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FRXLT's 2004 Ford Ranger

Old Sep 4, 2008
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Lol yeah its basically been me and him chatting haha, I have 24 posts in this thread.
Ive been following on too, you've just posted everything that i was gonna say before I could LOL! Its been a fun thread for sure.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008
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It's makin me wanna lift a 2wd again lol
 
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Old Sep 5, 2008
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Scangauge II

Well I ordered my ScanGauge II from Wayne and got it today. I'm going to install it tomorrow when I get home from work. Then I'm going to take a trip down to Palm Springs on Sunday to take a mini vacation and pick up something huge for my truck!

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Old Sep 6, 2008
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Nice! I got mine like a week ago and love it. I think I might get a Blendmount soon as well, is the cable long enough to reach all the way up there or do you need a extension?
 
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Old Sep 6, 2008
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The Scanguage is great! i love mine...

so what are you buying in palm springs?
 
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Old Sep 6, 2008
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sick build dont know how i missed this
 
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Old Sep 6, 2008
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did these come factory... if not where did you get them and how much if you dont mind me asking
 
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Old Sep 6, 2008
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Originally Posted by rangerboy101

did these come factory... if not where did you get them and how much if you dont mind me asking

I know walmart has some of those...atleast around here, and advanced auto but you can get those off autoanything.com....shouldnt pay more then 40 if not much lower if i remember correctly that is. They are just pop up anchor point stake mounts.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2008
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Scangauge II with Blend Mount.

Well got the Scangauge II mounted with the Blend mount as well. Very good product. Haven't driven with it yet but I know I will get some good use out of it. For those of you that are wondering there is a 7ft cord included with all the proper mounting hardware and tools that comes with the Blend Mount kit. So no need to worry about buying an extra cord.

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This is where you plug in the extended cord from the scangauge II and then the other end to the OBD II port cable.
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Old Sep 6, 2008
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Originally Posted by 08XLT4x4
The Scanguage is great! i love mine...

so what are you buying in palm springs?

SSSHH It's going to be a surprise for you all and I'm excited to get it for the Ranger. Wait until Tuesday when I get back! lol
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008
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Wow... I may have to get one now with that mount lol
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008
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Yeah seeing that just bumped the scan guage to the top of my list of things to buy.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008
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I love the height of your truck

I know you said you got the Fabtech Ultimate 5.5 lift from 4wheelparts and had them install it. I looked on there site and only found a 3in fabtech lift

Is that because I have a edge with t-bars and you dont?
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008
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That is one sweet looking truck. i just sifted through the pages and cant wait to see what you pic up for the truck
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008
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Originally Posted by STL515273
I love the height of your truck

I know you said you got the Fabtech Ultimate 5.5 lift from 4wheelparts and had them install it. I looked on there site and only found a 3in fabtech lift

Is that because I have a edge with t-bars and you dont?
Yea it's because you have a torsion font suspension and that's only what they make for it. You can probably go with an RCD 6" lift and just as good as the fabtech if not better because they use better shocks but I don't know if the RCD lift will work with torsion front end. I'm pretty sure it will. I had 4wheelparts install it cuz I didn't want to **** my truck up and they can do everything there and I would be able to get somewhat of a warranty. They are a little pricey but they do a good job. That's where I'm going to go to get my rear end re-geared in the near future.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008
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The RCD lift is for torsion bar trucks and its a 5". It uses coilovers so it will be a better ride all around.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008
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Well there we go, now i know! I drive a non-torsion truck so I have no clue what fit's and what dosen't!
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008
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Ill probbaly just go with the 3 inch fabtech lift then. Need to find some detailed install pictures.

Your truck looks awesome love what you have done with it
 
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Old Sep 7, 2008
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I want to see what's next very nice truck !
 
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Old Sep 9, 2008
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Went to Palm Springs, Salton Sea, and Westmorland, CA...

Here are some truck pics from when I went to Palm Springs, Salton Sea and Westmorland, CA....



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Who's truck is that!


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Anyone have any Ideas to what it could be?
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Old Sep 9, 2008
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Bumper~~~~~!!!
 
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Old Sep 9, 2008
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Ex-girlfriend???

So you dumped her body in the Salton Sea.

Nice!!
 
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Old Sep 9, 2008
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Originally Posted by rangerboy101

did these come factory... if not where did you get them and how much if you dont mind me asking
I've got 'em too...there's even ones that say 'Ford Racing' on them too. Only cost like $20 a pair...i got mine on sale for $15 a pair. JcWhitney, Summit, Jegs, eBay, local auto parts stores, wal mart, sporting goods stores all should have them. I think the most popular brand is 'Bully'.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2008
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Its either a bumper/valance or a 8.8
 
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Old Sep 9, 2008
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axle?? expy with disc brakes??? 31 spline w/ LSD?
 
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