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- Pa. USA
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- 2000
- Engine
- 2.5 (4 Cylinder)
- Transmission
- Manual
- Total Lift
- No Lift kit
- Total Drop
- No Drop
- Tire Size
- P225/75R15 15x7.0 j stock metal rims
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Hi all,
Just thought I'd drop a post and introduce myself .
I've been viewing this forum off and on for about 4 years now and decided to make an account. I've found some very useful information here.
So, a little about my truck-
It's a 2000 Ranger 2wd, 2.5L, 5spd Man, regular cab and box, with an 8.8" limited slip out of a 1998 4x4 3.0L ( installed before I or my Uncle bought it). It's got P225/75R15s instead of the stock P225/70R15s it came with.
All 4 were bought used just before I bought it. The front tires are Firestone Destination LE2; The rears are Goodyear Wrangler RT/S. They all have good tread but the oldest date is 2012 and the newest is 2016 so they're all hardened and showing signs of dry rot. It's a shame too, since I like the combination and they still ride good until the snow starts laying on the roads.
I bought the truck off an Uncle about 4 years ago and only put just under 2,000 miles on it in that time. I've been working on it since before I even bought it. I started out getting it running for him, then decided to buy it when he said he'd take $750 for it after I got it running again.
It's been a constant wrench session since then but I think I'm starting to make some headway, maybe. She's drained my savings and taken way too much of my time but I still like her. She's old, been beat up and mistreated. She's seen better days but then so have I, we make a pretty decent pair. We're both old, beat up, and don't look too good anymore.
So far I've replaced-
Battery , starter, timing belt and everything that goes with that job plus all 8 plugs/wires, and radiator hoses.
Front rotor,/hub assemblies, wheel bearings, calipers, pads, flexible hoses.
In the rear- Drums, wheel cylinders, shoes, hardware, brake lines, parking brake cables, leaf springs, shocks.
And a lot more I won't list since this is already getting to be a long read.
As far as me- Well, I'm 65 now so crawling under anything is no longer fun ( especially on unleveled dirt and rocks ), but at least the Ranger is high enough( no lift, but the tires' 75 aspect ratio helps a bit) so I can get my fat gut under it in most cases depending on what I'm doing
I was primarily a structural weldor for 30 odd years although in that time I've done a lot of other manual labor jobs such as all phases of concrete, roofing, siding, framing, insulating, even worked a few years as a boilermaker/ ironworker and they all caught up with me now.
Once upon a time I was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, US Army as a 13F1p or FIST member ( Forward Observer) It was a long time ago.
Now I'm on (non service related) disability so most of my free time and what little money I have goes into my Right Lane Ranger aka Rhonda according to my 21 yr old daughter who just started learning to drive last weekend, in the Ranger.
That's it.
I just wanted to add that I have a full set of Ford Official Repair manuals for 2000 Rangers. It has procedures for 2.5L, 3.0L, and 4.0L engines. I don't remember if there's a 2.3L section but a lot of the 2.5 is applicable, just not all.
So if anyone needs some specs just message me or make a post and if it's in the manuals I have, I'll screenshot and post the appropriate pages.
I've been doing this on the Ranger-Forums for awhile now.
Just thought I'd drop a post and introduce myself .
I've been viewing this forum off and on for about 4 years now and decided to make an account. I've found some very useful information here.
So, a little about my truck-
It's a 2000 Ranger 2wd, 2.5L, 5spd Man, regular cab and box, with an 8.8" limited slip out of a 1998 4x4 3.0L ( installed before I or my Uncle bought it). It's got P225/75R15s instead of the stock P225/70R15s it came with.
All 4 were bought used just before I bought it. The front tires are Firestone Destination LE2; The rears are Goodyear Wrangler RT/S. They all have good tread but the oldest date is 2012 and the newest is 2016 so they're all hardened and showing signs of dry rot. It's a shame too, since I like the combination and they still ride good until the snow starts laying on the roads.
I bought the truck off an Uncle about 4 years ago and only put just under 2,000 miles on it in that time. I've been working on it since before I even bought it. I started out getting it running for him, then decided to buy it when he said he'd take $750 for it after I got it running again.
It's been a constant wrench session since then but I think I'm starting to make some headway, maybe. She's drained my savings and taken way too much of my time but I still like her. She's old, been beat up and mistreated. She's seen better days but then so have I, we make a pretty decent pair. We're both old, beat up, and don't look too good anymore.
So far I've replaced-
Battery , starter, timing belt and everything that goes with that job plus all 8 plugs/wires, and radiator hoses.
Front rotor,/hub assemblies, wheel bearings, calipers, pads, flexible hoses.
In the rear- Drums, wheel cylinders, shoes, hardware, brake lines, parking brake cables, leaf springs, shocks.
And a lot more I won't list since this is already getting to be a long read.
As far as me- Well, I'm 65 now so crawling under anything is no longer fun ( especially on unleveled dirt and rocks ), but at least the Ranger is high enough( no lift, but the tires' 75 aspect ratio helps a bit) so I can get my fat gut under it in most cases depending on what I'm doing
I was primarily a structural weldor for 30 odd years although in that time I've done a lot of other manual labor jobs such as all phases of concrete, roofing, siding, framing, insulating, even worked a few years as a boilermaker/ ironworker and they all caught up with me now.
Once upon a time I was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, US Army as a 13F1p or FIST member ( Forward Observer) It was a long time ago.
Now I'm on (non service related) disability so most of my free time and what little money I have goes into my Right Lane Ranger aka Rhonda according to my 21 yr old daughter who just started learning to drive last weekend, in the Ranger.
That's it.
I just wanted to add that I have a full set of Ford Official Repair manuals for 2000 Rangers. It has procedures for 2.5L, 3.0L, and 4.0L engines. I don't remember if there's a 2.3L section but a lot of the 2.5 is applicable, just not all.
So if anyone needs some specs just message me or make a post and if it's in the manuals I have, I'll screenshot and post the appropriate pages.
I've been doing this on the Ranger-Forums for awhile now.
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I seem to recall your High School football team giving our Bulldogs one or more of their few losses back in the day.
We love pics of Rangers here.
