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  1. 2022 Ranger unstable towing

    Buy a Hensley hitch and you will never be concerned with sway again. Best thing I ever did. Now I can drive relaxed even in a strong wind.
  2. What s the most important mod you learned about here?

    Blistein shocks and Clear View mirrors.
  3. Clearview Towing Mirrors

    Mine is the $1k model, although I put it on my XLT. I got the top model as I wanted the power fold. I think something messed up with your order.
  4. Clearview Towing Mirrors

    No. Mine looks the same from the outside, but mine has 2 pieces of mirror. A big power adjustable top mirror, and a manually adjustable blind spot mirror at the bottom.
  5. Clearview Towing Mirrors

    As mentioned somewhere earlier, Clearview has a short video on their site that shows how to lube the in/out slider. It helps with the stiffness.
  6. What did you let go to get your Ranger?

    2004 Ranger XLT 4x4 4.0 with 95k miles for 2019 FX4 XLT. Needed (and got) much more pulling power.
  7. Clearview Towing Mirrors

    Mine came yesterday and installation went smoothly. :rockon: Everything works and the fold is in sync. One hint I would give on installation. When removing the arm rest trim, start at the front to reduce chances of breaking a round attachment thingy.
  8. Looking For Advice For Our June Trip AZ-CO-SD-UT

    We were just throuogh Moab a few weeks ago. The views from Canyonland NP are amazing.
  9. Is my truck capable? Do you have any XP with this much trailer?

    With a trailer of that size, I would highly recommend a Hensley hitch. It is spendy, but it eliminates the problems with cross winds, trucks, and sway. Much safer.
  10. Loose Steering Wheel

    Thanks Phil, I will open a complaint.
  11. Loose Steering Wheel

    Had a strange thing happen yesterday. I grabbed the steering wheel to help myself in and it went 'Clunk' and felt like it was going to come off in my hand. I got in and wiggled it around and it would flop side to side or up and down about 3/4 inch. It still worked, but was all floppy. Took...
  12. Scary towing experience

    One thing to keep in mind is when you go to adjuest the E2 hitch, you need to buy all new nuts, and maybe bolts, EVERY TIME. Through the adjustment process I tried reusing one, once on a few mile test run. The nylon locknut siezed up and was a real bitch to get back off. Took a 5' breaker...
  13. How To Lubricate Your Driveshaft Slip Joint

    Wow Kimball, that is a pro quality video. Thanks!!
  14. Thinking of flipping my spare tire over

    I bougt a couple of valve stem extenders. Needed one for my trailer spare as well. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083R95L3V/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  15. 2021 Ranger dead

    Had 100 miles on my 2019 when I hit a bump in the road and the truck went completely dead. Emergency flashers wouldn't even work. Battery connections looked fine. Had it towed. Turns out that under the pos. battery connection is another connection that has something to do with determining...
  16. Towing Upgrades

    The other step I was going to take was to replace the tires as the Toyo snow tires (should be soft, right?) did so much better than the dynapro, but decided to skip that and go with the hitch. Trailer is 21' ball to bumper. 5300 lbs fully loaded. Hitch weight 620 lbs fully loaded. The fresh...
  17. Towing Upgrades

    As you say, I don't know if was ever actual sway. At least not in a major way. Just was all squishy and squirly and feeling like it was about to do something bad. With the tire pressure, shocks and sway bar it was much improved. I could drive with one hand most of the time. Exceptions...
  18. Towing Upgrades

    OK, here's the story of my journey. My prior rig was a 2004 Ranger pulling a 17' Jayco without a WDH. Pulled comfortably aside from lack of power. New Rig 2019 Ranger FX4 XLT with GD Imagine xls 18RBE with a E2 sway control WDH. It was quite squirly. Tire pressure on the door jam says 30lbs...
  19. Long range fuel tank

    After pulling my trailer over 6K miles, I have verifiable and repeatable results over 40+ fill ups. I get 10.3 mpg. The range on an 18 gal tank may be fine on the East coast where gas station density is high, but it is uncomfortable in the Northwest where stations can be few and far between...
  20. Low fuel indicator

    I know when I fill up and reset to trip mileage to zero, it resets the calculation. Don't know if it would do a reset with 1/3 of a tank though.





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