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Old 12-13-2010, 11:56 PM
2004xlmiller 2004xlmiller is offline
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I love reading these in Peterson's 4Wheel & Off Road Magazine, so i thought about starting this thread. Post one pic of you on a trail or doing a flex.

Mine:
Vehicle- 2004 Ford Ranger
Owner- Morgan Miller, Sacramento, CA
Tires & Wheels- 265/75/R15 Firestone Winterforces on stock rims
Suspension- Stock coils in front, Air Lift Shocks in rear
Drivetrain- Stock
Performance Mods- 3.0 V6, K&N Air Filter
Other Doodads- Hella's behind the grille, custom roll bar, Sony Xplode headunit, Bazooka sub, Clarion rear speakers, Pioneer door speakers.
Does everything work the way you want?- Yup.
Anything you would change?- Get a 4WD next time.
Funniest Wheeling Incident?- Getting stuck in the mud about 5 seconds after telling my girlfriend I wouldn't.


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Old 12-14-2010, 12:50 PM
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Nobody...? :'(
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Old 12-14-2010, 02:08 PM
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i will later on tonight if im able to get a pic of my truck.
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Old 12-14-2010, 02:34 PM
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Vehicle- 2004 Ford Ranger Edge

Owner- John, Jackson, NJ

Tires & Wheels- BFG A/T KO 33x12.5xR15s on 15x8 Eagle Alloy 057's

Suspension- Rancho RSX shocks

Drivetrain- 4x4 4.0L V6 with 5 speed manual transmission

Performance Mods- Bamachips tuner, Flowmaster custom side exit exhaust

Other Doodads- Hella's behind the grille, blacked out headlights/corners, XLT front and rear chrome bumpers, 2001-2003 Ranger front valance/fog lights, Hidden hitch receiver, 4.0 emblem on tailgate, Pontiac V6 emblems on fenders, Alpine head unit, Alpine equalizer, 4ch Legacy amplifier powering Pioneer 6x9 3-way speakers in doors, 2-1ch Pioneer amplifier powering Pioneer 12" sub in generic truck box, challenger tool box, 3" PA body lift, modified front cross member with FX4 tow hooks, color matched interior parts

Does everything work the way you want?- No, the stock suspension is wearing out

Anything you would change?- Super charger + Long travel suspension kit with fiberglass fenders

Funniest Wheeling Incident?- Hearing somebody over the CB planning to drive my truck off as I was taking a crap behind it on the trail
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Old 12-14-2010, 04:18 PM
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Vehical: 2001 Ford Ranger
Owner: Patrick Frogge
Tires & Wheels: 31x10.5-15 Goodyear Wrangler Authority on 15x8 Cragar Soft-8 Black
Suspention: Stock T-bars
Drivetrain: 2x4 3.0L V6 with Automatic Tranny
Performance Mods: No, all 3Slow under there
Other Doodades: Scosche Ipod Fm Modulator, Leer Yellow Bed Cover, Bedliner, Tinted Windows-25% front, 15% around back, Windshield Strip
Does everything work the way you want?: It has lung on start off sometimes but everything else is great! knock on wood
Anything You Would Change?: Go From 3.73 Rear gears to 4.10
Funniest Wheeling Incident: Almost hit my friend while he was on a dirt bike and made im crash.
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Old 12-14-2010, 04:49 PM
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Vehicle- 2002 Mazda B3000
Owner- Alex Hoffman Pittsburgh, PA
Tires & Wheels- Goodyear Wrangler RT/S on stock rims
Suspension- Stock T-bars
Drivetrain- Stock 4X4
Performance Mods- none just my stock 3.0 V6
Other Doodads- Working on installing a dixie horn and a brush guard with 4 off road lights
Does everything work the way you want?- For now
Anything you would change?- Bigger tires and a 3" BL
Funniest Wheeling Incident?- I had a bed full of girls and I was going to take them out for a ride and on my way through the barnyard I bottomed out in the manure
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Old 12-14-2010, 05:05 PM
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I submitted my truck to Petersen's before




Vehicle: 2003 Ford Ranger FX4 Level II
Owner: Adam, PA
Tires & Wheels: 33"x12.5" Mastercraft MT's on Mickey Thompson Classic II's
Suspension: T-bar crank , rancho front shocks, edelbrock rear shocks, James Duff Trac Bars
Drivetrain: Stock
Performance Mods: Magnaflow Catback, AEM Brute Force CAI
Other: Color Matched interior
Does Everything Work the way you want: It's a Ford
Anything You would Change?: Coilover Conversion
Funniest Wheeling Incident: Using my truck to push out a Chevy 2500 HD that got stuck in sand.

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Old 12-14-2010, 05:10 PM
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Vehicle: 2001 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 Offroad
Owner: Me, West Michigan
Tires & Wheels: 33"x12.5" BFG KM2's on 15x8 Mickey Thomson classic locks
Suspension: RCD Coilover suspension lift, leveled, james duff traction bars
Drivetrain: 4:56 gears, Auburn gear LS rear, Superlift front driver shaft
Performance Mods: SCT X-Cal II tuner, JBA headers, Flowmaster dual exhuast, K&N FIPK
Other: 06 corners and tails (tails not pictured), Extang bed cover, Line-X bed liner, Scangauge II, decent stereo.
Does Everything Work the way you want: yeah mostly, needs limiter straps for the front still.
Anything You would Change?: SAS, would love a 4BT diesel sitting under the hood
Funniest Wheeling Incident: probably when my buddy locked my keys in the truck while i was stuck in the middle of a mud hole.
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Old 12-14-2010, 05:59 PM
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Vehicle: 2003 Ford Ranger XLT FX4 Offroad Level II
Owner: Me, West Michigan
Tires & Wheels: 33"x10.5" BFG KM2's on 15x7 painted alcoas
Suspension: stock, 3 inch body lift
Drivetrain: 4:10 gears, torson lok LS rear, dana 35 with detroit tru trac l/s front
Performance Mods: SCT X-Cal II tuner, Flowmaster 40 seires dumped exhuast, K&N FIPK
Other: line-x'd bed cover, Line-X bed liner, line-x rocker panels, 2 12 inch subs, 2 amps, 8000k hid headlights, euro tails, sport trac white gauge cluster, and clear coners.
Does Everything Work the way you want: yes but i would love more lift and bigger tires
Anything You would Change?: SAS, 5.0 under the hood
Funniest Wheeling Incident: drag racing at silver lake sand dunes and my dad freaking out and telling me to slow down well i was going 80 mph lol
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Old 12-14-2010, 07:50 PM
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Vehicle: 2002 Ford Ranger XLT

Owner: Bryce Cobert

Tires & Wheels: 33 x 12.5 AT's on Mickey Thompson Sig Seires

Suspension: Stock with 3" Body Lift

Performance Mods: K&N Cold Air and Gibson Exhaust

Other: Black Headlight Mod, Kenwood Double Din, Kenwood 10" sub and 800 Watt amp, Billet Grille, Painted Black Flairs and Valance, Truxedo bed Cover, 5% tint and Transformers "FORD" Tailgate emblem

Does Everything Work the way you want: NOPE! EVAP system is messed up and takes fuel SLOW.

Anything You would Change?: Bucket seats, Twin Sticks, Hurst shifter, 5.0, Superlift OR SAS'ed.

Funniest Wheeling Incident: I hardcore stuffed the tires into the fender making a big thump sound on my first date with a girl and had to stop at a gas station to see if everything was ok
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Old 12-15-2010, 02:19 AM
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REALLY neat thread idear!! Got anything against the real thing?? What about not being a Ford?? lol



Petersen's 4wheel & Off Road September 2003....



However, it did have Ford DNA when I got it....300 inliner.
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Old 12-15-2010, 03:31 AM
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Vehicle- 2000 Ford Ranger
Owner- William Ft Campbell Ky
Tires & Wheels- 31x10.50x15 Buckshots/ Rock crawler rims
Suspension- SrockDrivetrain- Stock
Performance Mods- 3.0 V6
Other Doodads- blk projector headlights, blk tails, dvd player, memphis speakers all around, 2 channel memphis amp, 60/40 cut, bed cover, airbox mod
Does everything work the way you want?- for now
Anything you would change?- Upgrade the motor
Funniest Wheeling Incident?- None yet

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Old 12-15-2010, 12:52 PM
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REALLY neat thread idear!! Got anything against the real thing?? What about not being a Ford?? lol



Petersen's 4wheel & Off Road September 2003....



However, it did have Ford DNA when I got it....300 inliner.
im glad you like the thread, i was wondering what people were gonna think. i think that other rides should be mentioned here if you have them. 4x4's only!
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Old 12-15-2010, 01:19 PM
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i will in a couple weeks once its done
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Old 12-18-2010, 12:23 AM
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anyone else wanna try?
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