What did you do to your Ranger today?

[yuck6]

Having never changed the oil on any vehicle I’ve ever owned. I managed to successfully change the oil and the filter with Mobil 1 as that seems the highest recommended around here. Managed to miss the drain pan on both filter and drain. But was a good experience and know for next time.

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[gkostolny]

How do you like it, since you have some time on it?

Considering one, but I am not quite the exhaust installation specialist so I may need to find a friend who is.

-btw, I am in the East Bay too. Near Concord.

Greetings fellow EBer! And sorry for the much-delayed response. We just welcomed a baby so my forum time has dropped drastically.

I am pretty happy with the exhaust. It hasn't gotten objectionably louder, and the truck still feels peppy. So far, 9/10 would recommend.

 

[Shaneb72]

I have a 21 tremor and was getting an annoying squeak from the rear suspension. Today I jacked up the tea part of the frame to relieve pressure on the suspension, the cleaned and greased the plastic spring pad cushions that are sandwiched in between the leaf springs. It fixed the squeaking, for now anyway lol.

 

[Bsenecal]

Having never changed the oil on any vehicle I’ve ever owned. I managed to successfully change the oil and the filter with Mobil 1 as that seems the highest recommended around here. Managed to miss the drain pan on both filter and drain. But was a good experience and know for next time.

Good for you giving it a try.
That oil pan placement is always a challenge, especially the first time on any vehicle.
The trick is to try and remember where to put it next time.
Brian

 

[1pt21gw]

Greetings fellow EBer! And sorry for the much-delayed response. We just welcomed a baby so my forum time has dropped drastically.

I am pretty happy with the exhaust. It hasn't gotten objectionably louder, and the truck still feels peppy. So far, 9/10 would recommend.

Congratulations !

Try and get some sleep/

 

[Noface]

Discover someone clipped my taillight at the store. Anyone got a spare driver side taillight they want to sell (no bliss)?

Came home to discover one of the trees inour yard lost a limb. Clearly made sense to stand on the truck and clear the last major chunk with the pole saw.

 

[underwhelmed]

Discover someone clipped my taillight at the store. Anyone got a spare driver side taillight they want to sell (no bliss)?

Came home to discover one of the trees inour yard lost a limb. Clearly made sense to stand on the truck and clear the last major chunk with the pole saw.

Dang! No note from the wonderful human being who did it?

 

[Noface]

Nope.. i parked next to an old repurposed school bus and if I had to guess he didn’t even notice.

 

[SD4160]

Finally got around to cleaning both the truck and my wife's suv. Been an inexcusable amount of time since either was cleaned this well, and I still had to cut some corners in the name of time!

Forgot what a PITA the McGuiars endurance tire gel is to apply to the WildPeaks!!! So many contours?

 

[AZ_Yeti]

Finally got around to cleaning both the truck and my wife's suv. Been an inexcusable amount of time since either was cleaned this well, and I still had to cut some corners in the name of time!

Forgot what a PITA the McGuiars endurance tire gel is to apply to the WildPeaks!!! So many contours?

Sweet truck - love the color! I am biased though... lol

Which size Rokblokz do you have? What offset and tire size are you running? I am thinking about adding the mud flaps and like the look of your set up.

 

[Jimmy 2021 FX4]

After a lot of research on the forums...I upgraded from a stock truck on Friday. Feels like a different truck!
I washed it and used some tire shine!

 

[SD4160]

Sweet truck - love the color! I am biased though... lol

Which size Rokblokz do you have? What offset and tire size are you running? I am thinking about adding the mud flaps and like the look of your set up.

Hey thanks!

I'm running the wider tremor width rokblokz. My truck is an fx4, but I replaced the stock flush fender flares with the tremor specific ones for that extra bit of bump out.

Tires are 275/70R17 on -18 offset wheels. The difference from factory offset is just shy of 1.5".

It's also lifted on the eibach pro truck adjustable front strut assemblies, rear pro truck sports and icon multi rate squeak... I mean leaf packs.

I originally leveled it before changing leaf springs, which lifted the rear up a bit from stock.

 

[subquark]

Gave Soupie a bath. =)

Last year I did two graphene coats and this is full wash and shine #2 for the season. I won't do another graphene until next spring. But I'll soap and rinse in the fall and on warmer winter days to get the road grime and salt off.

priority one, set up the foreman so he can supervise (and a chair for his out-of-shape subordinate)

best part, soap cannon. used the far-too-heavy mitt-on-a-stick for the hood, roof, and tonneau

used a microfiber mitt and a bucket with a grate for the rest, and this is the very first time I've dried it! usually the sun gets to it before I do. but after that, I had to check in with the foreman and wait for the sun to move off it for the graphene

graphened the entire truck, rather than panel by panel, and buffed it out all at once. I don't put much pressure when buffing but the side-to-side action wrecks my craptacular shoulders =p

sure is pretty for a day! =)

ugh, so many little acorn dents ... =(

I use a Harbor Freight rolling stool to save my back. raise it to its highest and scoot along, then to its lowest and scoot back

I never do the tires, just a good rinse, it's too frou-frou for me (or maybe I'm lazy!) =D

even graphene here!

still need to do 303 Aerospace Protectant on the plastic parts and tonneau cover, but now it's time for a gin & tonic, four Advil and a couple of Excedrin!

 

[IdahoRanger]

Gave Soupie a bath. =)

Last year I did two graphene coats and this is full wash and shine #2 for the season. I won't do another graphene until next spring. But I'll soap and rinse in the fall and on warmer winter days to get the road grime and salt off.

priority one, set up the foreman so he can supervise (and a chair for his out-of-shape subordinate)

best part, soap cannon. used the far-too-heavy mitt-on-a-stick for the hood, roof, and tonneau

used a microfiber mitt and a bucket with a grate for the rest, and this is the very first time I've dried it! usually the sun gets to it before I do. but after that, I had to check in with the foreman and wait for the sun to move off it for the graphene

graphened the entire truck, rather than panel by panel, and buffed it out all at once. I don't put much pressure when buffing but the side-to-side action wrecks my craptacular shoulders =p

sure is pretty for a day! =)

ugh, so many little acorn dents ... =(

I use a Harbor Freight rolling stool to save my back. raise it to its highest and scoot along, then to its lowest and scoot back

I never do the tires, just a good rinse, it's too frou-frou for me (or maybe I'm lazy!) =D

even graphene here!

still need to do 303 Aerospace Protectant on the plastic parts and tonneau cover, but now it's time for a gin & tonic, four Advil and a couple of Excedrin!

David, it is officially ready for the next dump run.

 

[OrangeStreak]

Installed the new BatteryMINDer on my day old battery. The Green LED started blinking...let the desufating begin...

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