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It's a conundrum. I like buying American for a variety of reasons: less to import, keeps jobs stateside and sense of pride are a few of the reasons. However, as a fan of capitalism and free markets I'm also obligated to buy the best product that is the best value. "Made in USA" should...

I added the ride rite bags from Firestone. At 10-15psi it feels very close to the OEM ride but the ride quality changes dramatically with PSI increase due the lightness of the truck. 30-35 psi works great with a 800-900lb tongue weight and I'm glad I added them, especially for towing. Now I...

Finally towed with the bags. Needing to air them down when not towing is pretty vital on this light truck. My tongue weight is 800ish lbs, trailer is 7500ish lbs. I put them at 50psi. The tongue height was quite different between 40-50-60psi and 60psi is too much rear ride height - meaning...

Ride Rite bags installed. It would have taken only a couple hours but I ran into 2 issues. The OEM bolt that holds in the Jounce Bumper was rusted and the head snapped off so I had to drill the whole thing out which was awful. Also the base plate wasn't quite wide enough so I had to cut off...

Do you have a link to this Slide In Camper? I like to ski-camp but my 28' Motorhome with an open differential isn't ideal in deep snow and is overkill for when I go by myself so a small slide-in for the Ranger is something I want in the next couple years. This is something I would add bags...

I hemmed and hawed a bunch between the Hellwig rear bar and air bags. When I saw how much the bar was I decided to go for the bags. I just ordered the Firestone Ride Rites from Etrailer and they should arrive on the 9th, after install and some usage I can follow up. I chose these because...

Good thread and great feedback. The Eibachs improved towing over the FX4 shocks, this I can confirm. I think for those towing a lot the swaybar or air-bags are a worthwhile investment. If you're not getting much squat, may be just the bar, if you tongue weight is max and have quite a bit of...

The engine cover was one of the first things I removed. Looks like I can probably sell it for a premium down the road! :LOL:

Wow, there's a lot of (-) on that list. Ranger is the only non-'heavy truck' with positive result YoY. I wonder if that has something to with A) it's capabilities and size or B) the insane cost of full size pickups nowadays. And it's clear they're doing something right with the Explorer.

1996 E150 conversion van - electronic folding bed, mood lighting, captain chairs and TV/VCR. It was used to tow around the race car and I would sleep in it instead of getting a hotel but then I got RIF'd so I sold my street car to float me financially until I was employed again (S2000) and...

I love Ski Camping in B-Lot at Crystal! I did it with my E450 Class C and in a big storm, I quickly learned how much I hate open differentials and having to put chains on a motorhome!

I love it. I'm also a fan of Japanese vehicles. I think for folks that want to be in the truck market that are drawn to Japanese quality/reliability - this gives them a pretty damn good alternative to the Tacoma and it's hefty "Toyota Tax" - especially when buying pre-owned. If they nail...

The issue you've suggested you want to avoid is headlight direction under towing load. The only way you can avoid having your headlights pointed at the moon is to maintain their proper level while loaded vs unloaded. That's it - whether you're at stock height or lifted - scenario doesn't...

I don't agree. The DMV and insurance is not the same as FB/GOOG/etc. Knowingly providing certain (limited) information to the DMV and your insurance company is not the same as being the product of a company that vacuums your privacy to an unknown degree, repurposes it and resells it in...

Building it on Android doesn't bother me, but the integration of Google services and their cloud does. Why does my vehicle have to be "connected" anyway without my implicit approval and intent? That's another thing that irritates me as well. Seems like a dumb business move as well as the...

To the point about "Well the ranger loses half it's efficiency while towing" - that's sort of true and vehicle specific not ICE specific because my E450 only goes from 9mph to 7pmg when towing, which isn't half. Also the "recharge" time is 5 minutes and the "recharge" stations are everywhere...

Count me in, just not right now. As of today there aren't EVs that fit my need (and budget) and most of that is down to the current battery tech/efficiency vs ICE - especially under heavy loads. Engineering Explained on youtube did a great breakdown in the difference in efficiencies while...

I have cans for both vents (PCV/CCV). Driver side catches about half a can every 2-3k miles. The pass side catches almost nothing during light commute/grocery getting but when I tow or spend any decent amount of time in boost it will catch about a 1/4 can in the same interval. Definitely an...

That one. To adjust those brackets requires all the nuts/bolts to be undone on each side, pulled apart and reassembled into the new positions - doing that every time I switch between my Motorhome and Truck ain't worth it and the adjustment to that point wouldn't equally applicable to each...

Nope, I have the Equalizer hitch. No chains. With that said, once the tongue is lowered onto the ball the bars are pretty much under tension, and the subsequent squat after that only adds to the tension - so functionally even with bags raising the rear to return to "level", my load leveling...