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2004 Ranger FX4 Water Fording and Breathers

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Old Nov 19, 2014
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2004 Ranger FX4 Water Fording and Breathers

I'll be taking my truck hunting this year and we typically ford a couple of streams. What's the deepest water my truck can go through? I know the FX4 level 2's have extended breathers but does the FX4 have extended breathers as well?
 
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Breathers for the axles?
 
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Breathers for the axles?
Yes, the differentials and transmission.
 
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All of them are the same, you can just buy longer tubing from a hardware store and replace them
 
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Rule of thumb on almost any vehicle is to stay below the headlights. Unless you have a snorkel and extended breathers and have water proofed the electrical connectors.
 
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Originally Posted by Chris98
Rule of thumb on almost any vehicle is to stay below the headlights. Unless you have a snorkel and extended breathers and have water proofed the electrical connectors.
Sounds good. I did notice that the breather tube is attached to the top shock absorber mount in the front. Couldn't see where the back was going but it went up a good ways. I think I'll be OK!
 
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