What did you do to your Ranger today?

[DukeCanBuildit]

alright this is gonna be a lot since well a lot quoted me haha

ya no kidding need to get little rubber ones made so we can place em haha

and im not sure tbh?

ah i see well i dig it man!

ya it does but it was taken care of finally and a new shock will be sent out hopefully today....

just wanted to say i liked that decal its cool!

ah i see well ill go to the dealer tomorrow and see if they or anyone have them in stock if not ill reuse and put a bit of blue Loctite on em and call it good

ah i see do you think they will hold well and actually be useful? or you think it will just be for looks?

also the front ones are they the rough country ones? if so ive heard they are rather thin so be careful about using them as actual recovery points.

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[Rhino]

This might come in handy - part numbers up front - torque specs on page 20…

thank you sir!

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

thank you sir!

You’re welcome - good luck with this. ?

 

[Rhino]

You’re welcome - good luck with this. ?

thanks!

 

[Venom_z89]

alright this is gonna be a lot since well a lot quoted me haha

ya no kidding need to get little rubber ones made so we can place em haha

and im not sure tbh?

ah i see well i dig it man!

ya it does but it was taken care of finally and a new shock will be sent out hopefully today....

just wanted to say i liked that decal its cool!

ah i see well ill go to the dealer tomorrow and see if they or anyone have them in stock if not ill reuse and put a bit of blue Loctite on em and call it good

ah i see do you think they will hold well and actually be useful? or you think it will just be for looks?

also the front ones are they the rough country ones? if so ive heard they are rather thin so be careful about using them as actual recovery points.

thanks I got a pair off etsy for like 14 bucks. pretty good vinyl.

 

[Venom_z89]

so for the set up I'm running I ended up buying 2017 2.7l 4wd f150 eibach pro rear shocks. they matched my extended and collapsed length I need. they also may be a bit stiffer which means it should soak up off road bumps a bit better also. I'll keep y'all posted once they arrive. @Rhino I ordered them through stage 3. I have faith they'll make it right for you.

 

[Rhino]

thanks I got a pair off etsy for like 14 bucks. pretty good vinyl.

not to bad

so for the set up I'm running I ended up buying 2017 2.7l 4wd f150 eibach pro rear shocks. they matched my extended and collapsed length I need. they also may be a bit stiffer which means it should soak up off road bumps a bit better also. I'll keep y'all posted once they arrive. @Rhino I ordered them through stage 3. I have faith they'll make it right for you.

ya they sent a new one out already so hopefully it gets here soon!

with talk of the rear suspension part of me wants to order the bilsitens they have for a 6" lift with a new set of deaver leaf packs to get more droop for cheap. i did this with my tacoma with extended brake lines and b110s in the rear with dakar leafs and it had very good flex for the price i put into it

 

[Venom_z89]

not to bad

ya they sent a new one out already so hopefully it gets here soon!

with talk of the rear suspension part of me wants to order the bilsitens they have for a 6" lift with a new set of deaver leaf packs to get more droop for cheap. i did this with my tacoma with extended brake lines and b110s in the rear with dakar leafs and it had very good flex for the price i put into it

exactly. I eventually want to go with chevy 63 leafs as it would make it flex like crazy and offroad world theyre some of the best older and newer tacos use em and most old explorer and rangers also use em. I had done the math and I was going to have to relocate the front hanger like 5 inches and the rear actually was going to have to move like 1 inch inbound to keep proper degree of shakle. cheap sometimes gets damn good results but most don't like fabrication prefer bolt on.

 

[Rhino]

exactly. I eventually want to go with chevy 63 leafs as it would make it flex like crazy and offroad world theyre some of the best older and newer tacos use em and most old explorer and rangers also use em. I had done the math and I was going to have to relocate the front hanger like 5 inches and the rear actually was going to have to move like 1 inch inbound to keep proper degree of shakle. cheap sometimes gets damn good results but most don't like fabrication prefer bolt on.

so 63 swap is great but its a load of work and tbh unless you plan to crawl or race the crap out of it 63 swap is not worth it.. get a set of deavers that are tuned to what you want with a set of smoothies from king or fox id say ads but they dont make anything for us yet... and just stay at mid travel long travel is a lot of headachs and a lot of cash to burn if you never use it

 

[Venom_z89]

deavers are pretty cool but for cost idk. the amount of work to swap in 63s isn't too bad nor scares me I just swapped my f150 57s for raptor 63s which I had to do same thing and in fact this I don't see to bad for ranger being that they make hangers for the tacos that I don't see why it wouldn't work. but who knows that's further down the line. projects are never over.

 

[Cmar]

Was fed up with a slow leak in my LHS rear tyre so I got out the garage jack and axle stands, undid the wheel nuts which had obviously been previously tightened by a lowland gorilla with a rattle gun to 3000 foot pounds, pulled the wheel, washed it, added soapy water, and looked at it really closely. I've looked at it before on the vehicle, but couldn't see anything stuck in it.

After a good look (with glasses) I finally saw a tiny silver spot in a crevice in the tread, which turned out after I removed it to be part of a cotter pin! Hopefully no one's front suspension came apart somewhere! No wonder I couldn't see it on the car! Removal was not easy, it involved the use of screw drivers and side cutters and some words, to get a grip on it.

I considered getting the tyre professionally fixed but these tyres have about six months left on them in my estimation, so I just extracted the offending object, cleaned the hole and plugged it. I'll keep an eye on it for the next few days to make sure it holds air.
When I get a chance I'll take it to the local tyre shop for a proper patch if it doesn't.

 

[Mellow]

Lund SX133S Fender Flares - as others have mentioned, you have to do some modification on the passenger side as the side marker light won't clip in and stay. I filed the light itself as it's got about a bit more than 1/8 inch of extra material so I just filed it flat and the light then clipped in and stays.

 

[Fredo]

Very nice. Is that the 12" RCI with the tonneau adapter brackets?

Look like any loss of seal on the rail gasket around the adapter?

Yes, those are the 12" RCI with the tonneau adapter brackets and I haven't noticed any loss of seal on the rail gasket around the adapters

 

[Fredo]

New face.

Ford Performance grille with original surround from my Tremor grille, slightly modified to fit together.

The new look really rocks , looks like you decided to go with the raptor lights

 

[eqcmbarnes]

Had the girl ceramic coated

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