- Joined
- Feb 28, 2001
- Messages
- 8,854
- Reaction score
- 5,610
- Location
- Dayton Oregon
- Vehicle Year
- 1990, 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
- Engine Size
- 2.3 Turbo
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- 6
- Tire Size
- 35"
Left Friday to go camping and offroading in the sand dunes for the weekend, 5 hour drive each way... Towed the '90 with the F350 with the camper so easy going there other than the 7.3L is gutless but that's nothing new... the transmission fluid smell on the way up the mountain pass was new, gotta investigate that (I did drive like 6 miles in 3rd gear going up hill at 10psi and 2500rpm... ran out of power and was getting warm, normal...)
Anyway, the suspension modifications I made earlier this year to the '90 are a complete success!!!! It drives so much better on the dunes, I'm gonna have to relearn my limits as I find myself going faster... One downside is I think the coil springs are not liking the new setup, the drivers side coil is hitting the bucket somehow so it's a bit twisted or something... I think I need to get the bump stops working now though, the tires stuff right into the inner fender perfectly at the top of travel... need to massage the inner fenders in a few key spots...
The dumb problems I found on the ranger this weekend is the starter relay picked a dumb place to die on me but then worked later? I'll replace it, that happened about the time the IAC decided it was going to be lazy and stalled randomly... at least those are easy fixes...
Anyway, the suspension modifications I made earlier this year to the '90 are a complete success!!!! It drives so much better on the dunes, I'm gonna have to relearn my limits as I find myself going faster... One downside is I think the coil springs are not liking the new setup, the drivers side coil is hitting the bucket somehow so it's a bit twisted or something... I think I need to get the bump stops working now though, the tires stuff right into the inner fender perfectly at the top of travel... need to massage the inner fenders in a few key spots...
The dumb problems I found on the ranger this weekend is the starter relay picked a dumb place to die on me but then worked later? I'll replace it, that happened about the time the IAC decided it was going to be lazy and stalled randomly... at least those are easy fixes...