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Traded in the Ranger, Bought a Monster Truck!

Okay well i didn't really trade in my truck, but i did get my rims yesterday and finally got my tires mounted.

You can also notice my "bedlined"(in a can) grill and front valance. i still gotta do it to the back plastic peice. otherwise my truck is getting closer to what i've wanted.

you can also see the Maglight mount i put in as well!

heres a picture from earlier today, Taken with nikon 80-200mm :)



heres my new tires, 33x12.5x15 BFG M/T's on crager D window 15x8 with 3.75 backspacing.





There a little stuffed in there, but i still gotta crank my bars, put my expo Leafs on the back, and hopefully soon Body Lift it so it will be even higher.

trimmed the front valance a bit, otherwise no rubbing now on DD status, i'm scared to hit some mud without the bodylift. ha
 
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Looks great! I want to run the same tire size with just a crank and shackle
 
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Dang, how did you manage 33s? My 99 xlt will barely fit 31s and ive got coil spacers and blocks in the rear
 
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Dang, how did you manage 33s? My 99 xlt will barely fit 31s and ive got coil spacers and blocks in the rear
Cause your a 2wd.

What kind of gears you got?
 
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For gears i'm only 3.73 so i've noticed the power not being there. but its not even really that bad.

of course i wanna get an 8.8 rear and regear the front. the open diff sucks so thats a main thing i wanna do.
 
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Looks alot better man. I hate those style stock rims. My mom's expo has them
 
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Cause your a 2wd.
So whats the difference? Yea ive got coils and yall got t bars, but is there really that much of a difference?
 
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dude, makes me want a cap with the bigger tires!
 
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Originally Posted by offroadn_redneck
So whats the difference? Yea ive got coils and yall got t bars, but is there really that much of a difference?
Completely different man. A tbar truck sits about 2-3" higher then a coil sprung truck.

Looks good man. The tires made the flareside camper shell look way better! Now put a rack on the top!
 
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Oh i will :) ha, but its harder to find for stepside since it can't be so wide!

there was one on craigs a while back, but i had to buy my rims and some other stuff first!
 
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Originally Posted by Sonic04Edge
Completely different man. A tbar truck sits about 2-3" higher then a coil sprung truck.

Looks good man. The tires made the flareside camper shell look way better! Now put a rack on the top!
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Originally Posted by Vonhanson
For gears i'm only 3.73 so i've noticed the power not being there. but its not even really that bad.

of course i wanna get an 8.8 rear and regear the front. the open diff sucks so thats a main thing i wanna do.
Yea I got 3.73's as well and I'm not sure if I wanted to upgrade cause of the power loss. But if you say it isn't that bad I might invest in a set.
 
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looks great imo id lose the camper top
 
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oh man. I have a 3.0 4x4 with 32s and 4.10 gears....I can't imagine how you are feeling...mines a dog.
 
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that 2nd pic looks sweet!
 
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looks great man

i loved how my truck looked stock with 33's stuffed in lol
 
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awesome man, tires look much better on the truck!
 
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looks good, not diggin the visor, but if it makes you happy thats what matters!

and i think that that amount of backspacing on our rangers looks pretty much perfect!
 
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dudeeeeee looks sick! get used to having dirt on the side of the truck every day even 1 minute after washing it haha mines always dirty cuz the tires poke out past the flares.

btw....i think you should get rid of the visor and sell it to me
 
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naw dude the visor is sweet. now i just gotta pick up some lights from Andy on here, and use your light tabs and front will be pretty much done.
 
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looks great! maybe one day all of us MN members will be able to view it in person!
 
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Well i took the topper off for a few days, looks totally weird! haha, i like it with the topper for sure.

heres the best pic from the other day, sun was going down and i had some weird angles :(



Added another one. kinda like this shot.

 

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I think it looks sick without the topper!
 
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truck is looking hawt
 
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i kinda want to put my other front end on for a few days LOL give me the corners back too lmao...truck looks good i like it better without the topper
what kind of bmx bike do u have in there?
 


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