Well sad to say the Ranger didnt do well enough towing my travel trailer so I sold it. I took some of the gear out and am selling the Ranger Specific gear. Mainly the subwoofer and box. If interested have a look here.
Bought and installed in January 2022 (3 Months old). Audison 10S4S is a compact subwoofer and it is perfect air space for the Aussie Sub enclosure. The inner box was lined with Sound Skins Pro sound deadening material to stop reverberations through the plastic. This was driven by a 4 Ohm 500W...
Take your time. If you are over 1500lbs make sure to get a brake controller sooner than later. I tow a 30' Jayco Jay Feather trailer (5820 dry). Our trucks tow amazingly well. I have a weight distribution hitch with anti-sway, Factory Ford Brake Controller, sway bars and good Michelin LTX tires.
I like the Audison for two reasons. First the box is almost exactly the size the sub requires for air space 11 liters and the box is 10.3liters as measured. So it operates really well. Second I can get the sub down to about 33hz according to the RTA in this enclosure. What I have found is that...
Whenever a new vehicle comes into the garage I always think, what is the stereo going to look like. I have been doing car stereo stuff since Sony came out with the first in car single CD player back in 1984. Over the years I have installed hundreds of car stereo’s. First as an installer at a...
The LIC Guys make some good head gaskets. Six Star as well.
It now takes me about 50 minutes to get a EJ25 out of a Subaru (I have done a lot of them :) ). I couldn't imagine swapping the gaskets in the car. Granted I was a little hesitant pulling my first Subaru Motor. But after that I...
No, this is not an issue on modern Subaru's. I have had 11 of them and work on them almost every weekend. The mid Aught EJ25's had issues. The Turbo's didnt have the head gasket issues. After 2012 the head gasket and oil burning problems that plagued the EJ25 have all but disappeared when...
So I had almost the exact same shirt (Senior Picture) and I had an RZ350 Kenny Roberts special painted in Yellow and Black that I threw around the Nordschleife (NĂĽrburgring) in the early 1990's in while stationed in Germany. That one Motorcycle I miss more than just about any other.
If you have never tried the Griots Garage Clay embedded orbital pad it’s a game changer. This and some speed shine takes that 1hour process down to about 20 minutes.
https://www.griotsgarage.com/product/surface+prep+pad.do?from=Search&cx=0
I’m a Griots fan and have used them since the 3M...
I did the 1.8” Eibach lift on the truck. I like the slight rake. The vice mounted spring compressor is a godsend. I have used the cheap parts store ones in the past. Never again. This won’t work with a full size truck spring but for everything else, including the Ranger, it worked amazingly...
Mark, The truck looks great! Is yours a 2wd or 4wd? What lift did you use? I am installing the Eibach lift on my 2WD this afternoon. If yours is 2WD I am going to 2.5" lift.
Thanks for the pictures,
Pete
Griots Interior Detailer, it doesnt get dirty enough to need the Interior Cleaner. UV Protection and it dries completely matte.
I have replaced enough dashboards in my life that were "treated" with Armor All.
Another small add. Weathertech Floor Mats, Mudflaps go on tomorrow.
Spent a few hours researching and planning out the in truck electronics package.
This is where I am right now:
- Factory 8” HeadUnit (It has CarPlay and that’s my sole requirement)
- Audison APF8.9 DSP/Amplifier
-...
Having run a lot of different turbo vehicles for a lot of years. My experience has been until you get to the point of changing the injectors and going with a larger turbo the factory air box is more than enough. In two previous cars going to a CAI actually caused the vehicle to lose HP/TQ...