No, Not Again!

[Michael Bailey]

I wash my vehicles easily twice or maybe even three times a year. I find they run just as well dirty as clean - until accumulated mud starts ruining the weight and aerodynamics.

Living on a dirt road will soon break any one of the personal need for a clean truck or motorcycle.

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[DallasTexasRanger]

The look is great - (thank you!) The ride is where it really shines. I can't get over the improvement! I REALLY like the Icon products in this application.

I was driving home yesterday and thinking about your response - in particular the pictures you shared. I rudely forgot to mention that you have a nice looking Ranger there yourself! Your rig was one of the first I saw when I joined this forum. Awesome to see people tinkering with the new ride.

 

[DallasTexasRanger]

Approximately what did that setup run you? Lift, wheels and tires.

I'll need to start saving.

All in, (wheels, tires, suspension) around $6,300 - was hoping to get a little coin back on the factory bits, but I can barely give the stuff away! So be it - I'm creating jobs!

 

[TonyC]

2019 Lariat, Stage 3 Icon coilovers and external reservoir rear shocks, Icon tubular upper control arms, 8.5×17" Icon Compression wheels, 285/70R17 Nitto Ridge Grapplers. What these components have done to the ride is unreal. Next up, will be Relations Race Rock Sliders, Retrax MX Pro bed cover and onboard air. I'm loving the new Ranger!

What do you have the front height set at?

 

[OxyGenIII]

2019 Lariat, Stage 3 Icon coilovers and external reservoir rear shocks, Icon tubular upper control arms, 8.5×17" Icon Compression wheels, 285/70R17 Nitto Ridge Grapplers. What these components have done to the ride is unreal. Next up, will be Relations Race Rock Sliders, Retrax MX Pro bed cover and onboard air. I'm loving the new Ranger!

I am also curious what you have you height set at? Installed them straight outta the box or maxed them out?

 

[Indy650]

what pansy is afraid to drive in the damn rain LMFAO

 

[DallasTexasRanger]

I am also curious what you have you height set at? Installed them straight outta the box or maxed them out?

Sorry so late on the response! I have the front set just below max height - for level.

 

[OxyGenIII]

2019 Lariat, Stage 3 Icon coilovers and external reservoir rear shocks, Icon tubular upper control arms, 8.5×17" Icon Compression wheels, 285/70R17 Nitto Ridge Grapplers. What these components have done to the ride is unreal. Next up, will be Relations Race Rock Sliders, Retrax MX Pro bed cover and onboard air. I'm loving the new Ranger!

Did you ever get your Relations Race Wheels rock sliders?

 

[TOMDEE]

I pay a flat monthly fee for unlimited car washes. ~$30.00. I run it thru at least twice a week. They Armorall the tires. Usually give em $2.00 tip each time.

My truck is only dirty when I come back from camping... But I go straight to the car wash before going home.

I really don't have pictures of a dirty truck. I will during the summer when it gets muddy at camp. Right now it's dry, powder sand. Doesn't stick to anything.

THE FIT AND FINISH OF YOUR CAP IS REALLY NICE. DOES IT HAVE A DECENT REAR WINDOW LOCK? WHO MAKES THE CAP?

 

[Synfulz]

To be fair to the OP I stand with him. As much as possible anyways. If I can avoid driving my truck in the rain I will. Hey, that's what the Everest is for. Right now it's raining cats and dogs and the backend of my truck gets wet as it is. But not muddy. ? I had my Lincoln MKz and that didn't see rain or winter driving. That is what my Xterra was for. Sold my 2015 Lincoln with 27k miles when I moved here to the Philippines. My truck has a whole 4300 miles on it already. Whew....

 

[rcairflr]

Re: tarp- Does the garage roof leak? I might be worried about surface scratches from the inside of the tarp.

Thats exactly what I was thinking. I would think a tarp would do more harm than good

 

[rcairflr]

A good hard rain is a good way to get the dead bugs off the front and windshield. Maybe the Op doesn't drive his trucks near bugs either.....

 

[FX4Offroad]

THE FIT AND FINISH OF YOUR CAP IS REALLY NICE. DOES IT HAVE A DECENT REAR WINDOW LOCK? WHO MAKES THE CAP?

The lock sucks. It was electric to work with the truck key fob. It's been repaired/replaced several times until the warranty ran out. It also has a key but that has never worked.

The struts are also bad. I have to push the door up because it won't go up by itself.

Lastly, I had the roof fack replaced once under warranty because the plastic covering cracked and fell off.

Advice, don't get her electric one... Get the manual one and hopefully the key will work in that.

I would not get an ARE in the future

 

[RangerTX]

I know this is a bit of an old thread... but I have never heard of someone not driving in the rain.

I dont judge... We all gotta float our boat and I really appreciate all of you guys/gals that ceramic coat and wax and such... Always looks good and I appreciate the hard work that goes into it and the love for the finished result. I got my things that I baby... but it aint my truck.

For me though... My truck is a tool. Tools get dirty. I love driving on dirt roads and I have a dirt track way out of my property that I take every day... you know the type, with two wheel lines of dirt with the grass/weeds in the middle... Man, ever since I was a kid, I just loved driving down dirt tracks and dirt roads. I love the sound... I love the feeling... I am at home and my soul is at rest in a truck on dirt.
I do wash it a couple times a month... but I dont lose sleep about it being dirty.

 

[AvockAdoo]

Mine's a truck too. I drive it everywhere, no matter the conditions. In the winter I try to spray off the undercarriage once a week as a rust prevention.

To be honest, I LOVE driving in inclement weather. I always keep my vehicles maintained to the nth degree, and love the feeling of charging through a snow storm or rain storm knowing I'm safe, study, and grounded.

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