I see no major change in ride. One thing I noticed is the front and rear are more balanced now. On my way home from work there is an area that has four speed bumps. I usually hit them around 18 mph. With the Bilsteins, the front was smooth over them but the rear had a bit a jolt to it. With...
That is what I was thinking. The machined surfaces of the filter mounting boss look suspiciously like the metal strip in the filter. I am sure that is CNC machined and that strip of metal got wedged in there and over looked when inspected. I doubt they do a 100% inspection anyway.
I certainly have not experienced this. I have a 4.0 SOHC powered 2002 Ranger that has 312K miles on it. I used the grade oil Ford specifies but it was full synthetic Valvoline oil. It still runs great and shows no signs of bearing degradation. It uses no more oil now than it did when new. I...
Garmin Overlander is all I need for cities, highways and wilderness. It is not perfect because sometimes it shows old trails that don't exist anymore and not updated some new trails. That is not a common occurrence but I always keep it in mind when in remote wilderness. Free updates keep the...
You must be very unlucky. I have used the original BFG AT tires, KO2, KO3 and KM3 tires since around 1979 and have had zero issues with them. A rare occasional puncture but that happens with any tire.
The tires I had problems with was Pro Comp 32" MT. They were good for around 15K miles...
I originally wanted a Ranger but Ford would not build the one I wanted. They did install the 2.7L V-6 but, the dropped the extended cab version with the 6 ft bed. I do not want a four door Ranger. I also wanted the Tremor model. They dropped that too.
I decided to consider the Bronco for...
Your Sport mode must be different than mine. My Sport mode shifts at higher rpm than Normal mode which is what I expect of a Sport mode. It also has quicker shifts and is more responsive when I step on the accelerator pedal. As long as I drive the same in Sport and Normal modes, I get the...
I just picked up my new Ford Performance cover. I am trying something that I learned in the 32 years of building racing engines. That is use a red primer on the inside area. It's function is several things. I helps oil shedding from the surface. It seals the cast iron to help iron particles...
I mistyped 3.5". I saw 3.75" in your link but I thought that was the OD. My rear springs are about 5.5" OD and taper down to about 4.5 on each end. Fully extended they are about 17" long to the seats and about 14.5" long with vehicle on the ground.
It looks like you rebrand the Seal Saver Pro...
These only go up to 3.5" diameter. I found another brand that also are called seal savers. They go up to 6" diameter. The rear Eibach 2.0 Pro coilovers are a little over 5.5" diameter. I also contacted Eibach and they are seeing if anything in their racing division has something that will work...
That is the first thing I did when I got my Bronco. People though I was crazy for doing that to a new vehicle. I only had the hood, front fenders, the area under the grill and headlights. I also had the grill coated with Line-X. That is were I get the most damage from flying rocks.
I have used Back to Black on fender flares and liked the results. However, I found it is not permanent. It must be reapplied frequently to keep it looking good. I ended up using black ink from a can to get the black back and it lasts for a very long time. It also seemed to help seal the...
I quickly got on the Eibach chat to see what would come of that. It was explained that heat dissipation was the reason for not using a boot.
My immediate thought when I realized there was no boot on the Eibach coilover was; would a split boot work, but I doubted there was such a thing. I will...
I have used only C rated tires since 1977 for all types of terrain short of extreme rock crawling. They have worked very well for me. I do watch the trail to keep away from rocks that can damage my tires. I have had a few punctures that could be fixed with a plugs. None of those were side...