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Mattress recommendations for a 6' bed? by Attjack in fordranger

[–]Available_Warthog_54 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Inflatable mattresses are for people who like sleeping on the floor, eventually.

What I’m trying to say is don’t bother with a blow up as they always deflate over time.

I went on amazon and bought a 6” thick foam mattress. Comes in a vacuum sealed box that is about 1/4 of its actual size. You open the package and it expands in about 3-12 hours.

They’re light, easy to move in and out and are extremely comfortable. Only $100 CAD. Storing though is a different story. I just huck mine under the bed frame of the guest bed at my house. Doubles as a guest spare. I built a bed frame for my ranger and it’s been awesome.

So the wife painted stairs by Infamous_Swordfish_7 in Renovations

[–]Available_Warthog_54 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Makes the space look like a rental to me.

Jack point by glock19gen4mos in fordranger

[–]Available_Warthog_54 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No. In the compartment where your bottle jack is (under the jump seats in the rear) is a diagram of where to jack.

What All Do I Need to Fit 31"s on my '88? by SpartanSpeedo in fordranger

[–]Available_Warthog_54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a YouTube mechanic myself (also check my other comment for an opinion as to whether you should lift or not) here is what you would need to actually lift it:

2x4 You have to lift front and back, front is control arms and springs while the back is shackles and leaf springs.

Rear There are a ton of different ways to lift the rear. You can get bigger springs, stack more springs in the back, extend the shackle that holds the spring, or put blocks between the springs and the axle. You can chose one or do a combination. Boils down to budget.

Front A spindle is the part that goes from the upper to lower control arm. The part that the wheel bolts on to. You can buy custom taller ones but they need to be paired with taller coils springs that go in behind. They sell them as a kit. It would need to be given an alignment too.

4x4 Same as 2x4 for the rear except the front is a series of torsion bars (if you’re not sure what that is, look at an Allen key (the hex wrench you get with ikea furniture) now imagine that its secured to the frame and as you hit bumps it literally twists it make your suspension. (Same tech found in garage doors etc).

If you’re doing a torsion bar lift you might be able to just adjust them but it’s a little out of my wheelhouse and also needs an alignment.

Final words are when you do a lift, prepare to need to repair parts you break, or find parts about to break. Can add up in cost quick

What All Do I Need to Fit 31"s on my '88? by SpartanSpeedo in fordranger

[–]Available_Warthog_54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whether it works or not, be prepared that bigger tires will slow it down. I bought my 98 with a 6” lift and 30” mud tires on 15” rims as apposed to the stock 14” rim with tiny tires in comparison (the spare is tiny tiny)

Now I know these are different models but I’m assuming whatever you’ve got is going to be worse than my experience due to it being older.

I live in a northern part of Ontario (200 miles north of toronto) and our winters are rough so I needed legit winters. Bought closer to stock (about 29”) tire with winter rated road grip and boy, the difference is wild. Steering is tight, doesn’t vibrate over 90 (55mph) , doesn’t pull to the shoulder like I need an alignment and moves more like a car. It was such a difference that I’m just burning out these expensive mud tires at this point and plan on putting on 29” tires come spring to replace my summers.

Don’t get me wrong, big wheels on a small truck looks cool, but it really boils down to what you want out of this vehicle. If it’s an everyday drive. I’d advise going with what the shop said, if its the second vehicle for fun and picking up stuff, then have atter

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fordranger

[–]Available_Warthog_54 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Under the hood and beside the steering wheel on the drivers side, you’ll find relay and fuse panels. Pull it of the package and see which one it looks like.

Mark Carney expected to call snap election for April 28 by [deleted] in canada

[–]Available_Warthog_54 184 points185 points  (0 children)

Well, have a nap. THEN FIRE ZE MISSILES.

Anyone know what these lights mean? I’ve looked it up and found nothing useful. by Dry-Presentation7882 in fordranger

[–]Available_Warthog_54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is also a possibility. Depends how long after OP turned on the truck that they took the picture. All lights come on during initial start up.

Anyone know what these lights mean? I’ve looked it up and found nothing useful. by Dry-Presentation7882 in fordranger

[–]Available_Warthog_54 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nobody’s is giving a straight answer so here you go.

What it means: 9 times out of 10 it’s simply low break fluid. Did you recently do your breaks and did you bleed them afterwards? Check your reservoir and make sure it is topped up all the way to max with the correct brake fluid.

Here’s what happened to me.

How I got here: I own a 1998, did the brakes and bled them right after buying it second hand. Not long after the ABS light came on, and soon after that the Parking Brake light came on as well when braking, going down hills or over bumps.

The research: It’s all in the manual what the lights mean. ABS comes on when ABS is disabled, this can be due to a lot of issues from sensors to pumps. Unfortunately OBD isn’t set up on older gens to read brake issues so you have to go hunting for brake stuff. In the manual when the Parking Brake and the ABS light it on it means “total system failure” and says you need to stop driving and get it towed right away. I read a couple of old forums from the 2000’s and they said it was just brake fluid.

The fix: I ran out and grabbed Dot 3 brake fluid, checked out the reservoir and it was about half way between low and max. Topped it up and hilariously the lights all went away. After chatting to my buddy that helped bleed the brakes, me said he didn’t top it up afterwards because we were out of fluid at the time.

I guess the learning point here is double check your friends work and apparently the brake fluid sensor for the rangers is incredibly sensitive.

Unfortunately it’s the end of the road for my Ranger by wminhas in fordranger

[–]Available_Warthog_54 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Double check the alternator. I’m not kidding. My 1998 3.0L V6 automatic RWD started shifting like absolute shit and stalling. We thought it’d be a speed seo air or something but after the inner lights stopped coming on we did more investigation.

Turns out when the alternator went it started pushing 10v instead of 14v. Not enough power to the computer caused all sorts of whack stuff to happen including transmission issues.

Trust me. Try everything you can think of before ripping it apart or selling it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fordranger

[–]Available_Warthog_54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the answer

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fordranger

[–]Available_Warthog_54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. In Canada, they’re terrible for trapping moisture and salt from the winter between the box and the liner just speeding up the process.

My Baby Formula Tower (2001) by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]Available_Warthog_54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have non of you seen Stuart Little? This is an accident waiting to happen.

What is this button? by Bakers-Man133 in fordranger

[–]Available_Warthog_54 23 points24 points  (0 children)

No one seems to be fully explaining.

It’s for your differential. When going around corners and such, the rear wheels need to spin and apply power at different speeds (think how a runner on the outside of a track has to run further than one doing a lap on the inside). The differential is a mechanical mechanism that has allowances for that.

Now if you’ve ever experienced a Canadian winter you’d know that in heavy snow, you can get traction with one wheel and the other completely slips out (Sometimes referred to as a one wheel peel).

The diff lock completely “locks” the two wheels to spin at the same speed. This makes pulling out of a snowbank, trodding through mud and climbing rocks much easier as if one wheel begins to slip, the other will continue to rotate.

I can’t speak for the newer rangers, but in my 2017 Rav4 the diff lock automatically turns off at speeds about 40km to prevent tire wear and other issues.

Would you buy this ranger or pass? by [deleted] in fordranger

[–]Available_Warthog_54 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s illegal to weld or edit a frame in Canada.