6.2's 2006 Ford Ranger Thread

Oh it was haha.

 

I'm still looking for the drifting

 

You'll really wanna get the spring perch welded especially for the way you beat on that truck

 

Lol, no drifting other than that tiny bit at the beginning.

There was video of me drifting that whole circle driveway, but the video didn't turn out.

 

What spring perch lol.
This truck can handle everything I throw at it so far with ease.

 

replaced the drivers side sway bar link I broke back in the summer of 2012.

had it off, didn't like the handling on road. When I went to put it back on, the bolt snapped and wouldn't tighten. so i finally replaced it today. got a killer deal on a new link from a local classified ad.

few pictures.

Old link:



New Link:



Old Link, you can see how much extra space there is.



New link. All tight



New vs old



where you see the cuts on the old link is where i cut the outer plastic to free up the bolt. it was stuck inside the plastic piece. which im lucky that happened or id have been stuck without a link in there since last summer lol.

 

you dont need sway bars. mine handles like a trophy truck, can almost 3 wheel it around corners. this is what you need to do,

White Turbo v8 Ranger Three wheeling @ Lenger Racing - YouTube


btw hows the falkens?

 

Haha the sway bar unlinked was such a dream to drive on the backroads. but on the highway, with the winds we get, it was a nightmare. just couldnt do it. not safe at all. especially with the icy winters.


The falkens are amazing. have around 20,000 miles on them, not even close to halfway wore yet. still silent, still handle great, and were amazing during the winter.

Ill be doing a 3" body lift and 33's this spring.summer. will stick with the same tires as I love them so much.

unless I can get a deal on duratracs that my buddy might have. and id only get those if they ended up being cheaper.

 

you said earlyier you have driven with the duratraks, let me know how those are runnin too.

and give us an update on the big 64 kit...

 

yep, brothers chevy has duratracs. They are good as well.

his are wearing great also.

only thing i see the duratracs doing better, is mud. due to the bigger horizontal open spaces in the tread design. BUT, they have a weaker sidewall. so its a trade off.

better in mud, but more chance of getting a flat when offroading. gotta decide what I wanna do.... probably stick with falkens. I can get 5, 33x12.50x15's for $1000.

which is a damn good price in canada.

the 64 kit is still on standby right now.

Just took the weight out of the bed this weekend, So once it gets warmer out ill check out the rear leafs to see how they are holding up. And i'll go from there. will have more cash to play with this summer due to a shift change at work. 1 less hour of pay per week, but i can now commute with my dad so i'll be saving $40 a day in gas. which works out to $800 a month!