difference. I did my garage with them last year. My dad liked them so much, he tore down all his old florescents and replaced them too. Can never have to much garage lighting in my opinion.

 

[xracer128]

Hi Folks,

Today I replaced all the two piece lug nuts on the Ranger and also on the the Lincoln MKX... The new ones are solid and not prone to the swelling phenomena of the OEM Ford lug nuts. Not one of Ford's finest ideas for sure. Ranger lugs are 12mm X 1.5 and the MKX are 14mm X 1.5. Ranger at 100 ft. lb. MKX at 162 ft lb (Yikes!).

best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retried

I took your lead and went with these...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/24-Black-Factory-Style-Lug-Nuts-M12x1-50-Replacement-for-Ford-ACPZ-1012-H/133365092686?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

Came today and installed! My OCD had me painting the center caps "FORD" black...

 

[HTX1811]

I mounted my exact switch in the exact same spot.

 

[jeb134]

Since the tune from Ford is going to be a few more weeks, this little piece of fun arrived and has been fun to mess around with, should be even more fun once the tune is finally here! Also ordered some Shrockworks sliders, so hopefully everything will be on the truck in early June.

 

[RANGER_MARC]

Installed Goodyear Wrangler Fortithed H/T 265/70/R17 tires.

Hey, Dana, the Wranglers look great--how do they ride?

 

[Desertranger19]

Installed a Lariat grille about a week ago and yesterday I installed an FX4 skid plate and Ford Performance red tow hooks

 

[JAKE2.3]

Wheels and tires came in yesterday! Instantly stopped cutting the grass for install. Looks so much beefier than stock. I'm no photographer but here's a couple to look at. One of these days I'll get it up in the hills and test them out. I did have a slight rub on the crash bars backing into the driveway at full turn. I might take them out, shave em, tig them back together, and paint em up. Project for a rainy day possibly.

My experience with discount tire has been wonderful. Matt has answered all my questions and helped me every step of the way along with his colleagues. He was also able to beat the best price I found.
Thanks @Discount Tire for everything.

 

[RANGER_MARC]

Wheels and tires came in yesterday! Instantly stopped cutting the grass for install. Looks so much beefier than stock. I'm no photographer but here's a couple to look at. One of these days I'll get it up in the hills and test them out. I did have a slight rub on the crash bars backing into the driveway at full turn. I might take them out, shave em, tig them back together, and paint em up. Project for a rainy day possibly.

My experience with discount tire has been wonderful. Matt has answered all my questions and helped me every step of the way along with his colleagues. He was also able to beat the best price I found.
Thanks @Discount Tire for everything.

Hey, Jake, looks great, man! Let us know how you like those Grabbers once you get a chance to run with them for a while!

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Looks good! I’d be interested to hear how you installed the side plates on the bottom part of the bumper near the tires. I had to bend mine. They stuck out too much and rubbed against the tires.

This bumper install also makes you want to get the ARB bash plates to match because the OEMs end up becoming too wide.

congrats on the purchase!

Do the lights in the ARB bumper plug into the fog lights of the Ranger?

Or are they their own separate circuit.

Also, did the lights come with it (sometimes ARB shows pictures of lights that look like part of the deal but are in reality optional)?

 

[JAKE2.3]

Hey, Jake, looks great, man! Let us know how you like those Grabbers once you get a chance to run with them for a while!

Thanks! Will do. Probably won't see a ton of off-road, went more for the look, I won't lie. We do see a bunch of snow up this way though. That should be a good test as well.

 

[RangerVA]

Do the lights in the ARB bumper plug into the fog lights of the Ranger?

Or are they their own separate circuit.

Also, did the lights come with it (sometimes ARB shows pictures of lights that look like part of the deal but are in reality optional)?

Yes and Yes (plug and play & come with)

 

[dguffin]

Hey, Dana, the Wranglers look great--how do they ride?

They ride very nice and look better with the lift.

 

[RangerVA]

Installed a Lariat grille about a week ago and yesterday I installed an FX4 skid plate and Ford Performance red tow hooks

I like those lariat grills without any kind of full protection front bumper. Gives the truck a more sleek look IMO. Great choice!

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