When lifting/leveling the Ranger, speaking about the rear suspension, what is preferred? I think a typical 1" block and longer U-bolts are pretty cheap and easy to do, and I have done that on other trucks in the past. However, I see that BDS sells a 1" lift for the rear that is a shackle type...
Has anyone figured out what parts should be changed in order to easily increase the power of these Rangers? Obviously a tune is the big one, but from there, what should we be changing next? Downpipe? Exhaust? Intake system? Intercooler piping?
I'm very interested in some bolt ons after I...
I'll be down in LV for SEMA this week, and am looking for someone with a Ranger that has the Fox suspension installed. If possible, I'd love to ride in one and see if I like how it feels with the Fox stuff in it. If this is a possibility for anyone please let me know!
SEMA is coming up very soon, and I thought it would be cool to get a thread going about the Rangers of SEMA. I'm guessing there will be a lot of really cool new stuff debuting there, so hopefully those of us who get to go can share this with the rest.
So far, the only new product I know of will...
Looks like my driver's door check is already checking itself out. There's a very definite crack in the plastic that Ford is going to have to replace. Why the hell would they use plastic on this part? I'm not one who lets my door go flying open or anything like that either. I know some people...
I have the "auto lock" and "auto unlock" turned on in the door lock settings via the gauge cluster, but it does not automatically unlock the doors when it should. The manual says the doors should automatically unlock when the transmission is shifted into park, but mine definitely does not do...
Does anyone know how to wipe what the adaptive transmission has learned and start over from scratch? I'm close to 2000 miles on my Ranger and still don't feel that it shifts as smoothly as the one I originally test drove. My Ranger is too new to be covered by the TSB that others have had good...
Has anyone successfully removed the shark fin antenna from the roof of the Ranger? I don't see any section of the service manual that has been uploaded that shows how to do this. Typically the headliner has to be dropped down in order to remove a nut from the bottom of the antenna base. If...
I want to add fender flares to my Ranger.
So far the options appear to be:
Air Design bolt on look, along with their front bumper extensions
Bushwacker bolt on look (no bumper extensions)
Bushwacker smooth look (no bumper extension)
Unfortunately, I don't like the fake bolt on look, and I...
Does anyone else with the FX4 package feel like the Ranger bounces too much? My tires are at the recommended 30 psi, so that is not the issue. General driving around town hitting bumps makes the truck bounce around too much in my opinion. I must note that my previous truck had factory...
I'm looking around at some lift kits like this one from Fabtech, and wondering if anyone out there has tried one? I really like that they replace the intrusion bars with some offset bars for safety, along with replacing the front upper control arms. This kit looks very nice and complete, plus...
My Ranger showed up 20 days early, and I was able to pick it up from the dealership on July 26th, so it was a great Friday. I will share pics of the truck and of my modifications to it as I go. It won't be anything crazy, but should be pretty clean and just the way I like it. I'll try to keep...
Probably a dumb question, but I'm testing the aux power points in the dash, and it seems like they either take a long time to turn off after turning the Ranger off, or else they stay on indefinitely. The owner's manual did not say anything about when they should turn off. Does anyone know...
I might be alone on this one, but will start a discussion anyway. Is there a way to fill in the Ranger indentation in the tailgate, and also shrink the rear Ford emblem? Personally, I think the back of the truck looks goofy with all that going on.
I wish someone made a panel that could cover...
Just wondering if anyone can give me the dimensions of the 5' bed. Just trying determine whether or not I will get lucky and can swap my Truxedo Titanium bed cover from my Tacoma to the Ranger once it arrives.
Looks like there will be a lot of options for tuning the new Rangers so maybe we can compile all that info into one thread?
HP Tuners NGauge with 5 Star tunes: https://5startuning.com/product/2019-2-3l-ranger-hp-tuners-ngauge-with-choice-of-5-star-custom-tunes/
SCT/Bullydog BDX with 5 Star...
I was checking out another Ranger over the weekend and got to thinking, I don't think I've seen either of these options available for the '19 Ranger. Wonder if they will be added for 2020.
I'm starting to really consider trading my Tacoma for a Ranger. I'll definitely go test drive one to see if it suits what I want from a mid sized truck, because the Tacoma sure doesn't. What I'm debating is whether I go and pull the trigger on a 2019, or wait for info on the 2020 and/or...