I'd love to know if it makes any difference.I plan on getting my wheels and tires balanced tomorrow. I hope this helps.
Welp it didn’t help.I'd love to know if it makes any difference.
It's interesting you mention that. I recently saw some rear suspension pictures of a 2019 Ranger Lariat Crew Cab that is confirmed to have no take off shudder. It only has one leaf block on the left and none on the right.Has anyone tried for shits and giggles removing the rear leaf blocks (but keeping one on the drivers side to compensate for the lower left side) that came stock with the truck, which would lower the rear and see if that fixes vibration issues? I had vibration issues since stock but not terrible. After my 3" eibach leveling struts, its bad.
I just saw this post and I’m pretty sure my new tremor is behaving the exact same as you describe. In normal D mode when cruising at 30mph and giving light throttle the rpms drop too low and the truck shutters/vibrates and just feels horrible. Seems to happen below 1500rpm in certain situations.I am a slow convert to the start up shudder not being my issue. I have had techs and shop foremen ride with me and tell me that even though what they feel in my truck is the worst they have ever experienced with the bucking and shaking while steady in a gear (not shifting), the truck was operating as designed and neither their shop nor Ford was going to pay them to work on it. I gave up on them even attempting to find the problem. As suggested elsewhere in this thread, when I start the engine, I put it in tow mode (and strangle the auto start feature), That holds the trans to shifting later, and the engine rpms are kept to about 2000 RPM, and the issue has virtually gone away. I am assuming you have a tow package, obviously. Hit the button on the side of your shifter and you can see that the trans is not shifting to 8th gear by the time you hit 30 mph. If I am going to drive over 40 mph and at highway speeds, I take the tow mode off. And they did the TSB (wrong, but they did it) to shut me up.
I AGREE! Mine tries to go into 8th around 30mph and it lugs until it downshifts. I'v been driving in tow mode and it keeps it 1 gear lower and feels much better.What gear are you in when that happens? At 30mph, 6th gear is the maximum safe bet. My truck would try to go into 8th gear at 25mph in the city so I lock out 7-10. 7th is good once you get passed 40mph but in the city, I never go beyond 7th. These transmissions lug the engines, just how they are.
I just saw this post and I’m pretty sure my new tremor is behaving the exact same as you describe. In normal D mode when cruising at 30mph and giving light throttle the rpms drop too low and the truck shutters/vibrates and just feels horrible. Seems to happen below 1500rpm in certain situations.
tow mode and sport mode above 2k rpm and everything is butter smooth and fine. Is this what your describing? Almost feels like the engine is lugging. I’v been debating about taking it in to Ford but maybe it’s normal. Idk. Tow mode and sport mode are awesome and no issues but regular D sucks lol
Any updates on yours?
How do you lock out 7-10?What gear are you in when that happens? At 30mph, 6th gear is the maximum safe bet. My truck would try to go into 8th gear at 25mph in the city so I lock out 7-10. 7th is good once you get passed 40mph but in the city, I never go beyond 7th. These transmissions lug the engines, just how they are.
I left the angled shims in from the TSB that was done in 12/20. The shims I removed were the flat shims that should have been removed during the TSB. The combination of the two has given me a relatively smooth truck.@navsnipe By removing those shims you lowered the truck and altered the driveshaft angle thus reducing the vibration.
For those who have not seen it the first part of this video really explains why we're having the issue in the first place. I know it's for the Tacoma but their driveline is very similar to the Ranger's.
When Ford brought the Ranger to the NA market they altered the rear suspension mounting setup and raised the truck by roughly 2.5". They also altered the center bearing mount and have a driveshaft that is out of phase. The combination of these changes introduced the vibration to the truck.