Jim Oaks
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- Joined
- Aug 2, 2000
- Messages
- 13,407
- Reaction score
- 8,527
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Nocona, Texas
- Vehicle Year
- 1996 / 2021
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0 / 2.3 Ecoboost
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- 6-inches
- Tire Size
- 33x12.50x15
Overview:
For anyone that doesn't know, I built my 1996 Ford Ranger 4x4 in 2004.
The truck was built with a Skyjacker Class II 6-Inch suspension kit with extended radius arms, 4.56 gears, and front and rear Detroit Lockers. It used 33x12.50x15 BF Goodrich Mud Terrains on American Racing Outlaw II wheels.
The front bumper and bed cage was built by me, and I had a Warn XD9000i winch on the front bumper. All of the lights are 130 Watt units from ProComp.
The truck was painted by forum member Randy Miller, who managed a Maaco down near Columbus Ohio.
For more information:
https://www.therangerstation.com/jim-oaks-1996-ford-ranger-4x4-trs-2/
Re-Painted:
After enough trail damage, I finally repainted the truck.
Sold & Repurchased:
I sold the Ranger around 2014/2015. This past October the Ranger showed up for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The truck was in Indiana, so Will went, checked it out, and paid the seller. I sent Will the money once I knew what he paid.
Bobby Walter took a dolly and hauled the Ranger back to a house he's renting in Ohio, and put it in the garage there.
Right off the top, we knew that the seller had removed the Warn XD9000i winch and kept it. We also knew that the transmission was out of it, and that it came with a replacement transmission.
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For anyone that doesn't know, I built my 1996 Ford Ranger 4x4 in 2004.
The truck was built with a Skyjacker Class II 6-Inch suspension kit with extended radius arms, 4.56 gears, and front and rear Detroit Lockers. It used 33x12.50x15 BF Goodrich Mud Terrains on American Racing Outlaw II wheels.
The front bumper and bed cage was built by me, and I had a Warn XD9000i winch on the front bumper. All of the lights are 130 Watt units from ProComp.
The truck was painted by forum member Randy Miller, who managed a Maaco down near Columbus Ohio.
For more information:
https://www.therangerstation.com/jim-oaks-1996-ford-ranger-4x4-trs-2/
Re-Painted:
After enough trail damage, I finally repainted the truck.
Sold & Repurchased:
I sold the Ranger around 2014/2015. This past October the Ranger showed up for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The truck was in Indiana, so Will went, checked it out, and paid the seller. I sent Will the money once I knew what he paid.
Bobby Walter took a dolly and hauled the Ranger back to a house he's renting in Ohio, and put it in the garage there.
Right off the top, we knew that the seller had removed the Warn XD9000i winch and kept it. We also knew that the transmission was out of it, and that it came with a replacement transmission.
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