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I'm a member on a few of them, 99% of posts are pure vanity and aesthetics. I'm looking for outdoor activity, camping, offroad oriented focus. Suspension lifts, gear organization, maybe even towing/hauling, trip reports. Heck, even hunting, not that I'm a hunter but I'm more interested and would...

I’ve wanted a ceiling storage solution for jackets, shoes, etc. One option, sneaking in D rings to the Yakima roof tracks bottom nut connection, then connecting a cargo net. I had to remove one of these track bolts already for something else and I didn’t like ‘breaking the seal,’ so to speak...

2022 Crew Cab FX4 XLT. The Eibach Stage 1 kit starts at 3” front lift and accommodates 1” rear lift, which I achieved with Icon leafs set at Option 2 (inch of lift with ~350 pounds). Purchased and installed by Khaotic 4x4 in Tacoma WA. Great customer experience. No UCAs required, per email from...

UPDATE 3.11.24. Eibach responded to my email inquiry, if the Pro Truck Stage 1 suspension kit needs aftermarket UCAs to accommodate the front 3" lift. Their exact response, Typically at 3" of lift you are fine with the OE upper control arms. This shouldn't matter with either the Stage 1 or...

I'm gravitating towards Eibach Pro Truck 2.0 for modest (2-3") lift, but Eibach offers no leaf springs to complete a lift kit. It is only a 'level,' and the rear shocks accommodate up to 1.5" lift. So, unless you just use Eibach rear block spacers (I'd rather not), one is left looking to other...

I’ve already had shorter shakedown trips, here’s some findings after 9 days camping and 4x4ing in remote SE Oregon/SW Idaho canyon country. Ranger CrewCab XLT FX4 32” C Load Firestone XT tires (255/75/17). Stock FX4 suspension, no lift. We logged about 100 miles of true, 4x4 high clearance...

Only 4600+ miles on the odometer, I got a solid check engine light on the dash. Drove fine, shows 3/4 gas tank. My Ford Pass app explains the check engine light as: “The powertrain control module detected the fuel level signal repeatedly moved in and out of normal operating range.” Then...

Bought a yellow Auxito H11 led fog replacement bulb. I found but one or two install videos on YT, where they simply reached straight up behind the bumper to access the fog light. Not on an FX4 you can’t, I can confirm. Combo of bottom wind fairing and skid plate render access impossible. I...

Title says it all. Have an iPhone 8, up to date on iOS. This site is an offender and not others. Always tons of pop up video ads every page I navigate to. Maybe that’s part of it?

Looking to make a little riser across the wheel wells. Not the whole bed length or area. The wheel wells have cutout-like depressions that start on the horizontal plane, atop the wheel well, but then follow the curve to a vertical orientation. Know what I mean, right? Do you think two pieces of...

If you have a truck canopy, you know there's that horizontal section that mates with your truck bed rails across the front and sides. I'm thinking about a lightweight shelf that spans the width of the truck bed, where the ends rest on that flat piece of canopy atop the bedrails. Shelf would...

I'd like to have a pared-down tool kit for when I travel off the beaten path. Anyone already do the laborious task of finding which specific ratchet sockets and crescent sizes we need for the accessible bits on our trucks? Imagine there's some Allen wrench madness going on, too. If you were...

Snugtop came with Yakima tracks, so just bought the Rhino Rack kit (base, feet, bars). Rhino Rack is a great product, btw. Saved a $100 going with silver over black for some reason via ETrailer.com. Used my Yakima Skybox 12 on my Subaru Outback. For camping, I primarily use it to transport my...

Nearly found out the hard way that 59” Rhino Rack Vortex Aero cross bars require a minimum track width of 39.5.” As installed by Snugtop on my Snugtop Rebel canopy, the optional Yakima tracks are 36.5” apart. The 54” Rhino Rack Vortex bars will work, by virtue of where the landing pad/feet...

Waited 2 months after ordering, received and immediately went camping. Initial impressions are good! Fit and finish are acceptable, at minimum. Paint match is great. Hardware and components appear to be decent quality. No janky rivets or screws that I can see. Haven’t done a heavy rain or car...

News is rife with theft of newer Ford F-150s, 250s. Is this a simple matter of breaking windows and ‘hot wiring’ ignition? I’m ignorant of the technique. If there’s some special vulnerability, do our Rangers have the same vulnerability? Same draw for dirty thieves? My Ranger doesn’t fit in my...

Truck: XLT Crew Cab FX4. Stock suspension. Picked these tires after much research. Went with them because they're rated well in all conditions, specifically wet handling (needed in WA State), weigh less than same size C load BFGoodrich , Coopers, Falkens and other ATs and are cheaper...

Do you have a windshield sun shade yet? I'm looking for one. I'd like one that fits well and is not a pain in the ass to deploy and store. I see a couple varieties, those that 'Z fold' into a stowable rectangular shape and those that twist or pop up into shape, sorta like an instant privacy...

Spent a half hour on the phone trying to order Firestone Destination X/T in a LT255/75 r17, C Load. All 4 tires plus spare. Their stock online algorithm says 'not compatible' with Ford Ranger 4x4s, but this forum is awash with confirmation that not only will a 255/75 r17 fit, but specifically...

Finicky install, the videos don’t show the right level of zoomed in detail. The written directions are decent, but you’ll curse for the first one, the next goes on quicker. My concern is over the hardware that attaches the flap to the truck. There is one solid connection, a tab with a bolt into...