What did you do to your Ranger today?

[SpazC]

Local Dealer ( different than the one I purchased from) does spray in liners AND accepts Ford points.

$340 out of pocket sounded significantly better than the $550/700 the Local lineX dealer wanted for their basic/UV resistant liner. Same basic warranty. If anything happens to the liner they'll fix it.

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[OFC Ranger]

One day I am going to install gas shocks instead of damper. That way I have to use a few hundred pounds of force to push my tailgate down and hold it open, but when I am done it will slam shut on its own. I'm thinking a set of 200lb shocks should work.

Then I am going to go to every Ford / Ranger meetup while I just force down my tailgate and let it slam shut over and over for hours on end while staring at the crowd.

 

[AzScorpion]

Finally got the damper in and installed, but something is happening??

Now you need a damper mod. Yes you heard that right there's a mod for a mod.

I used a piece of velcro from a wire tie and wrapped it around the cable and added a piece of electrical tape at the bottom. Now it won't get caught on the side of damper.

 

[Cabose-1]

I have an RSI Smartcap, and have been having trouble with car washes and having water get through the sides of the tailgate and a small section on the top. Today I sealed it and am about to go test it to see if it keeps water out of the bed.

The lip of the tailgate on the corner was moving the seal when I closed it so I just cut a small piece and put it back a little further. If anybody is wondering why I didn’t curve it along the top. ?


Wish me luck!

Much better set up than mine!!! I used big weather stripping on the edge of the tailgate. It does not work very well. Your idea seems a much better solution

 

[Mirage775]

somebody here recommended it, I can’t remember his handle but this went on real good.

This would be me, LOL!

 

[Mirage775]

Well, today, I got an email from 5-Star Tuning and they shipped my tuner last week, without any of the 6 tunes I purchased. It did, however, have the canned version from SCT on it and that's what I'd been running all week, until tonight! I got my 3 daily/tow tunes and my 3 performance tunes uploaded onto my BDX. Maybe it'll be a different animal tomorrow morning, on my whopping 3 mile ride to work, LOL!

I also installed the Lariat Vault Grey Dash pieces, along with my faux CF Overlays.

 

[Cabose-1]

Extang Maxseal Truck Bed Tailgate Seal | 1140 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CN5QG...abc_F1AKJ3T9HFZQ81QQ3C9W?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1


Here’s the seal I used, somebody here recommended it, I can’t remember his handle but this went on real good.

There was a lot of water today though, so I’m thinking it Is coming up from below. Will be sealing the lower end soon. This spring I will have my wife drive through the car wash and I’ll wash my beard back there so I can make note of everywhere I am getting leaks. I want this thing sealed before summer.

Cheers bro.

Thanks!
You can see in The pic that i put weather stripping on the bottom of the bed where it meets the tailgate. That part seems to work on keeping most dust and keeping water out.

 

[Msfitoy]

Finally got the damper in and installed, but something is happening??

LOL...that's really slow...mine comes down in less than 2 seconds...

 

[Venom_z89]

Nothing really ranger related other than the fact I drove it 60 miles each way to pick up some Gen 1 raptor coilovers to swap into my 05 expedition. Ford does a hell of a good job with allowing for multiple vehicles to swap parts with eachother. Like the fact that the new bronco is basically a ranger raptor in sheep's clothing. I've read several articles and cross referenced a ton of things and by all means the 2021 bronco front end suspension parts minus shocks should be bolt on with added width and travel. I'll be canceling my bronco order for this reason and for ford dealer screwing me over too.

 

[AzScorpion]

LOL...that's really slow...mine comes down in less than 2 seconds...

Remember he's in Alaska. It's freezing there right now so it'll be slower than ours until it warms up. Even a damper gets shrinkage.

 

[Grumpaw]

Remember he's in Alaska. It's freezing there right now so it'll be slower than ours until it warms up. Even a damper gets shrinkage.

Verrrry important to protect your "damper" in cold weather...extreme shrinkage can be very detrimental to performance of the "in and out" operation of the damper.....
Protecting it with some type of "stretchable cover" or applying some type of lubricant to cover the damper might help...

 

[Ranger_Pawl]

Today was oil change and tire rotation day. I'll never undestand why folks think changing the oil is hard, you only need two tools. Just remember to turn hard right when you park it to make room to get to the filter.

I'll never understand why some folks think things that are easy for them to do are easy for every one else to do. The reason you don't understand is, you're probably not old, or handicapped, or time constrained, or live in an apartment, or where it snows, etc. lol

Someday though.....

 

[Pinepig]

I'll never understand why some folks think things that are easy for them to do are easy for every one else to do. The reason you don't understand is, you're probably not old, or handicapped, or time constrained, or live in an apartment, or where it snows, etc. lol

Someday though.....

I'm 55 have shit knees ( 5 surgeries at this point ) and tendon damage in my right hand, I actually wore pants because it was cold that day. If I could have done it in the snow it would have been AWESOME for my knees not having to kneel down on the hard ground and look..... nature provides a free ice pack. I have time constraints because I'm having to fix all kinds of things wrong/broken at my 81 year old mothers house who has Alzheimer's/dementia who can't afford to have it done because my sister has ran through about $500k of her money before bailing because there is nothing left but a house full of dog shit/piss and a garage stuffed to the rafters with garbage because hauling a can out to the curb was too hard.



EDITED TO ADD
If this post doesn't make any sense anymore it's because somebody edited my post and crap-canned a winner of a comment from Ranger_Pawl wishing I was affirmed so I'd understand how hard it is to change my own oil.

 

[AndyMedic]

Added my SS3 Pro fogs, Valvomax drain plug during my first oil change. Truck is 4 months old and about 10k miles. Oil change was straight forward and the trough for the filter was a nice addition.

 

[Marc S]

Added my SS3 Pro fogs, Valvomax drain plug during my first oil change. Truck is 4 months old and about 10k miles. Oil change was straight forward and the trough for the filter was a nice addition.

Damnit, I didn't realize I wanted a new drain plug until your post. It looks handy!

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