New Ranger Tremor Owner

[Lron58]

How do you like the Nitto tires. I have to replace my BFG K02’s soon and like the Nittos….both Terra Grappler 2 and the Ridge Grapplers. I know there are a bunch of other threads about tires, but yours caught my eye. I love the K02’s but am looking for a change.

I have had both the Nitto and KO2's on my F150 and preferred the KO2's.

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[RangerTX]

Hey guys,

I just purchased my new 2023 Ranger Lariat Tremor about 2 weeks ago and just wanted to share.
Ordered the truck back in October in Azure Gray Metalic Tri-Coat, delivered 12/27.
First time owning a truck since I mostly drove smaller Japanese import coupes.

The day I picked it up.

How it sits now after 2 weeks.

2" level lift in the front.
Enkei RPT1 in 16x8 +0 wrapped in 285/75R16 Nitto Ridge Grappler

Hopefully some more lighting to come, treat me well guys!

Nice ride dude.

Love the color. Love the tremor. My wife has the tremor and I have the fx4. I am secretly jealous but will never admit it.

 

[ANMEKNG]

Appreciate all the warm welcomes. 3 weeks in and I’m loving the truck just need to get used to the size of this thing coming from a 2016 Mazda Miata.
On a side note, did a few other things with the truck over the weekend.

Went and got a course Motorsport phone mount with a wireless Qi charger as well as the Carlinkit v4 for wireless carplay. I’m a stickler for exposed wires so I went and tucked everything as much as I could. The adapter is Velcro’d to the side for easy access and I popped out the passenger side 12v socket and tucked it behind the panel so my wires wouldn’t be out and about.

If you open the passenger side 12v flap, it’s just an open hole now so it’s just a dummy cover. The drivers side still there if i

 

[banjo5]

Very nice looking truck. Congrats. I ordered my '23 Tremor back in December and curious how long it will take for production. Looks like your order was pretty quick. Were there any limitations for your order or packages that were not available? I ordered the Lariat Tremor but couldn't order the 501A package so I got the 500A and added the tech package. I assume there are some microchips shortages causing the 501A to not be available for order.

 

[Jhbryaniv]

Very nice looking truck. Congrats. I ordered my '23 Tremor back in December and curious how long it will take for production. Looks like your order was pretty quick. Were there any limitations for your order or packages that were not available? I ordered the Lariat Tremor but couldn't order the 501A package so I got the 500A and added the tech package. I assume there are some microchips shortages causing the 501A to not be available for order.

Many of us ordered the same week.

Some are still waiting, some took delivery over the last month.

There are many factors that go into production...

 

[ANMEKNG]

Very nice looking truck. Congrats. I ordered my '23 Tremor back in December and curious how long it will take for production. Looks like your order was pretty quick. Were there any limitations for your order or packages that were not available? I ordered the Lariat Tremor but couldn't order the 501A package so I got the 500A and added the tech package. I assume there are some microchips shortages causing the 501A to not be available for order.

I was in the same boat, I wanted to get the 501A but it seems like they were having issues with getting the 4G module. I wish they just took it out at a discount and let me get the B&O sound system but I'm ok with what I have.

 

[Jefain]

Hey guys,

I just purchased my new 2023 Ranger Lariat Tremor about 2 weeks ago and just wanted to share.
Ordered the truck back in October in Azure Gray Metalic Tri-Coat, delivered 12/27.
First time owning a truck since I mostly drove smaller Japanese import coupes.

The day I picked it up.

How it sits now after 2 weeks.

2" level lift in the front.
Enkei RPT1 in 16x8 +0 wrapped in 285/75R16 Nitto Ridge Grappler

Hopefully some more lighting to come, treat me well guys!

I ordered my 2023 in cactus gray based off the 2022 options because the 2023 options weren’t out. Don’t get me wrong, I love the color…. But that blue tho!!! Very well done on the stance and wheel/tire setup. That looks bad@$$!!! Congrats brother.

 

[Jefain]

Many of us ordered the same week.

Some are still waiting, some took delivery over the last month.

There are many factors that go into production...

I heard that there was a shortage of chips for the WiFi specifically, so I ordered mine without. I ordered it in September and it arrived in early December. I took delivery on 12 December 2022, so I guess I was amongst the lucky ones.

 

[Jefain]

I was going to go with the 1" lift up front but I stuck with the 2" because the dealership I purchased my truck would still warranty any suspension issues if I did it there. They only offered a 2" level.

I do plan on towing my old Nissan so I'll probably will just have to deal with the squat when it comes down to it.

You might not know this since you are new to the truck world, but that’s trash they’ll always tell you. The only time a dealer can say your warranty won’t cover it is if the issue happened because of the level/lift. I’m otherwords, if you break a control arm because a lift pulled it to a severe angle that caused undue strain resulting in breakage, that is your fault. If it can’t be attributable to the level/lift, it is covered under warranty. Same can be said of a tune. Drivetrain problems might be attributable to a tune, but if you break a control arm and your warranty covered it before the time, that’s not the fault of the tune… thus, you are still covered for that. You may have to stand firm at the dealership, but the threat of contacting corporate Ford over the issue will generally get them to step in line.

 

[Jhbryaniv]

I heard that there was a shortage of chips for the WiFi specifically, so I ordered mine without. I ordered it in September and it arrived in early December. I took delivery on 12 December 2022, so I guess I was amongst the lucky ones.

I ordered August, and it arrived early December.

Allocations are interesting to me, Ie what parts are allocated for a given build period and how that in combination with vehicle allocations to dealers effects how long it takes to get a vehicle.

So if I ordered a truck this week, and all the stars aligned could I get the truck next month? That would be a fun test to do... Would require finding what dealers have a list of trucks in que already, and what dealers don't.

 

[ANMEKNG]

You might not know this since you are new to the truck world, but that’s trash they’ll always tell you. The only time a dealer can say your warranty won’t cover it is if the issue happened because of the level/lift. I’m otherwords, if you break a control arm because a lift pulled it to a severe angle that caused undue strain resulting in breakage, that is your fault. If it can’t be attributable to the level/lift, it is covered under warranty. Same can be said of a tune. Drivetrain problems might be attributable to a tune, but if you break a control arm and your warranty covered it before the time, that’s not the fault of the tune… thus, you are still covered for that. You may have to stand firm at the dealership, but the threat of contacting corporate Ford over the issue will generally get them to step in line.

Well, I work at the dealer group I bought the truck from, haha.

I know the service director and such so I know I’m taken care of.

 

[Tracy Bowman]

I am a tire snob on all my cars over the years and those Hankooks on my 2019 Ranger, may be my favorite stock tire, ever.

I like mine too.

 

[TORQUERULES]

I have the Ridge Grapplers and will be looking to replace them soon with something else. They're great when new and are very quiet on the street and aggressive for off road. They wear very fast as I only have 30K on mine and the centers are very worn already. Most likely I'll be getting Toyo OC AT3's in a few months as any here love theirs and they are wearing well.

My Toyo OC ATIIIs are not wearing as well as they should. It looks like I am going to have to replace mine before 30K. Power, curvy and rough roads, take a toll and can cause wear. I will probably run them again because I like the weight (41 lbs), but wish I could find something with better wear with similar weight and tread aggressiveness/depth.

 

[AzScorpion]

My Toyo OC ATIIIs are not wearing as well as they should. It looks like I am going to have to replace mine before 30K. Power, curvy and rough roads, take a toll and can cause wear. I will probably run them again because I like the weight (41 lbs), but wish I could find something with better wear with similar weight and tread aggressiveness/depth.

That's to bad I've always heard that they wear pretty good. Here are roads are like glass and the only curves are when you travel up north or on women. lol I do like the weight of them and I'll most likely still get them as I don't plan on keeping my truck for another 30K.

 

[TORQUERULES]

Yea I was surprised at the wear too as that goes against all that I have heard on these. Again, I believe the roads here in WV have a lot to do with it. I am a somewhat agressive driver, but it is not like I am doing burnouts at every stop either and they are wearing evenly front and rear, so I say its the roads.

And about weight, that is a very important factor and is why the Toyos are still my first choice.

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