Say Hi to Katie

HIIIIIIIIIIIII KATIE!

This is my 2005 XLT 3.0 auto. I'm a broke college student, but it works for me. She got her name from a hot girl who lived down the hall from me my freshman year who also had an extra cab ranger of the same year.

All stock. A little mud never hurt!



But apparently not too much. Broken shock out in Johnson Valley.



Time for an upgrade! BTF Uniball Upper Arms, Fabtech 3" spindles, Old Camburg Coils, and Bilstein 5100's. Brandon @ BTF also mounted my limit straps.


My swaybar has since been removed


Got a rear tube bumper on DezertRangers awhile back, a member/friend from that site helped me put it on.



FULLY TIG WELDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11one!


After selling my bike to pay for a BMW I rear ended, Alon helped me build a new front bumper. By helped, I mean he did pretty much all the work and I sat on my ass.



1 3/4" top tube


The only picture I have with the down and cross tubes. It started to rain so I painted it first chance I got. They're all 1 3/4" tube, he didn't have enough 1 1/2"


Skidplate. The light is Alon's, I borrowed it for the clean up, but got sick and couldn't make it out. I still feel special though.


Random Pictures:
Stock Rear suspension, going to Yosemite:


Pismo for the Huck Fest:


Some random spot by my house:


Johnson Valley Superbowl Weekend last year:


Typical Ford...


edit: modifications as of 9/1/11

Front Suspension:
BTF Mid-Travel Upper and lower arms
Fabtech 3" Lift Spindles
10" Limit Straps
Radflo 2.0X8" Remote Reservoir Shocks
Fiberwerx 3" bulge front fenders
Rear Lower Control Arm Brace Built by Alon

Rear Suspension:
BTF Cantilever System
FOA 2.5x10" Remote Reservoir Shocks
Deaver F-23 Leaf Springs
Custom Designed 2" Drop Shackle Hangers
Custom Designed Extended Shackles
Expo 8.8 w/ 4.10 and L/S
Ruffstuff Diff Cover
Ruffstuff Axle Swap Kit

Misc:
Tube Front Bumper built by Alon
30" Rigid Industries LED Light Bar
33x12.50R15 Yokohama Geolandar AT/S tires
Pioneer AVH-3200DVD Touch Screen DVD Headunit
RE Audio 10" REX10D4 Subwoofer
Kicker 500 Watt Amp
Volant Intake w/K&N Filter
Magnaflow Exhaust Dumped at Axle
Tube Rear Bumper
Amber Dust Light
Explorer Sport Trac Bucket Seats and Console
Explorer Sport Trac Dome Light
UltraGuage
Projector Retrofit from TheRetrofitSource
Blacked Out 06+ Clear Corners
Blacked Out Emblems, Grill
Modded Bezel from Buggman with 2 Fog Light Holes, 2 12v
Buggman LED Mods for Fog Light Switches, Head Light Switch
Buggman 2 circuit LED Emblem Oval Connected to Turn Signals


Build Thread on FRF
Build Thread on Dezert Rangers

Hi katey.

My name is brittney and my owner abuses me.

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Good lookin truck man, what are your plans for it?

I like it! really wish I could have made it to the clean up

Plans are to do the rear suspension

Deaver f-31 replacement pack, 2" drop shackle hangers, extended rear shackles, and some 10 or 12" 2.5 bodied resi shocks under the bed.

For the front:
2.0 shock upgrade, then eventually get a mid travel kit (hopefully Blitzkrieg), and keep the rear end the way I described above.

What tires are you running? Love the Bumpers

32x11.5 bfg mud terrains. The old style, not the km2's. I got them for a good deal, but I'm going to get all terrains next

you guys hold grinders wird so what keeps the piece from moving around

Chance said:

Hi katey.

My name is brittney and my owner abuses me.

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Good lookin truck man, what are your plans for it?

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Don't feel bad Brittney, I beat the dog snot out of Anubis.

Ranger#1 said:

you guys hold grinders wird so what keeps the piece from moving around

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the bumper is heavy enough that it didn't move. i was just cleaning up the end of the tube, removing the paint and remnants from a bolt that the previous owner had welded to the end of the tube

Nice truck, we have the same engine but I have the 4 door. Are you thinking about swapping (engines) or anything?

very far down the road, when i have something else to use as a dd.

oh ok, yeah, I have a DD and I have been thinking about swapping, mine runs weird... haha idk, maybe it's just the way Rangers run.

mine runs great, i just wish it had more power. I need to e-gea the ear end, or swap in an 8.8 and regear that.

That's good, mine just feels like it takes too long to shift.

Update:

picked up 2 of these (2.25x9 inch stroke) at the LeDuc swapmeet for 200, need re-valving


and 2 of these (f-23 deavers) for 300.



also got some 24" beard limit straps from pro comp for $5 for 2.

I installed the springs last friday, waiting on my valve shims to put the shocks in.