What did you do to your Ranger today?

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Along with a break in the rain, the weather finally cooled down enough to make working in the garage bearableā€¦.so I was able to install my CAI this afternoon. With the help of YouTube, it was a pretty straightforward and easy installationā€¦even for a beginner like me.

Itā€™ll be a while before the Roush tune is available for my ā€˜21, but Iā€™m hoping a few more packages arrive this week. Iā€™m still waiting on a set of Alpharex Novas, a RETRAX cover and a smoked 3rd brake/bed light to show up.

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Let us know how you like the CAI I have been on the fence about getting one.
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Let us know how you like the CAI I have been on the fence about getting one.
Brian
Will do. I wrapped up just before dinner and only had time for a quick spin around the block tonight to make sure nothing exploded and no warning sirens were going off. Iā€™ll report back after I log some real driving time.
 


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Not quite today, but this past Friday. Installed Rhino Rack Pioneer Platform on a Rhino Rack backbone for my topper. Rhino Rack Batwing Awning and rooftop storage box as well. Was an expensive but very fun weekend.
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Warning: extremely wordy and under informative thread hazard ahead. Feel free to detour.

Havenā€™t posted much in a while, and while this doesnā€™t really count as having been ā€œdone to my Ranger todayā€ā€¦ā€¦I figured Iā€™d toss out an update anyway.

I ordered what Iā€™m referring to as my ā€œPhase 2ā€ mods today. Included in this round are:

Alpharex Nova Headlights (Alpha Black). I was really torn between these and the Morimoto, but at the end of the day I decided I like the Alpharex aesthetics just a wee bit better.

Roush CAI and Performance Tune. Felt I had to go with Roush here because I have a Roush truck. Anything else would have felt ā€œdisingenuousā€. True, I swapped out the Roush wheels for a wider stance, but thatā€™s allowed under Article 7 of the ā€œRoush Handbook of Rules & Regsā€.

RETRAX ProMX bed cover

Smoked LED 3rd brake/bed light

For anyone interested, having spoken with Roush it turns out that the tune for 2021 trucks isnā€™t quite ready. They anticipate 2-3 months before the file is complete and ready to be flashed. This was a bit disappointing as most retailers are marketing the tune for ā€˜19-ā€˜21 trucks. Guess this just means Iā€™ll have to wait a bit longer before risking my title at a red light.

So, parts are all in stock and should arrive in 1-2 weeksā€¦ā€¦or 2-6 months. Who knows these days.

In the meantime, Iā€™m toying with the idea of stripping the Roush rocker panel graphics and going with a simple, black ā€œRoushā€ decal behind the front fenders along the rocker. Assuming anyone has read through this long-ass wall-o-text and has some input on that idea, Iā€™d love to hear your thoughts.

Anyway, Iā€™ll close with a few gratuitous pics I took around town yesterday, just ā€˜cause I think pics put a little ā€œpopā€ in any postā€¦.

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Note the rocker graphics. These are the ones Iā€™m debating replacing:
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And using these instead:
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Again, any feedback on the graphics change is much appreciated. And look, Iā€™m sorry for the long-ass post. Iā€™m old, bored, donā€™t have many friends and inadvertently doubled-up on my meds this morning.

Thatā€™s always a recipe for a train wreck in a thread, lol.
I would leave them. They look great!
 

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Transported my nephew's bike and wheelbarrow again... everything was cool except for some Damper anxiety ć€½ ? ć€½ :crazy: ć€½ :LOL:

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Transported my nephew's bike and wheelbarrow again... everything was cool except for some Damper anxiety ć€½ ? ć€½ :crazy: ć€½ :LOL:

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Your damper looks fine. If not we can start a support group and call it DWA...Damper With Anxiety. ?:crazy:
 

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Technically yesterday, but got the backrack, tonneau cover and the mud flaps installed. Also installed the husky floor mats and the center console tray on day 1.

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Did the backrack require drilling? I really want one but am not going to drill into my new truck. Haven't seen any that just clamp on, they all need stake pockets.
 

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Your damper looks fine. If not we can start a support group and call it DWA...Damper With Anxiety. ?:crazy:
Could we make that "Dampers Without Anxiety" :question: :LOL:
 
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Defrosted her and drove her for the first time in three weeks. Dropped off at the dealer to get a new front differential some time in the next two weeks. ?it might get done this week.

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Could we make that "Dampers Without Anxiety" :question: :LOL:
That'll be the second group who helps out the first one. Kind of like a 5 step program. We'll need to come up with a coin for members. ?
 
 



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