mtnrgr
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2007
- Messages
- 550
- Reaction score
- 740
- Points
- 93
- Location
- California
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- Total Lift
- 6" Skyjacker, with 1.5" coil spacers, custom radius arms, custom traction bars
- Tire Size
- 31x10.50
- My credo
- Lord God is my guardian
That your ranger is not enough of a truck to haul or tow or believe you have a smaller engine or automatic transmission?
Sitting here on a cold night by a fire pit, with what memory I still have, began to think about my 94 and 88 rangers. My 88 was a hand me down to from my father in 91, next few years I shined it back up for my pride in joy. It was a 2 3 5spd 2wd, my dad said it was good..but it needed more power. Not sure what he bought. In 94 when I bought my 94 new..I drove it briefly for a daily driver, my dad needed a truck for work, I let him use it and he beat on it 7 days a week for two years. People always told him that ranger is not enough for construction. He had it loaded down in the bed and a 5×10 trailer constantly, that stock 3.0 5spd worked hard every day without one problem. In 96 when I took possession of it..I started to fix the body and maintain it. Over the years when I have my ranger loaded down beyond its limitations even with the skyjacjer shocks, heavey duty leaf springs, 31s..people have still said its not enough truck for this...well have always shown them wrong. My ranger with its 3.0 5spd has always gotten it done. A rebuilt 3.0 definitely helps more than it being stock...as those have seen my ranger thru the years..it looks clean..it has always been used as a truck. For my needs, a higher rpm engine is perfect.
Have you guys pushed your ranger passed it limits from hauling and towing?
Sitting here on a cold night by a fire pit, with what memory I still have, began to think about my 94 and 88 rangers. My 88 was a hand me down to from my father in 91, next few years I shined it back up for my pride in joy. It was a 2 3 5spd 2wd, my dad said it was good..but it needed more power. Not sure what he bought. In 94 when I bought my 94 new..I drove it briefly for a daily driver, my dad needed a truck for work, I let him use it and he beat on it 7 days a week for two years. People always told him that ranger is not enough for construction. He had it loaded down in the bed and a 5×10 trailer constantly, that stock 3.0 5spd worked hard every day without one problem. In 96 when I took possession of it..I started to fix the body and maintain it. Over the years when I have my ranger loaded down beyond its limitations even with the skyjacjer shocks, heavey duty leaf springs, 31s..people have still said its not enough truck for this...well have always shown them wrong. My ranger with its 3.0 5spd has always gotten it done. A rebuilt 3.0 definitely helps more than it being stock...as those have seen my ranger thru the years..it looks clean..it has always been used as a truck. For my needs, a higher rpm engine is perfect.
Have you guys pushed your ranger passed it limits from hauling and towing?