Bought a set of Bilsteins from AutoAnything.com for under $300 shipped. Wasn't expecting it but Fed-Ex Ground delivered them yesterday (Saturday). I guess it took me about 3 1/2 hours from start to finish.

I took a bit of time to scrub the wheels with Bar Keeper's Friend, the liquid compound, which makes the truck look great.

Took her out for a test ride and there's a big difference. The old shocks were rotted and did not expand after they were compressed.

The front shocks were the most work. Cut the top studs off with a sawzall. Once that was done it was a piece of cake.

When I did the rear shocks I jacked the truck up by the tow hitch and the shocks fit like a glove with the nylon band they come with. No need to drop the spare tire to get to the driver's side top nut.

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- 2004 4.0L Ranger 4x4 Edge S/C - Bilstein's
- 2005 F250 XLT SC, LB, 6.0L Torqueshift 3.73LS 4x4 A/C, T/C, 4" Banks Turbo Back Duals - 3.5" Ready Lift - Bilstein 5100's - 315/70R/17 Goodyear Duratrac's
- 2011 Mini Countryman S - All4

eccentric colors, i like it!

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Ford Ranger Edge Supercab, 2004 3.0 Auto, 2WD, 4.10 Axle 31x10.5x15 BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A KO's


My Truck Is My Mountain Bike's Ride!

Class III hitch, Rhino Bedliner, Almost Maxed T-Bar Crank, Tuff Country Add A Leaf, Custom Low Anchor Points, OEM ('99) Tow Hooks, Pro Comp Offroad Lights , Mustang Dome Light, Clear Corners, Slim Toolbox, Blinker Mod,Cargo Brake Light Mod,Expo Lighted Visors, Ultra Silverstar heads/fogs, Fog/high mod, Reverse/switched lights, Bike Fork Mounts

Yeah, looks good now. Give it a month or so and those eccentric colors will be coated with "earth tone" colors. LOL

Thanks for the compliment

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- 2004 4.0L Ranger 4x4 Edge S/C - Bilstein's
- 2005 F250 XLT SC, LB, 6.0L Torqueshift 3.73LS 4x4 A/C, T/C, 4" Banks Turbo Back Duals - 3.5" Ready Lift - Bilstein 5100's - 315/70R/17 Goodyear Duratrac's
- 2011 Mini Countryman S - All4

x2 hahaha

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White 2011 XL Reg Cab | Tint | 2.3L | Daily

2001 Ford F250 4x4 lariat 7.3L | Tint | 5" turbo back exhaust | Riff Raff 6637 intake | Hydra | Glowshift gauges | 6.5 lift | 20x14 | 36x15.50's

I bet it rides a heck of a lot better too ehh??

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My Build Thread!!!

Throw another Zip tie around each boot if the one you already have on there brakes and lets any amount of dirt or water inside it voids any warranty you may have. Same with Rancho.

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2002 Edge 2x4 3.0.
2" torsion lift
30" BF Goodrich T/A.
Kicker DS680, DS680.2

Looking for Ideas on things to do on my truck. Love Working on it so feel free to throw ideas my way.

Just fyi the oem shocks are not nitrogen charged and will stay compressed or extended werever you leave them...

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'05 Ranger Edge SAS'd, 5.38's, D60/D60U, 38.5" TSL SX's, October 2012 TOTM, build thead

nice! tuck that splash guard up and behind the top of the mount!

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Thanks. Will do. I was wondering what was up with that. Someone hacked off half of it on the driver's side (I'm the 2nd owner).

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- 2004 4.0L Ranger 4x4 Edge S/C - Bilstein's
- 2005 F250 XLT SC, LB, 6.0L Torqueshift 3.73LS 4x4 A/C, T/C, 4" Banks Turbo Back Duals - 3.5" Ready Lift - Bilstein 5100's - 315/70R/17 Goodyear Duratrac's
- 2011 Mini Countryman S - All4

idk what this means^^ but my driver side only had half.. weird. lol. shocks look good! i had a set of these that i bought and resold. real nice. never rode on them though.

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Here's a pic of the driver's side. Can't figure out why the splash guard was cut away. Go figure ? Look familiar ????

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- 2004 4.0L Ranger 4x4 Edge S/C - Bilstein's
- 2005 F250 XLT SC, LB, 6.0L Torqueshift 3.73LS 4x4 A/C, T/C, 4" Banks Turbo Back Duals - 3.5" Ready Lift - Bilstein 5100's - 315/70R/17 Goodyear Duratrac's
- 2011 Mini Countryman S - All4

Maybe someone got lazy and cut it instead of pulling it aside?

It wasn't cut, they come in two pieces, the other half is probably on the freeway where mine is. It is two pieces, so it doesn't rub on the tire when turning.

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Ford Ranger Edge Supercab, 2004 3.0 Auto, 2WD, 4.10 Axle 31x10.5x15 BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A KO's


My Truck Is My Mountain Bike's Ride!

Class III hitch, Rhino Bedliner, Almost Maxed T-Bar Crank, Tuff Country Add A Leaf, Custom Low Anchor Points, OEM ('99) Tow Hooks, Pro Comp Offroad Lights , Mustang Dome Light, Clear Corners, Slim Toolbox, Blinker Mod,Cargo Brake Light Mod,Expo Lighted Visors, Ultra Silverstar heads/fogs, Fog/high mod, Reverse/switched lights, Bike Fork Mounts

Sounds logical. But why is the passenger side 1 piece ?

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- 2004 4.0L Ranger 4x4 Edge S/C - Bilstein's
- 2005 F250 XLT SC, LB, 6.0L Torqueshift 3.73LS 4x4 A/C, T/C, 4" Banks Turbo Back Duals - 3.5" Ready Lift - Bilstein 5100's - 315/70R/17 Goodyear Duratrac's
- 2011 Mini Countryman S - All4

Bump. Mine is the same way! I actually went to ford today and true to order another one for the drivers side and they said that that tiny little piece was all that I could get, said they stopped making the big one piece version a while ago.... Would really like to know if that's true....

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2004 Ranger Edge 2dr Step-Side

Suspension: Maxtrac 3.5 in. lift spindles and 2 in. shackles/Pro Comp 2 in. add-a-leaf/Moog upper control arms, ball joints, tie rods, sway bar links/Rancho RS5000 shocks
Audio/Video: Pioneer AVIC-X940 touch screen/Kicker ZX 1000.1 and 350.4 amps, KS 6x8 coaxials, CVR 10 subs