At that price I'm going to hook a chain to mine, wrap it around a tree, carefully pull it back out, and call it good. Haha. Mine is only bent in an inch or so after being hit.
I've run the stock FX4 shocks with leveling spacers on my truck for 55k miles with no issues. That said, I don't expect my truck to ride like a Cadillac or handle like a Porsche. Bottom line, you'll be fine with those take-off shocks/tires and no need to overthink it beyond that.
If you desert...
My new life hack when the Ranger needs new tires, haha. Jeep guys always have to put larger tires on their rigs when they buy a new one, so I always see their stock ones listed for sale and they just happen to be the size I want.
I tossed some take-off MTs from a Rubicon on my truck and haven't looked back. Paid $400 for a set of 5, 1 new and the others with less than 1000 miles. I had General Grabbers on the truck before that and they were good tires, but they didn't hold up to the abuse I tossed at them.
My 2019 XLT came with Ranger on the windshield. Replaced it with the same OEM glass. Didn’t pay to “recalibrate” the camera and adaptive cruise / lane assist works fine.
Nah, just the OEM rubber bed mat. I've had the bed loaded with firewood, field stone, you name it, right up to the top of the bed rails countless times and the bed still looks fine. Pretty scratched up but no major dents or anything.
After the logs are all prepped at my place the old Ranger will be hauling them up to our property on Bull Run Mountain. The drive in is pretty sketchy in spots, so probably 8 logs per trip. My tuck definitely does a lot of “truck stuff”, no carpet in the bed here. Haha!
Decided to drive my truck to work today...and nothing but full hot air from the driver/panel vents, even when calling for max AC. No clicking heard when attempting to adjust temps, but I assume this is a blend door and/or actuator problem.
If so, this type of issue is common on a bunch of...
This seems to be a common problem for Ford. My 2019 Fiesta ST needed a similar repair and it is understood that these actuators go bad on a regular basis. I think they need a new vendor, across the board, or something.