RegularGuy
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- Location
- Belingham, WA
- Vehicle Year
- 2007
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
I've been considering fabricating additional bolt on skid plates for the underside of my fx4 lvl2 in hopes of not only better mpg, but also some additional protection on the trails. Plates aren't too uncommon, did anyone see a mileage improvement or did the added weight negate the aero benefit on their lifted truck?
Has anyone done aero mods to their truck? What worked?
Additional plans for potential fuel savings include: switching to 245/75r16 tires, (Just changing from the 31x10.50r15 BF Goodrich T/A to a set of 265/70r16 Michelin LTX gained me 1-2 mpg) switching to electric radiator fans while also increasing rad thickness, and potentially changing oil weights (I need to do some research in the manual on that last one)
Has anyone done aero mods to their truck? What worked?
Additional plans for potential fuel savings include: switching to 245/75r16 tires, (Just changing from the 31x10.50r15 BF Goodrich T/A to a set of 265/70r16 Michelin LTX gained me 1-2 mpg) switching to electric radiator fans while also increasing rad thickness, and potentially changing oil weights (I need to do some research in the manual on that last one)