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

[85_Ranger4x4]

& @Dirtman, it’s baby Yoda. & if I know more than anyone about Star Wars, that’s pretty bad.

He has a name you know...

 

[Snoranger]

He has a name you know...

Not until about 20 episodes in.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Not until about 20 episodes in.

He had one all along but couldn't tell anyone until 20ish episodes in...

 

[Snoranger]

He had one all along but couldn't tell anyone until 20ish episodes in...

No... he was baby Yoda before they told us his name.

 

[Curious Hound]

Gosh, I’m so sorry for starting this. Forgive me. At first, I thought @ericbphoto was stalking me and the Redhead.

& @Dirtman, it’s baby Yoda. & if I know more than anyone about Star Wars, that’s pretty bad.

Nope. I don’t stalk people, especially guys. Nothing to be sorry about with me. We’re good.

 

[Uncle Gump]

who are you people....

 

[Dirtman]

I love you guys

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

No... he was The Child before they told us his name.

FIFY

 

[Rick W]

I love you guys

Love you too!

 

[Saddle Tramp]

This is why I love this place.

 

[2drxploder]

cut the drivers seat down, then played around with a full length console from expo, some sawzall modifications later, i still dont like it. t5 shifter makes things difficult. it sounds bad, but i need cup holders, and a comfy armrest, a spot to place my phone wouldn't be too bad either. need a solution fast. also looking for recommendations for carpet replacement 99 reg cab

 

[Rick W]

Cut seat down how? Can you send a pic of that?

 

[Rick W]

Well, the vibration should have been worse first thing because at 19*, the water would be frozen. Locking the hubs should have zero effect on that. Had no real vibration until I rotated tires, then I found the bad wheel bearings on the right front and replaced. Vibration has randomly come and gone since

Understood, but I’m not talking about any quantity of water. If you have like a tablespoon, water is heavy and will throw it out of balance a little, certainly enough to feel a vibration. On some tires, even that tiny amount of moisture can settle into the rubber structure. Even if it’s 19° out or less, once you start rolling and flexing that rubber, the rubber that gets bent with the rotation will warm up pretty quick and drive that moisture off.

I’m absolutely not trying to say I’m right or I’m smarter or anything like that, just trying to help you with your issue.

QUICK EDIT: Maybe you could try swapping the spare on each corner one by one to isolate which tire is giving you the shake.

and I was thinking about the locking hub thing. When you lock the hub, doesn’t that increase the mass of the rotating everything? Wouldn’t that tend to dampen a vibration?

 

[Dirtman]

Cut seat down how? Can you send a pic of that?

You chop the stupid side part "middle seat" off the driver's seat to make them true bucket seats so you can add a real center console.

 

[Rick W]

@Dirtman

Okay, thanks. I was thinking “cutting down” the seat lower or to slide it further back. Looking for more space behind the wheel.