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Old 04-21-2016, 08:12 PM
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Shocks. Anyone else ever see one do this?

Nope. That's a little impressive though. Haha.
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Old 04-22-2016, 05:26 AM
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The fact that I am suppose to get at least 12 mpg and I get 9. 10 on a good day. The tank is just so small and it's a 3L V6 auto..
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Old 04-22-2016, 05:36 AM
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The fact that I am suppose to get at least 12 mpg and I get 9. 10 on a good day. The tank is just so small and it's a 3L V6 auto..
I get 16-20 with my 3.0. Something is wrong
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Old 04-22-2016, 05:40 AM
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I like everything about my Ranger except that it "jiggles" I've coasted in neutral and it still does it, so I'm ruling out drivetrain. Tires?
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Old 04-22-2016, 05:46 AM
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I get 16-20 with my 3.0. Something is wrong
I get 16 with 32's and a 3.0
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Old 04-22-2016, 06:30 AM
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I like everything about my Ranger except that it "jiggles" I've coasted in neutral and it still does it, so I'm ruling out drivetrain. Tires?
driveshaft?
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Old 04-22-2016, 06:41 AM
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driveshaft?
Could be that too I guess. Hope not though. The "jiggle frequency" does vary in direct proportion to speed........
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Old 04-22-2016, 06:47 AM
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I like everything about my Ranger except that it "jiggles" I've coasted in neutral and it still does it, so I'm ruling out drivetrain. Tires?
Wheel bearings?
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Old 04-22-2016, 07:04 AM
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Wheel bearings?
Guess I need to lift it off the ground and start checking things out.
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Old 04-24-2016, 08:28 AM
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Hello forum. This is my first post. Glad to be here and trust members highs and lows with the long standing ranger. Im glad to finally own a small truck after 12 years with no truck. Last one was a ford 2002 F150 w/4.2 V6 . A very nice ride but A pig on fuel!!! , my beef with the 2000 is the 2.5 replacing 8 plugs. There a tuff sell at getting them out and back in! Forum members what sparkplug should I put in for replacement. I hope to do this only a few times in my life!
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Old 04-24-2016, 08:40 AM
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Hello forum. This is my first post. Glad to be here and trust members highs and lows with the long standing ranger. Im glad to finally own a small truck after 12 years with no truck. Last one was a ford 2002 F150 w/4.2 V6 . A very nice ride but A pig on fuel!!! , my beef with the 2000 is the 2.5 replacing 8 plugs. There a tuff sell at getting them out and back in! Forum members what sparkplug should I put in for replacement. I hope to do this only a few times in my life!
Welcome to the forum. Motorcraft is what most will suggest. However, I've had good luck with both Motorcraft and Autolite platinum plugs but I have the 4.0 OHV.
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Old 04-24-2016, 12:41 PM
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^^^^^^^ and I have autolite iridium spark plugs in my truck.
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Old 04-24-2016, 05:52 PM
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Shocks. Anyone else ever see one do this?

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Your suspension is traveling too much for the shocks you have.

Replace the shocks with longer ones and put on a limiting strap if necessary.

If you or a previous owner removed the bump stops this may cause this issue as well.

This is just a guess without knowing what modifications been done to the truck.
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Old 04-25-2016, 08:23 AM
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I got some T10 LED's for my cluster, should I change the smaller bulbs to LED too, and what size are they even?
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Old 04-25-2016, 10:23 AM
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Your suspension is traveling too much for the shocks you have. Replace the shocks with longer ones and put on a limiting strap if necessary. If you or a previous owner removed the bump stops this may cause this issue as well. This is just a guess without knowing what modifications been done to the truck.
Looks like the shock was bottomed out and bent the shaft. Topping out most likely wouldn't have done that. My friends 02 FX4 kept topping-out her 4600's (when she would play Prerunner) and it would bend the washer and shear the bushing at the top.

I'm thinking its 2WD shocks on a 4x4. The collapsed length is much much shorter on a 2WD
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