2005 Ford Ranger

[96blkbeauty]

Thanks

Old tires are still mounted on the stock 16 inch stock "teardrop" wheels. Have centercaps and lugnuts to go with. They will be sold as a package.

[AccordRanger]

Looks great!

[96blkbeauty]

[Popsgarage]

96blkbeauty previously posted:

[TNT]

Great looking ranger!!! Super clean!!

[Cr33p3r]

James that right there is a huge improvement, looks aggressive now!

[96blkbeauty]

Thanks guys. I'm loving it!

[96blkbeauty]

For you Ranger enthusiasts...you'll appreciate this little upgrade. Can anyone point it out? Sean?



Also took off the step sides to paint them up. Deciding if I should leave them off.

[AccordRanger]

FX4 lvl II shifter? Keep the side steps off it looks way better.

[96blkbeauty]

Yes sir, good eye.

It does look better from those angles. However, from the side I believe it looks worse. Way too much frame showing from the body lift. And the frame needs painted, bad. I'll probably put the steps back on after I paint them up.

[MelloYello]

Maybe ditch the steps and build some strong rocker guards that bolt or weld to the frame and go the full distance between the tires.

[Mporter]

MelloYello previously posted:

[96blkbeauty]

As lame as it sounds, I have no intention of wheeling this truck haha. This is strictly DD status.

I'd like to save some money up to get some armor on my Bronco.

If I can find a set of step sides off of the newer Rangers, i'll go that route.

[Cr33p3r]

James I did catch that upgrade and I like it, Shayne beat me to it on here. Leave the steps off it looks a lot cleaner that way.

[Mporter]

96blkbeauty previously posted:

[dr350jja]

AccordRanger previously posted:

[96blkbeauty]

Here is the "stock" shifter.



You can compare to the lvl2 shifter in my pic above. The FX4 lvl2 is just a model Ford came out with...kind of like XLT. They had the upgraded shifter...it looks better and has a slight bend to it. Its mostly just for looks...

[96blkbeauty]

Picked up a grill/brush guard for cheap today from another Ranger owner. I was real happy when I put it on...but after looking at my previous pics of how clean the truck is without it...i'm kinda second guessing it. I don't know, tomorrow i'll clean the truck up and see how I feel.

I had to trim the valence a bit to get it to fit so i'll have to get a new valence if I want to take it off. Plus after looking at these pics it looks like it can be raised up an inch or two more.

[96blkbeauty]