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Hey All,

So I have been browsing this forum and posting for about a year now so I thought it was finally time to post up my build journal. I had my first new vehicle a Bronco Sport for a couple years before the Ranger and the sport was running out of room for us when we went camping. I had gone from never modifying any of my previous vehicles to jumping head first down a whole new rabbit hole! We now do a bit of off-roading and overlanding using our camper as a base camp, with plans to go even more this year.
I found the Ford Ranger to be quite amazing stock, and handled any of the mild trails I threw at it with ease. After those shakedown runs I planned on a few modifications to mainly protect my truck and replace the things I was hitting. I removed factory skids and tremor hoops steps, replacing with rock sliders, a full set of aftermarket skid plates because the factory ones bent after one hit. Once those mods started happening I started finding more mods I wanted to do for either performance, appearance, or just to make it more enjoyable to drive.

Pictures in second post and I'll update products with links when I have time.


Ford Ranger 2023 Lariat Tremor

Mods

Exterior

Raptor Grill Lights
Red Tow Hooks
Retractable Tonneau Cover (Ford Accessory Used)
Smoked Brake Light
Smoked Fender Parking Lights
Smoked Turn Signal Mirror Lights
EGR Rugged Fender Flares
Ford Ranger Lifts 2 Inch Level
Ceramic Tint on Windows
AVS Aeroskin II Hood Deflector

Performace/ Smiles Per Gallon
Livernois Motorsports Performance Tune
Monotune Intercooler and Charge Pipes
S&B Cold Air Intake with Cotton Filter (Not oiled)
Turbosmart BoV Kompact Dual Port
CVF Catted Downpipe
SPD Offroad Axle Dump Dual-Exit Cat-Back Exhaust with Resonator

Offroading
RCI Skid Plates
589Fab Hidden Winch Mount (Used)
Rough Country 9.5k Series Pro Synthetic Winch
Rock Sliders (local shop welded)
AGP 17 Inch Wheels +1 Offset Wrapped in 285/70/r17 Falken Wildpeak A/T4W

Quality Of Life
DeeZee Tailgate Dampener
Nilight Truck Bed Led’s
JCR Engine Cover
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Great looking Tremor Nick. I really like that color!
 

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Nice build! Planning any suspension mod? I just threw some Tremor takeoff leafs on my XLT ?
 


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Nice build! Planning any suspension mod? I just threw some Tremor takeoff leafs on my XLT ?
I'm probably gonna wait to do suspension when these shocks need to be rebuilt or replaced. Dont plan on rebuilding and I'll be looking at going with Fox 2.5s so I can stop using a spacer to level.
 

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How are Raptor lights different from the ones that come on the Lariat?

Also, what is that lovely color? Is that a limited edition color or something done aftermarket? I don't think I remember seeing it as a stock color. Very nice!
 
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How are Raptor lights different from the ones that come on the Lariat?

Also, what is that lovely color? Is that a limited edition color or something done aftermarket? I don't think I remember seeing it as a stock color. Very nice!
So the raptor lights are the grill lights. Here is a pic.
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The color is Azure Grey, it is a color they rolled out in 2023. It's an interesting color, depending on the lighting it can be very blue or almost grey, it has a metallic coat in it.
 

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Like the rock sliders. Very low profile but look effective.
 
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Like the rock sliders. Very low profile but look effective.
I agree, I just had them put on about a month ago. I'll be testing them out shortly. Have a camping trip next weekend followed by trails.
 

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Nice truck!
What brand camper is that?
 
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Nice truck!
What brand camper is that?
Wibtech Alpha, from Wibtech Outdoors. No real issues, seems to be holding up real well.
 
 








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