What did you do to your 2019 and up Ranger today?

[Snoranger]

I haven’t figured out how to get the Tremor stickers off the bed sides without damaging them yet. You may have to buy them new.

 

[sgtsandman]

I got a few things done after I got home from work today.


I installed the JCR Offroad engine cover I’ve had for way too long. It’s supposed to help with the water in the spark plug boot issue:

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I installed the rear Fox 2.5 piggyback shocks. I had to straighten out a bent passenger side lower shock mount. It looked like it took a few hits in the rocks. I guess I’ll have to build some skid plates for the shock mounts.

Out with the old (10K miles old):
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In with the new:

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In case anyone ever installs a set of these… DO NOT FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS. If you do, the passenger side reservoir will hit the upper mount at full droop. If you turn the shock 180° the axle tube will smash one of the adjusters. You need to loosen the piggy back lock nut and rotate the reservoir 90° toward the middle of the truck.

I also installed some more of the RCI full skid plate kit. I’ll finish that up tomorrow and post some pics.

I may have misunderstood, but I thought you had installed the engine cover already.

 

[Snoranger]

I may have misunderstood, but I thought you had installed the engine cover already.

It’s been sitting in the box since I bought it well over a year ago. I picked it up from my other house last weekend.

 

[Snoranger]

I removed the crash bars from behind the front tires. At the same time, I pulled the inner fender liner and removed the plastic panel from behind it. It trimmed about 1” out of the thickness and reinstalled it. I had to drill a few holes to zip tie the fender liner at the bottom, but it gave me a good amount of extra clearance for when I go to bigger tires.

I already removed the front ones when I installed the TJM bumper. I don’t know why everyone talks about having to cut them to remove either the front or rear. If you take everything out of the, they just come right out.

I modified the hi-lift jack mount I had sitting around and mounted the jack to my roof rack.

I may have to move it some to clear the RTT when I pick it up from my other place on Monday.

While I was at it, I finally ran the wiring for my amber light bar on the front of the roof rack. I really don’t need more light with the airplane landing lights on the front bumper and the ditch lights… but what the hell.

But before I did all that, I finished up the skid plate set install. I added the trans, transfer case, and “catalytic converter protectors”. (They’re supposed to make it harder to steal the cats.)

 

[sgtsandman]

What is the advantage of the amber light bar over white? Less glare off the hood?

 

[Snoranger]

What is the advantage of the amber light bar over white? Less glare off the hood?

It was on sale for 1/3 the price of the white one.

I’ve read that amber/yellow light is much better in adverse weather conditions. There’s supposed to be a lot less glare from yellow. It’s supposed to bounce back less light off of snow and dust. We shall see.

 

[Robertmangrum.rm]

It was on sale for 1/3 the price of the white one.

I’ve read that amber/yellow light is much better in adverse weather conditions. There’s supposed to be a lot less glare from yellow. It’s supposed to bounce back less light off of snow and dust. We shall see.

The glare off my hood don't care what color I run haha. Being said, I've been told. That if you put a metal plate under it, sticking out about an inch it will eliminate the hood glare. I haven't tried it yet.

 

[sgtsandman]

The glare off my hood don't care what color I run haha. Being said, I've been told. That if you put a metal plate under it, sticking out about an inch it will eliminate the hood glare. I haven't tried it yet.

I think that is part of the reason why the old school trucks mounted their lights on the roll bar mounted in the bed.

 

[SenorNoob]

Fine if you're bar isn't too short and shines half the light into the cab anyway.