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I've heard of the Next Gen Drivetrain, Inc. outfit over on some car websites as they tend to pop into the conversation regarding the GM transmission failures. Then this video popped up from The Car Guy Online (warning: it's quite long, but loaded with lots of interesting discussion): There...

Got a weird noise. I’ve heard it on some cars before but never knew what it was. I have stock suspension and stock sized tires. I’ve looked at the wheel liners and they’re fine. while turning left at near full lock or full lock I hear this: It might make the noise turning right, but I don’t...

Finally gave in to the curiosity and test drove a ‘24 XLT with the 2.7L. All in all, seems like it addresses my gripes with my 2019 while somehow also feeling the same. While I’d enjoy a longer bed option, the 2024 certainly felt more stable than the 2019 as it drove. Going through curves it...

I'm really in need of changing out my brakes and rotors, but the intended brand I wanted sold out. I've read up on here and around the interwebs about other combinations and have narrowed it down to two options: 1) Raybestos Element 3 Rotors + Akebono Ceramic pads - $320 shipped from Rock Auto...

Just stumbled across this guy's channel on youtube. No talking, no advertising/sponsors, nothin. Just the sounds of this guy working on the truck. I think in newer videos he starts adding captions/cc notes if you care to see them. I do think some of the fun is watching these and trying to...

Figured it'd be best to pool the collective ability of people to identify important parts/mods in conjunction with sales over this weekend. I'll start -- I've been watching the Eibach Pro-Truck Stage 2R the past 6 months or so and the price has really stuck at $1,403 for the whole kit. I just...

I haven't checked out the EE channel in a while, but he just posted a fascinating video. Here it is: I think the video really touches on several topics I see around on car forums. I didn't now 80%ish of engine wear is from cold start up. Certainly makes me wonder what the % of engine wear is...

I've kicked around the idea of upgrading to a full size truck for quite some time now. For various reasons I never seem to actually get around to doing it. On Monday I did an overnight test drive in a '23 Nissan Titan Pro-4x, then took last night to think on it. Today I almost went through with...

right above the passenger headlight. My uncle was pulling into our camp area on his Honda Trail90 and some pedestrians weren’t paying attention. Stepped in front of him and he took evasive action right into my truck. I had fabulous parking, but wrong place at the wrong time lol. His handlebars...

Our 5th gens may have their share of issues, but at least we’re well into the development curve. New 6th Gen Rangers have typical first year woes. The GM twins sound like they’ve stumbled upon their fair share of issues. And now this with the Tacoma… That video does a great deep dive on a...

I'm intending this more as a discussion, but it seemed like a good question. I'm sure most people would say oil changes, because the engine isn't gonna last long without changing it. To me, however, changing the oil has always kept the truck (and any vehicle) running the same. Never felt like...

At 66k miles my brakes are just about done. Still not squealing, but I feel like I have to press on the pedal more than ever. I figure it's time. I went to Ford's parts website to check prices. Front Rotors - $140 each Rear Rotors - $110 each Front pads - $65-$95 per set (the site lists two...

I tried googling and searching on this forum, but didn’t see this pop up anywhere for the 5th gen. Truck is running great, but I was underneath it doing some quick routine inspections when I saw the plug on the rear diff was wet. Doesn’t look awful, but here it is: and here’s a closer shot...

Alright dual sporters, so I been rolling around with a Yamaha XT250 I bought for my wife. She didn’t ride it so I did because I didn’t wanna leave the poor thing in the garage gathering dust. My wife finally threw in the towel and told me to sell it and get something for myself. I already have...

So from what I understand, the 2.3L ecoboost block was designed in such a way that made a couple of the pistons close together and the head gasket could fail. This design was later updated to a longer block to address this concern (I forget which year, but I have a 2019 so I definitely have the...

So I'm not totally sure I'm in the right place, and I do apologize if that's the case... I'm looking to begin making tweaks to my 2019 Ranger FX4. Nothing too crazy as budget might be pretty tight on this one. Keeping it simple.. hence, Simple Jack (yes, I'm thinking of Ben Stiller in Tropic...

Gate King used to make a product for the Ranger that allowed it to lock at a 45 degree angle. This was more attractive to me than the simple damper. Then they stopped making it. https://www.etrailer.com/Truck-Bed-Extender/Ford/Ranger/2021/GK84FR.html?vehicleid=2021108821 It seems to be...

I’m sure it’s the cold blast we have going on, but my 2019 has joined the fray. I read through several other threads, but saw a bunch of discussion about clicking under the center stack when trying to use the cabin heater. That doesn’t happen for me. System is silent, fans are strong. I also...

This is a bit of a weird one, but I have a hunch that there's a simple explanation. My coolant level a couple of months ago was a little low, so I topped it off to the max fill line. It's the orange coolant that Ford used on the early 2019 Rangers. A couple of weeks ago I had the hood open...

Hello everyone! I inherited my wife’s Ford Edge a few years ago and kept it because it was paid off. The time has come and I found a certified used 2019 Ranger FX4 SuperCrew with 20k miles for $30k. From the first test drive I was smitten by this thing. I can go into detail about what got me...