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Thank you for your kind words Sir! If you make it in the end, or any other member of this forum in this part of the world, please give me a notification. It would be nice to meet!

Did some more work around the house, trying to put my mind of the war near the border or my country. However it’s impossible to not think at being positive and safe being a luxury compared to what happens to our neighbors. It feels deeply selfish somehow.

Loving my round bar roll-cage, very useful even if it’s not the most pleasant looking.

Ok! I’ve actually bent one mount of the passenger side, the doorstep was bent upwards. Mine are made from plastic though. Lucky for me is that the hit was directly in the mounting bracket, which I could restore to the original shape later on.

Venom, if these bolt to the frame, which it seems to be the case, then indeed they are rocksliders.

I’ve added some color to an almost monochrome truck. First impressions are positive, a bit firmer which I wanted, tarmac imperfections are almost unnoticeable, potholes on a dirt road are no longer unpleasant. I’ve lost 5mm of height and the rear is higher about 45mm which I like aids handling.

Removal of front struts, the UCA way this time, way simpler than LCA. Total time 1.5h with tools fetching included. Way to go FOMOCO on rustproofing. Funny thing, the stickers with QR codes are good quality actually.

Exactly, I was waiting for a reason to upgrade. Unfortunately I can’t get those over here. Maybe Fox I can. I am contemplating between OME, Ironman and Pedders. Not sure if I want foamcells or nitro. I can get Pedders preassembled, 1.75” lift claimed.

Broke one spring :(. I can only guess when, I’ve noticed it today. It’s not covered by the extended warranty, I understand.

That makes a lot of sense! Good job! Do you have a picture of the CV angle at full droop?

I do not own myself an USDM Ranger, yet the front suspension is not that different from the European models, and anyway there is way too much tolerance item to item with Ford. If I am right (also for the USDM versions) currently, your stock UCA is the limiting factor for the droop. At least on...

Thank you for sending me to school :). Here's my view: you were talking about "extension geometry of the shock", which in other words means droop. On an IFS vehicle the spacer (top, preload, ...) and a coilover lifting the vehicle will compromise droop compared to stock suspension. The only...

I bet you could compress the spring while on the truck with two "simple" spring compressors. The dangers of those compressors are mitigated by the fact the spring is not removed from the strut. Please evaluate the risks before you proceed this way.

Mine was not mentioned :(.

Could you please detail what do you actually mean with the part in bold? Unless I miss something essential, the geometry changes as much as it does with a coilover at the same lift and the strut is virtually unchanged with the spacer compared to the stock, except longer. Yes, arms geometry...

The Ranger on snow tyres is very capable. I do off road in deep snow and it has never failed me, without any load in the back: 4H mode. I also drive an X3 (x-drive) that behaves very well and had previously a few other SUVs. Driving at speed feels safer in an SUV on a snowy/icy road with patches...

Same place as yesterday, snow found! You do not need a Tacoma, just patience ?.

No such thing over this side of the world, Hilux and Landcruisers only ;)

Searching for snow :(

Today I rode 20 miles of fire roads in between villages, potholes like moguls(small but packed on each other) on an extreme ski slope. Max speed, 25kmh, fillings coming off teeth … otherwise the stock suspension is brilliant. I did air down to 22psi. So, I am looking for something more forgiving...