RangeRunner17
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So I've had this truck for about two years now, and It's about time I made a thread to track this build.
I bought the truck in March of 2013 when I was overseas. I had my dad and a friend go check it out. 2005 Ford Ranger 4x4 4.0 and 5 speed. The plan was, and still is, to keep it for forever.
Here's how she looked the day I bought her. And I immediately got to work installing a stereo and making a rear bumper.
I also tried making a headache rack, but I didn't like how it turned out, so I cut it up for scrap.
After doing a bit of research, I decided on the Dixon Bros long travel kit. 4.5" wider per side, 14" of travel and 2.5" coilovers. I went with some fiberwerx fenders and 33 in Nitto Terragrapplers. The fenders came in long before the suspension components did, so of course I put them on and drove around looking like an idiot for about 2 months.
Love the ride now! She rides like a Cadillac! The front end in much softer now too, so when I get on it, there's a decent bit of squat and I feel like I'm going much faster! Only problem now is that the tires rub really bad in the back. So the logical thing to do is get some fiberglass bedsides, and cut the old ones off.
I got them painted through a friend of a friend. And then I deployed again. I started playing around with Sketchup, and made some ideas I thought I'd like.
I bought the truck in March of 2013 when I was overseas. I had my dad and a friend go check it out. 2005 Ford Ranger 4x4 4.0 and 5 speed. The plan was, and still is, to keep it for forever.
Here's how she looked the day I bought her. And I immediately got to work installing a stereo and making a rear bumper.
I also tried making a headache rack, but I didn't like how it turned out, so I cut it up for scrap.
After doing a bit of research, I decided on the Dixon Bros long travel kit. 4.5" wider per side, 14" of travel and 2.5" coilovers. I went with some fiberwerx fenders and 33 in Nitto Terragrapplers. The fenders came in long before the suspension components did, so of course I put them on and drove around looking like an idiot for about 2 months.
Love the ride now! She rides like a Cadillac! The front end in much softer now too, so when I get on it, there's a decent bit of squat and I feel like I'm going much faster! Only problem now is that the tires rub really bad in the back. So the logical thing to do is get some fiberglass bedsides, and cut the old ones off.
I got them painted through a friend of a friend. And then I deployed again. I started playing around with Sketchup, and made some ideas I thought I'd like.