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I've been frustrated since my first oil change with the annoying factory clips that hold on the inner fender splash guard. I've seen on this forum several other people have come up with different solutions for replacing these clips - either get new OE clips when the originals break, or get some...

I love going offroad, but sometimes the truck comes home a bit worse for wear. On a recent excursion with my son, I managed to really deeply (down to bare metal) scratch my rear bumper. Luckily this was a lot easier to fix than I expected. I'm really happy with the result: Hopefully this is a...

While doing a routine check under the hood of my Ranger today I discovered that mine was a victim of the support tube for the fan wiring harness breaking down and cracking. I know this problem and a common solution has been described elsewhere on this forum, but I could not find any really good...

I'm considering an upgrade to the rear springs on my Ranger, and wonder if anyone can chime in with their experience. I have a 2019 FX4 Lariat, and have already swapped out the front coilovers and rear shocks with Eibachs, which provided a huge improvement to handling - especially off road. I've...

I happened to be in ForScan today adjusting a setting for my Ranger, and discovered a few stored codes in the FCIM: B1081:07-08 and B1081:13-08. This appears to be the dreaded blend door problem that these trucks frequently run into, and I understand that repairing/replacing that motor requires...

As my truck is approaching 40,000 miles, yesterday I took care of a bunch of maintenance items. The manual says that the trans fluid is good for MUCH longer, but just as with the oil change interval I don't trust letting the fluid go that long. Anyhow, here are 2 photos - one is of the fluid...

If your truck came with a sport appearance package, (Magnetic Metallic painted bumper) and you've replaced the factory front bumper with an aftermarket option I'd be interested in buying your old, undamaged OEM bumper. Shoot me a PM and let's figure out details.

I have a set of Bora 1.25" wheel spacers that I installed on my Ranger in August of 2021. These spacers push the factory 18" Lariat Grey Sport Appearance package wheels and factory Hankook tires out to be perfectly lined up with the edge of the fenders. I hated the factory stance, and these made...

This morning I drove up to Basin Butte Fire Lookout near Stanley, Idaho. This fire lookout was used by the US Forest Service to survey and watch for forest fires in the surrounding areas, but has been largely replaced by aircraft and is no longer in active use. Public access is permitted, you...

I could have sworn I posted this way back when I published the video, but I searched and searched the forum and my old post history and could not find it... so: after seeing a few posts about various bed lighting solutions, here is my DIY version. All the parts are super cheap, and while the...

My factory tires are finally getting thin enough I can justify new shoes for the truck... and with Labor Day sales coming up, I've been doing a bunch of research into which tire and what tire size I want to go with. I think I've settled on 265/65/18 (keeping the factory wheels) for the size -...

A few weeks ago I saw a thread about a nice tailgate ladder that looked really sturdy... but I choked when I saw how much it cost. I'd like to have a ladder on the tailgate, as I have a bum leg/foot due to a recent surgery that is going to take a long time to heal. I did a bit of digging, and...

The folks at RedlineGoods saw my install video for the parking brake boot, and wanted to know if I could help with a shift boot as well. I've poked around a little in my truck, and read what I can in the shop manuals/etc... from what I can tell, the shift boot is part of the whole shift lever...

I ordered this boot here: https://www.redlinegoods.com/Ranger19shiftboot.php

This past weekend I finally decided to do something about the clunk/thunk I was feeling in the drivetrain when stopping / starting (i.e., when coming to a stop light). The most common culprit for this issue is a slip joint in your drive shaft that needs to be lubricated. I could not find any...

After someone brought up in the discussion about start up shudder that their rear leaf spring U-bolts were not torqued correctly, I decided to check mine. I was a little surprised to see that mine were also not to spec, so I recorded the process of torquing them correctly on one side of the...

So I drove out to the Oregon coast today to start a week-long vacation with my family. Between Portland and the coast (Cannon Beach) there is quite a climb to get up and over a small mountain range. On the climb up, the wrench icon popped up on my dash, with the "Check Manual" message. Of...

On a recent road trip I pulled up behind this vehicle hauler as I pulled off the interstate for fuel. I couldn't help notice the F150 stacked above the Ranger on the hauler. This arrangement provides a really unique way to really see how much wider the F150 is.... I love how easy to...

There have been several excellent write-ups on this forum for various ways folks detail their Rangers. I just finished this video that covers all the things I've done to protect the exterior of my truck, and it's aimed at the complete novice. If you have never even so much as washed a car by...

I've always liked Alex on Autos reviews, as I feel like he's pretty fair with his analysis. He just released a comprehensive review of the 20-21 Ranger, and goes in-depth about how it stacks up to the competition. Other than saying that the front bash plate is plastic, he's pretty spot on imho: