Thanks! I moved it behind the grill with a bracket. Here's the thread on that.
This is interesting as your truck is equipped with the sport trim package, at this point the only part left of that package is the rear bumper! When you were building your ranger did you have any idea at that time you would be replacing those magnetic pieces?So I used my points and ordered Lund Sport flares through the dealership. However, I ended up receiving bushwhacker extended flares. But what I got was the ones withOUT the fake bolt on which is good because it not a fan of those. So...I stared at them for a bit and decided I might actually like them. What do you think?
Lol great question. No, I had no idea my build would go this far. I bought the sport package specifically because of the look and now it’s all covered or gone. Oh well, hindsight’s 20x20...
I am thinking of pulling the trigger on this today, do you have a tune on your truck? I have been talking to some people who have put these on their cars before and they said they have had issues with running past redline and things like that prior to actually being tuned. Any insight is appreciated, I’d love to hear it if you have any sound clips available!Got the new stainless downpipe from SPD and installed it today. Took me about three hours. Definitely made it a good bit louder but it sounds fantastic IMO. I’ll get a video tomorrow.
I do have a tune and I definitely had to have them revise the tune for this. I could feel a loss of power after installing this before I had 5star revise my tune. Much better after the revision though!
Any videos yet? Wanting to do this as well with my 3" mbrp exhaustGot the new stainless downpipe from SPD and installed it today. Took me about three hours. Definitely made it a good bit louder but it sounds fantastic IMO. I’ll get a video tomorrow.
The bolts don’t really have to do much with the weight that ends up on the rack. IMO this should be a stronger connection than other racks where the feet round 90* to the inside of the bed rails and get clamped on with bed clamps. As to the actual rack, CAD spit out something close to 1200lbs static. Two of us weighing a combined 420lbs stood on one of the three crossbars (both of us on one cross bar together) and made slightly jumping/bouncing motions and they didn’t give a bit. I fully trust it to hold just about anything you could fit on to it.
I ended up taking the EcoBoost signage off. And now I want to do the matte black as you did to the ford symbol. I don’t know why, but I just feel that EcoBoost and Blue Ford symbol takes away from the look of the bumper/truck.Rear is on.
Did you draw your own blueprints for the rack or did you find them online somewhere? I'd like to build a similar rack for mine. Thanks!Progress has been slow but we’re getting there. I’m installing the Icon lift this Sunday. We got the rack cut and spot welded this weekend and full welding should be done this week. Then it’ll be off to the shop to get Line-X.
I designed it myself. PM me your email and I will be glad to send you the pdf drawing. I've sent it to a number of members on here.
Roofnest shows "Height: 13″ when closed". You have 14".
They already changed the shell design so it’s now a little bit more sleek. It’s working out great!
