What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[Rick W]

Yeah, @snoranger , I don’t think the solution is running some girly tires….

 

[CamTheHedgehog]

Nice...

In hide sight... I wish I would have put a litte more thought in the pod retaining screw placement on mine. Yours looks better.

I will take a minute to get use to that in your line of site... but it will pass.

Yeah, I saw where your screws were and wasn't a fan. I just used the included christmas tree clips with the Glowshift pod, which made install easy. But if I ever have to remove it, it's gonna be a pain.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Yeah, I saw where your screws were and wasn't a fan. I just used the included christmas tree clips with the Glowshift pod, which made install easy. But if I ever have to remove it, it's gonna be a pain.

Those were the screws that came with mine. They're actually button head screws with a trim cap. I just never put them on... mainly because I misplaced them. They have since been found and are likely once again... misplaced. Lol

 

[CamTheHedgehog]

Those were the screws that came with mine. They're actually button head screws with a trim cap. I just never put them on... mainly because I misplaced them. They have since been found and are likely once again... misplaced. Lol

Screws with trim caps are an even better idea. But they probably switched to clips for cost reasons.

 

[snoranger]

Cause ya need moooore tire!

I eventually swapped them out for a set 275/45ZR17s on the rear and 245/45ZR17s on the front, ‘99 Cobra wheels.
The STX got 35x14.5x15 Thornbirds and 4.56 gears.

The tires on the '90 are 4" smaller. That makes a BIG difference.

Which is why I disagreed with your statement… there are plenty of reasons why 3.45s or 3.55s belong in a Ranger. Stock 2wd being the main reason.

 

[sgtsandman]

Which is why I disagreed with your statement… there are plenty of reasons why 3.45s or 3.55s belong in a Ranger. Stock 2wd being the main reason.

I suppose I'm somewhat biased. My only experience with 3.45 gears is on a RWD Ranger with a 2.5 Lima. Even with the 225/70R14 tires, it just plain struggled. Once I put an axle with a 4.10 differential in it, it was a totally different truck.

 

[superj]

i think they should all have 3.73 or 4.10, also. 3.45 reminds me of the jeeps and if you used any tire size more than a 30, they became dogs and gas mileage was bad.


and the 4.10 in my little ranger makes it alot of fun when drag racing shopping carts in the parking lot

 

[ben_2_go]

Bought the kit to rebuild my AC system for the Strangler. $175 shipped but I still have to locate cans of R134a.

 

[snoranger]

I suppose I'm somewhat biased. My only experience with 3.45 gears is on a RWD Ranger with a 2.5 Lima. Even with the 225/70R14 tires, it just plain struggled. Once I put an axle with a 4.10 differential in it, it was a totally different truck.

Yeah. That same truck with a 4.0l wouldn’t need 4.10s. It would be more fun with 4.10s, but I love doing burnouts.

 

[ekrampitzjr]

Emptied the power-steering fluid from the reservoir with a hand-pump siphon to replace the fluid with fresh, since the truck has 150K miles. The reservoir had been at the full mark. I have been getting just a trace of shudder occasionally during low-speed parking-lot maneuvering.

Ford calls for red Mercon V ATF as PS fluid. The unpleasant surprise is that instead of being red, what came out was dark gray. Maybe the Chrysler dealer that sold me the truck put in something else to top the fluid.

For now I filled the reservoir with Lucas power-steering "band-aid" type fluid just in case, and it's back at the full mark. After a few hundred miles or so, I'll empty the reservoir again and refill with clean fluid, then keep doing this until I'm happy with the color.

 

[ben_2_go]

All of my Rangers regardless of engine size have had 4:10 gears.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Prepared for the possible hail later...

Im afraid my windsheild frame might be to bad to replace the glass if it got pummeled

 

[pjtoledo]

where is the Jeep?
storms are due in Toledo about 7-8


oh crap, it's almost 7 now.

 

[Rick W]

Prepared for the possible hail later...

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Im afraid my windsheild frame might be to bad to replace the glass if it got pummeled

You don’t have another pallet to protect that hood?

 

[rusty ol ranger]

You don’t have another pallet to protect that hood?

Oh prolly. But i can drive it with a dented hood