Recent content by wakingtowinter

So I had to disconnect the battery the other day to do some work and when I reconnected it, I found that the head unit (Pioneer P5800MP) won't change sources. Looks like it only has tuner mode. I usually use aux mode for my ipod, but now when I hit the src button, it does nothing. Any ideas of...

What's up guys. I need to clean my throttle body and I don't have any TB cleaner/carb cleaner around, just some MAF cleaner. Just wondering if I can save myself a trip to the parts store and $5, or does it have to be TB cleaner. Thanks.

What's up guys. So after about about three months of procrastination, I finally got around to installing my new extended radius arms after one of the tuff country ones snapped this summer. The install went pretty smoothly, and I just took it for a test drive tonight. Couple of things I noticed...

Trying to clean up the wiring under the hood and I don't want 6 wires coming off each battery terminal. How do you guys wire in stuff like lights, winches, radios, etc.? Do you use a terminal block or the power distribution box or what? I'm kind of a noob when it comes to electrical issues.

I was changing my alternator the other night and I noticed this hose coming off the vacuum block going nowhere. Any idea where this vacuum hose is supposed to go? I tried plugging it with my finger while it was running, and it didn't seem to change anything. Also there is this hose coming...

So I'm finally moving back to the midwest. I got a job in northern WI and at the end of March I'm going to be packing up whatever I haven't sold/given away/thrown away into my truck and driving out there. I am curious if anybody can tell me if it really matters in what state I register my...

Got some rear suspension questions, guys. It's a sad thing to do, but it's gotta be done. I've decided to lower the ranger a bit and put it on 33s. I'm packing all my stuff into my truck and moving to Wisconsin in a month, and this seems like a logical thing to do. Better gearing, hopefully a...

This is the forum reserved for emergency questions, e.g. you're fixing your daily driver and have an urgent question. Plenty of members on here have swapped in the 9 inch rear. Do a search and you will probably find most of your questions answered. Also check out the non-Ranger axle forum...

Had to start a duplicate thread in general discussions because the urgent forum isn't getting much traffic and this is my DD so I need info quick. Sorry for the clutter, mods can delete my other thread. So I finally got around to rolling the truck in the garage to swap in my M5OD HD from my...

Yesterday and friend and I were out exploring some forest roads in the ranger. One of the roads was in fairly bad shape with a couple of washouts, but the others were in decent condition with just some good-sized potholes. It was pretty mild stuff. When we got back out to the paved road, I did a...

So I got this D35 that came with 4.56s and a detroit locker. My rig sees too much pavement for this to be a good setup for me, and I want to be able to use 4x4 in snowy street conditions. I've heard that detroits can be a PITA in the snow, and if you've got a locked front you should just stay in...

Today I drove to Yakima (in central WA for those of you unfamiliar, 2.5 hr drive one way for me) to pick up a Dana 35 with Yukon 4.56s and a Detroit. Picked it up and on the way back, going through the pass, passed this nutcase in a Colorado: Buy a fawkin trailer dude!! We passed him and then...

This guy is asking $800 obo for his Dana 35 with Yukon 4.56 gears, Detroit locker and Warn HD hubs. I have a D35, but it needs to be regeared to 4.56 to match my rear, and I was planning on taking it into the shop sometime in the next couple weeks to get that done, because I don't know how to...

Saw this on I-5 outside of Seattle...It was a church bus. Kinda funny because I don't think it even had a hitch. But it looked like a pretty good conversion.

So I bought this ranger a couple weeks ago and the previous owner (99RangerKrazy on TRS, very nice guy) had installed the Stonecrusher steering setup. Getting it home (basically a 4 hour drive across WA) was not a big issue but there was a good deal of wandering and slop in the steering, which I...