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Jeweler54's 2003 Ranger FX4 Build.

This is the build of the replacement truck of my 2002 that was totaled. I will be building it close to my old truck as possible with some surprises here and there.

The Day I bought the truck: 2003 Ford Ranger FX4 Base with 48k miles BONE STOCK


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After one week: Painted Plastic bumper cover, fender flares and grill Satin Black, Removed metal bed guards, installed my old edge bed caps

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Week two: Took off mudflaps, Cranked T Bars, Installed Black Headlights, Aligned front end.

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Today: Received Dick Cepek DC-1's and 32x11.50 BFGoodrich M/T KM2 Tires, Westin Sportsman Black brushguard, Pioneer P3100 DVD Double din touchscreen DVD player, PA 3 inch Body Lift

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gonna be sweet man! Gotta miss the black truck tho! lol Why 32's and not 33's? just curious
 
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so. freakin. awesome.
cant wait to see it with all that on
 
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awesome looking good. the color of our trucks is so purty. lol
 
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Originally Posted by jeweler54

what... you got a pizza maker built into your truck too?
 
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32s?
 
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Those wheels are going to look like **** on that truck
 
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ah yes, the forum hater is alive and well
 
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Originally Posted by JakeH05
gonna be sweet man! Gotta miss the black truck tho! lol Why 32's and not 33's? just curious
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coming along nicely though!!
 
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Looks so sick Ben.

When are you going to post that pic of your exhaust?
 
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Originally Posted by JakeH05
gonna be sweet man! Gotta miss the black truck tho! lol Why 32's and not 33's? just curious
I had 33's before and had issues with them rubbing and they hurt my gas milage way to bad. I want this truck to be more drivable. STL has 31's and they look great with the same mods as this truck. If you look at 33's compaired to 32's there is almost no difference. I also didn't want to have to crank the tbars up too much. My old truck rode like crap.
 
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mmm KM2's! the truck is going to be sweet!
 
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gay 32's
 
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Gonna look sweet Ben!
 
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Originally Posted by korey89
Those wheels are going to look like **** on that truck
Glad it's not your truck then!
 
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Hooyah DC-1's and Km2s! i want Km2s

trucks lookin nice man
 
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Originally Posted by korey89
Those wheels are going to look like **** on that truck
youre such a tool
 
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sorry for being honest lol
 
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Originally Posted by korey89
sorry for being honest lol
make ur own thread to screw around in

and ben, truck is gonna look sweet when its done!
 
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You will like the 32s
 
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sweet ben keep the good stuff coming get that brush guard on there
 
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Originally Posted by jeweler54
I had 33's before and had issues with them rubbing and they hurt my gas milage way to bad. I want this truck to be more drivable. STL has 31's and they look great with the same mods as this truck. If you look at 33's compaired to 32's there is almost no difference. I also didn't want to have to crank the tbars up too much. My old truck rode like crap.
I agree 100%. I wish I would have gotten 32's.
 
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Gonna look good man. I loved you old truck though :(
 
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its going to look sick, but i have to agree with korey, although im not gonna put it so bluntly ha, i have dc-1s myself but they probably wont look best on that truck
 
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trucks gonna look sweet! i love that brush guard on rangers, id have mine back on but then i couldnt use my winch.
 


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