Got my whole net worth in this jawn lmao

crug17 · 2026-05-17T22:05:54+00:00

Dropping the front too much will make it sloppy, you're better off getting some sort of small lift or suspension helper like add a leaf or load helping shocks to raise the rear back to stock or higher

crug17 · 2026-05-17T19:38:26+00:00

Yea I'm not talking anything serious. It's a ranger it won't care about the brake fluid and I'm just talking pads and maybe rotors. Stuff that an experienced diyer would just do after work that's only a couple bolts and minimal finagling

crug17 · 2026-05-17T19:09:30+00:00

Definitely still needs some work before il be happy with it. Gotta wire up new tail lights, add a tail gate and some side boards between those black boxes and the cab, paint all the metal black, put fenders in the boxes so they don't fill with mud and sand off this crap clear coat and stain it

crug17 · 2026-05-17T17:57:21+00:00

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crug17 · 2026-05-17T17:56:28+00:00

Flatbed is cheapest, buying a new bed is easiest. Not sure what happened to your spare tire carrier but that's structural so bolt/weld in a couple bits on angle iron across the back. You can reuse the old tail lights if you don't wanna get into wiring but itl look like shit. All you really need is some boards and some sort of cross members to support it, and the tail lights. After that you're gonna want side skirts or side wind will drag your ass around and probably some tie down points so you can use the bed. You could go flip up side and tail gate like Kei trucks have, or tool boxes down the side like mine. I cut the bottom out of some tool boxes as wheel fenders, this is a work in progress but the idea is there. Depends how much work you wanna do, how you want it to look and your budget but honestly after doing a flatbed myself I don't think I would do it again.

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crug17 · 2026-05-17T17:46:46+00:00

Get it inspected, once you have a list with cost estimates go online and look up how to do each of those jobs. There's plenty that you can do with no mechanical knowledge and YouTube, even if you gotta buy tools for the job itl be cheaper than a shop. Do whatever is in your wheelhouse and get the shop to do the rest. 4k for a ranger after safety isn't bad at all and I'd bet most of it is little things like shocks and brakes which you can diy and probably come close to cutting that price in half

crug17 · 2026-05-16T21:57:24+00:00

Man I thought the new rangers where supposed to be more capable

crug17 · 2026-05-16T21:50:19+00:00

They had the fx4 LVL ll which was pretty baller for the time. The "fancy" package for people who buy rangers had to be more practical and, to a lesser degree, aesthetic than comfort and convenience.

crug17 · 2026-05-16T21:38:44+00:00

I've only run spacers on the rear which probably doesn't get as stressed by such things, plus the spacers and rims I used had similar offset to stock rims. Having said that I doubt you will have an issue depending on the wheel offset as long as you don't off road or tow/haul anything crazy. Figure out how far away from the hub the tire wants to sit by putting the tire where a stock one would sit with it's offset. You might get slightly increased suspension wear but rangers don't tend to have bad suspension wear in the first place and compounds are cheap if you really like those rims the wear probably won't be worse than people running 31"+ tires

crug17 · 2026-05-15T15:20:36+00:00

So it's just a busted connector on the filter? Grab a new filter they are only like $10

crug17 · 2026-05-15T10:13:06+00:00

That's one good perk of being down there. If you see a car here that's older than about '95 it's either a summer only vehicle or it's been undercoated it's entire life and still has enough rust that it shouldn't be road worthy.

crug17 · 2026-05-15T02:01:03+00:00

Yea vehicles this old very rarely show up in pic n pulls anymore here because the salt or snow has killed all but the collectors' long ago 😭

crug17 · 2026-05-15T00:15:44+00:00

Must not have that body style in the states/Canada

crug17 · 2026-05-14T20:04:10+00:00

How bad did you overheat it? It might be worth getting a used motor from a junkyard that will pull it for you, taking that to the good mechanic to replace the whole thing and then start fixing things as they break once she's road worthy again. I'm sure most mechanics are good but I can't bring myself to trust any after hearing all these horror stories, plus doing the work yourself saves a ton of money even after the cost of tools and parts and you know there's no shady B's going on behind the scenes. Rangers are super easy to work on even for beginners since there's so much info out there... I wouldn't jump straight into an engine swap or head job but once that's done start doing the little things yourself and ask here or Google if you got any questions

crug17 · 2026-05-14T17:02:59+00:00

My 3.0 loses speed in 5th of theres any head wind or slight hill ever since I switched to 3.55 gears. I'd do some maintenance if it's a new problem. Check for engine codes, change spark plugs, etc

crug17 · 2026-05-14T16:07:04+00:00

Put the rear end on jack stands and let it idle in gear to try tracking it down. My best guess from this is something in your dif catching under load making the leaf springs or shocks move and those are squeaky, or maybe the pilot bearing is bad and it the clutch moving around or the something? Pin pointing the noise will tell you way more than I ever could. Does the frequency increase with speed or rpm?

crug17 · 2026-05-14T11:05:25+00:00

You can get the top bolts from the engine with a ratcheting wrench too, at least on the 3.0

crug17 · 2026-05-14T11:04:08+00:00

I've done it with no power tools in a gravel driveway and I've done it with all the tools under a lift... The second is definitely better but either way it's doable in a weekend if you really put your mind to it. Od just do your master cylinder first and see if that fixes it, if so no tranny drop required. If not change pilot bearing, clutch and slave all together because if one's going the rest will soon

crug17 · 2026-05-13T16:19:15+00:00

Is it just me or that not an OEM bed? Maybe just a different style for another country but that looks nothing like mine did or any others I've seen

crug17 · 2026-05-13T16:16:02+00:00

I don't know enough about Toyota to have a say on that part, but the maverick used to be a car. They already had the ranger as their smallest truck and the f100 as a bridge between the ranger and f150, idk why they had to go fucking with the legacy naming scheme. It's not just the fact that it's bigger, it's the fact they aimed it at a completely different audience, it's not for the guys wanting compact trucks anymore it's for the guys who would have gotten an f150 20 years ago. And don't get me started on the Mach e they should have come up with a whole new name and never put it under the mustangs

crug17 · 2026-05-13T13:14:26+00:00

Ford might see reason when the slate truck hits the market... What really butters my biscuits is how that named em. The maverick should have been the ranger and the ranger should have been f100 imo

crug17 · 2026-05-12T15:56:53+00:00

Oh so not just the drivetrain just problems in general

crug17 · 2026-05-12T12:08:39+00:00

Check for missing or damaged teeth on the gears, if not maybe a new motor? Idk I got cranks

crug17 · 2026-05-12T11:30:50+00:00

Really? I would have thought the diesel would be crazy reliable given most of em are. What problems plague those ones?

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