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  1. I bought a used ranger with over 120,000 miles on it. Should I replace the timing belt?

    I just read it has a chain not a belt and the chain lasts the life of the vehicle? I once replaced the timing chain on a 1971 slant six and the engine ran better.
  2. I bought a used ranger with over 120,000 miles on it. Should I replace the timing belt?

    I guess I'd rather err on safe than sorry. Should I just check or do it anyway.
  3. Result of new KYB shocks, new sway bar links and bushings and new Kenda Kenitica tires in the original equipment size:

    I brought the tire pressure down to 30 (and yes they had them at 35!). It didn't make a big difference. I bought the KYB Excel G's.
  4. Result of new KYB shocks, new sway bar links and bushings and new Kenda Kenitica tires in the original equipment size:

    The resulting ride is a bit on the harsh side but definitely more "sporty" (if a work truck can ever really be sporty). I feel it's the KYB shocks that are the ingredient adding the stiffness. I suppose I'll get used to it. After all, the suspension at well over 100,000 miles was definitely...
  5. Isn't this a rip off?

    The shocks were kind of easy except for the rusted nuts which forced me to cut the shock shafts.
  6. Isn't this a rip off?

    I did the shocks, sway bar ends, sway bar bushings, tires and alignment. It was a lot of work but it is really nice now.
  7. 2nd Gen shift boot options

    I forgot one difficult thing - removing your shift knob
  8. 2nd Gen shift boot options

    I got the cheapest shift boot for my 2010 off Amazon. It came complete with everything you could need. Much of the job is removing the center console screws. It's a half hour job and then another half hour of bragging to your wife and anyone else who I could fool into thinking it required...
  9. I transformed my 2010 Ranger

    Mechanics charge $100 an hour. I'm painfully slow at any mechanical job I do. There is no way swapping out four shocks would take 7 hours to change the shocks. It took me two hours and I'm ridiculously slow. If I had to do it a second time, I could shave another half hour now that I know the...
  10. Isn't this a rip off?

    At about 400 bucks for a set of tires out the door, they Walmart tires can hardly be considered cheapies. My Cobra Daytona takes 17's of 275 and 245 width and those are double the cost of Ranger tires. I don't understand how any car, even a sports car can require $1000 for a simple set of tires...
  11. Isn't this a rip off?

    Update: I replaced the tires with Kendas from Walmart, and did the 4 shocks with KYB's and some new sway bar bushings myself. The shocks took me 2 1/2 hours of work including clean up, planning and jacking the truck up securely. The original shocks had rusted hardware in the front requiring me...
  12. I transformed my 2010 Ranger

    The local tire store wanted to charge me over $1,500 for four tires and four shocks. I ordered some tires from Walmart and had them put on for about $500. I changed the sway bar ends and sway bar bushings for less than $50 I think, but today I swapped out the old shocks front and back with...
  13. Bilstein B6 shocks or KYB Excell G shocks for a stock 2010 RWD Ranger?

    I just bought the KYB front and rear. They were $165 for a full set. I'll let people know how they are working. I'll be replacing the shocks before the new tires come in in a couple of weeks. I replaced the sway bar end links (the bushings are still good). I can't think of what else the...
  14. Bilstein B6 shocks or KYB Excell G shocks for a stock 2010 RWD Ranger?

    The Bilstein's are cheaper so when I asked my wife she said "Go with the more expensive ones". But I know experience is more important than just guessing. What do you know about the Bilsteins?
  15. Bilstein B6 shocks or KYB Excell G shocks for a stock 2010 RWD Ranger?

    I'm so confused with all the projects going on in my house (bathroom, electric, gardening, pool !!!! - I just ordered new Landspar Citytrax tires but I want to replace the shocks at the same time. (I just did sway bar ends). Should I get the Bilstein Shocks or the KYB Excell G shocks? The...
  16. I'm just about to buy these.

    I'm just about to pull the lever on these Bilstein shocks. I know they'll be an improvement for a 2010 Ranger. What have others experienced?erk2rdj_nha.fxu@XTY Four Bilstein shocks (front and back)
  17. Still can't decide which new shocks for 2010 Ranger

    Mine has sway bars and coil springs. I still don't know which shocks to order. Rock Auto keeps asking for more information than just the vin. Other suppliers are just as vague.
  18. Still can't decide which new shocks for 2010 Ranger

    Another question is why is it so difficult to determine which shocks I need when I go to the auto parts sites. I keep putting in 2010 regular cab, 4 cylinder Ford Ranger and they keep asking me for more information. I put in the vin and even that doesn't seem to help.

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