IdahoRanger
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Hopefully no rock chips on the way home.
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What did you do to your Ranger today?
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Gave it a good bath! It was really dirty after our vacation and while white hides it well it was pretty nasty. I wasn't in the mood to drag the power washer out so I gave it a bucket wash.
Here's the reason you use a grit guard and 2 buckets.
Nice and clean again and tomorrow I'll hit it with some 303 Graphene Detailer.
Here's the reason you use a grit guard and 2 buckets.
Nice and clean again and tomorrow I'll hit it with some 303 Graphene Detailer.
IdahoRanger
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Looks like you waited a day too long.Replaced my cabin filter for the first time. 5 years and 55k miles. Didn't look horrible.
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I say a year or two too long.Looks like you waited a day too long.
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Looks like you waited a day too long.
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Did my yearly oil change & tire rotation 1900 smile this year. 43,009 smiles on her. It's 7th birthday is next month. I want it to feel like it can go another year.
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I stopped by the car wash on the way home from work and gave it a wash and rinse to knock the dust off of it. I sound like Dad lol.
Sharky
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had the 70,000 mile service done at the dealership. if my back was in better condition I could have saved $96.00 
Colo_Ranger
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I did not do anything to it. But got another one!!!!
I know that I am not a high dollar corporate lawyer or C-Suite Exec but... pulling the headliner down a little and checking the wires seems like a pretty freaking easy 'remedy' for affected vehicles. Then, and I know this is a novel freaking idea, you could fix the affected vehicles while you had them in for inspection.
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Is that a Voo-Doo doll for Ford?I did not do anything to it. But got another one!!!!
pickettf3nce
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Last week - I finally received and installed my BDS Rear Shackle kit, and swapped out the junk Rough Country rear shocks my truck came with for a pair of Bilstein 5100's. Swapped out my old dry-rotten wiper blades (for the 3 times a year it rains here) and grabbed some pictures/footage for my WolfBox G900 Pro review.
The BDS Shackle kit is a solid set of hardware, goes in/out a lot easier than the OEM shackles. I threw the back half of the truck up on jackstands and raised the rear axle on a floor jack to relieve pressure on the leaf springs. MOST IMPORTANTLY: The shackle kit thankfully fixed the squatting dog look my truck had from the previous owner. (see attached below)
Also, WOW, are the Bilstein 5100s a massive upgrade over the old RC shocks in the rear. Enough that I want to go buy a set of their front shocks too.... I'm not sure what kind of mileage those RCs had on them (truck has roughly 67k), but my truck no-longer violently throws me back and forth side to side when hitting a bump/curb at an angle or hitting a deep divot in the road. The vehicle also feels considerably more planted simply driving around the neighborhood or ripping down the interstate on curvy sections. I genuinely cannot understate how much of a difference these made with the way the truck drives.
Before (factory shackles and RC rear shocks):
After (BDS Shackle kit and Bilstein 5100s (rear)):
This week ---> it's time for:
- Oil change
- Oil filter
- Tire rotation
The BDS Shackle kit is a solid set of hardware, goes in/out a lot easier than the OEM shackles. I threw the back half of the truck up on jackstands and raised the rear axle on a floor jack to relieve pressure on the leaf springs. MOST IMPORTANTLY: The shackle kit thankfully fixed the squatting dog look my truck had from the previous owner. (see attached below)
Also, WOW, are the Bilstein 5100s a massive upgrade over the old RC shocks in the rear. Enough that I want to go buy a set of their front shocks too.... I'm not sure what kind of mileage those RCs had on them (truck has roughly 67k), but my truck no-longer violently throws me back and forth side to side when hitting a bump/curb at an angle or hitting a deep divot in the road. The vehicle also feels considerably more planted simply driving around the neighborhood or ripping down the interstate on curvy sections. I genuinely cannot understate how much of a difference these made with the way the truck drives.
Before (factory shackles and RC rear shocks):
After (BDS Shackle kit and Bilstein 5100s (rear)):
This week ---> it's time for:
- Oil change
- Oil filter
- Tire rotation
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