Eddo Rogue
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- Joined
- May 18, 2020
- Messages
- 3,982
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- 2,502
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Burbank,CA
- Vehicle Year
- 1993
- Make / Model
- Ranger 4x4
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- OHV
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- skyjacker front leveling kit
- Tire Size
- 31-10.50R15
- My credo
- Crossed threads are tight threads.
Is your ranger ever done? as in you did all the mods you ever wanted, or none, and have no desire or need to repair, upgrade, clean, rearrange etc...I dont now if perfect is the word, but its done.
When I got my second '93 a few years ago, long after selling my beloved first one I had during my college years....I at first decided not to hack it up like I did to my old one during my misled youth. But after a while, caught the "itch" again, but perhaps a more mature form....where rather than making it unstock as possible, I just wanted to make it better than stock, and take it beyond where minor engineering improvements were limited by technology, corporate politics, marketing dept meddlings, or budget.
Ran it stock for awhile despite dropping in a big radiator (I always had cooling issues on my youth ranger, and my solution was pulling the thermostat ).
Then the cam syncro went out and started a snowball effect...replaced it and everything else questionable along the way (intake gaskets,injectors, pulleys, sensors etc)
Then (after researching TRS) threw in a set of skyjacker leveling springs....And swapped in a one piece driveshaft. And fixed the a/c.
Happy as a clam, I did a 300 mile desert trip to road test and day play....version 2.0 was so much better!
But that contentment didnt last long....I decided I need an E fan swap and a new exhaust...Now she is down again working out the Efan bugs....and waiting on exhaust parts...
Despite researching, and dreaming of long travel kits and v8 swaps, unlike my youth, I would like to keep the truck at least mostly stock looking....or at least factory upgraded (which I clowned on as a kid lol, I was such a fan of custom build it yourself bada$$ mod parts companies)
Anyways, I think after the Efan swap, and exhaust upgrade, my ranger will be done...for now
Although it would nice to clean up the steering and 4wd axle bind a bit...and those extended radius arms sure do look like an improvement...darn may as well go 16" travel kit w/ the custom ttb arms mmmmm
End note: I am not like this with any of my other vehicles, toys or otherwise...they just get maintenance, and repairs grudgingly....
When I got my second '93 a few years ago, long after selling my beloved first one I had during my college years....I at first decided not to hack it up like I did to my old one during my misled youth. But after a while, caught the "itch" again, but perhaps a more mature form....where rather than making it unstock as possible, I just wanted to make it better than stock, and take it beyond where minor engineering improvements were limited by technology, corporate politics, marketing dept meddlings, or budget.
Ran it stock for awhile despite dropping in a big radiator (I always had cooling issues on my youth ranger, and my solution was pulling the thermostat ).
Then the cam syncro went out and started a snowball effect...replaced it and everything else questionable along the way (intake gaskets,injectors, pulleys, sensors etc)
Then (after researching TRS) threw in a set of skyjacker leveling springs....And swapped in a one piece driveshaft. And fixed the a/c.
Happy as a clam, I did a 300 mile desert trip to road test and day play....version 2.0 was so much better!
But that contentment didnt last long....I decided I need an E fan swap and a new exhaust...Now she is down again working out the Efan bugs....and waiting on exhaust parts...
Despite researching, and dreaming of long travel kits and v8 swaps, unlike my youth, I would like to keep the truck at least mostly stock looking....or at least factory upgraded (which I clowned on as a kid lol, I was such a fan of custom build it yourself bada$$ mod parts companies)
Anyways, I think after the Efan swap, and exhaust upgrade, my ranger will be done...for now
Although it would nice to clean up the steering and 4wd axle bind a bit...and those extended radius arms sure do look like an improvement...darn may as well go 16" travel kit w/ the custom ttb arms mmmmm
End note: I am not like this with any of my other vehicles, toys or otherwise...they just get maintenance, and repairs grudgingly....