I’m not refuting anything you’re saying specifically, but I think this extends to basically every major OEM. Even Toyota is hush hush about the tundra stuff.
man i tell you what, anytime we drive into columbus for a game or anything like that we LOVE to take the ranger. between it and the 4runner, the ranger is simply the better all around driver. it's comfy for the interstate drive and it's so effortless in an urban setting.
that being said...
Since I want to do UCAs and leaf springs later, should it all be done at once or are the eibachs fine going on on their own? Something I’ve wondered.
I’m still resisting the damper tho. Caveman brain.
fwiw, i do try to turn my 4WD system on once a month when i know i'm driving in a straight line. i think my toyota's advised that activity in the owner's manual to ensure the gears stayed lubricated. i just carried the habit over into my fords. as a result, my 4WD engages and disengages within...
oh boy. A DREAMER'S THREAD! i've trained for this moment my whole life (not really).
buys:
- Eibach suspension upgrade.. still rockin the stock FX4's at 88k miles and it blows.
- leaf springs but don't know which. i want some better comfort over bumps. suggestions welcome.
- improved bump...
I’m not gonna lie, when I first saw the image I thought for sure you were gonna say you didn’t drive away until you saw what you liked on the thermal cam. As in, every start up every time.
I would’ve been both horrified and impressed at the same time.
really? i'm curious why. i always warm my ranger up whether it's warm or cold outside. the transmission just doesn't like cold temp fluid. during the summer the warmup is 1 or 2 minutes, but during the winter i'll leave that em effer out there like 10+ min lol.
admittedly it's mostly cuz i'm a...
i have a lot of reasons to keep my ranger. lots of memories. and it's just as reliable as anything new out there (mainly because it's the devil i know). it's also, like others here, just about paid off.
but it needs some attention. halogen headlights are getting worse and could use an LED...
here’s a photo of the ramps I use (the fold right up and slide underneath the ATV in the bed) and a pic of the front of the ATV. You can see where the front wheels are in relation to the wheel wells. They’re clearly fitting between those wells. Not sure the rears would fit so if you have thicker...
in the immortal words of ace ventura: liiiiike a glove!
the atv pictured is a 2025 Honda Rancher 420 DCT IRS. Front wheels actually run right between the wheel wells no problem. I’m sure the low PSI on ATV wheels helps! So she runs right up against the front of the bed. I use pro taper tie...
Alright, after a year of no rear defroster and winter on the way, it was time.
mobile glass install company drove out to my house and did the install in my driveway. Temps were high 20s/low 30s. I asked if the glue/gasket needed higher temps for install and he insisted no. I asked why the...
just rolled over 87k in my 2019. notable issues were:
- clutch fan hose deteriorated, fixed for ~$15 in o'reilly's parts
- bucking/surging epidemic, swapped the sensor for ~$40 and i have a spare sensor after accidentally ordering 2
- HVAC box warped, Ford covered most and i paid ~$900, but as a...
it seemingly always comes down to who you get working your case. my local dealer has a fantastic salesman that will run people down if his buyers don't get help from service. that's a pretty priceless asset and is probably the the main reason i would still consider a ford.
kind of a shame. that...
Yeah SUV/minivan. Maybe you can find some opportunity in this and get a family vehicle while saving a few dollars behind to buy an older truck. You can go vintage, or find something like a 2003 Chevy/GMC 2500 with the 6.0L engine. That’s a very very reliable engine and those trucks can be had...
I was thinking the same thing. People have posted some pretty dramatic crashes here and walked away with general soreness only. Kudos to the safety/design teams at Ford.
to the OP, I was a teenager statistic many moons ago. Hit a tree at high speed with my Honda civic late at night. Like your...
those seat upgrade options look pretty neat. nice to know it's an option out there.
that being said, the music on that video.. some sort of amalgamation of rap and country music... distracted the crap outta me and made me want to shove the business end of a spoon in my ears because as lewis...
codes like that should be stored in the computer memory. i'd get it checked even though everything seems fine. my brother had a similar occurrence with his F-150 and it ended up being rodents chewing through his wiring loom. i think it was causing some of his spark plugs to fire intermittently...