Frontiersman

Looks awesome, mines a 48 is yours a 48 or 60

Is that a WAAG?

Outstanding, back where it all began... Ft. Lewis is only about six hours from Roseburg... Now the house hunting begins... To bad about all those taxes that WA has but you will certainly be back home, almost...

Ryan,
I do have the Lightforce 170 Striker driving lights still in the original package... I just have not had the time to have the light bar fabricated yet... Remember, I had to send the first ones back because they sent me the wrong lights... There was no way the 240 XGTs were going to fit... I'm glad to here they work well under severe darkness... I have those conditions right now with the rainy nights here in the Cascades... Also that 1940 Ford truck certainly is a very cool rig and I just had to post that picture... I can dream...

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Your daughter's truck looks real nice... Plus I can tell she is one happy camper... Love the color...

Ryan, what's up... Have you installed your CAI yet? If you have did you notice any problems with your truck running lean?

Here's a follow up, long term report, on my tires on wet roads... Yes, it has been raining on and off here in the Cascades... The Toyos are working extremely well on wet curvy mountain roads... Very grippy even where the water has puddled... I think the Rancho shocks have also increased the stability of my truck with the inclement weather... I can't wait to see how they will handle in the snow... But that is probably several months away... Tire wear has been minimal if any... 2,000 miles on the tires at this point...

I will be looking forward to hear about the throttle body spacer when you get the time..

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My BiL loves his truck... He beats the living heck out of it every day for work, it holds up very well even with all the abuse. It is only the 2.3L 4 banger, but suprisingly it still towes 3000lbs with ease. All in all, he said that he would give it a 9 out of 10. The only reason it not a 10 out of 10 is because of the small amount of space in the cab (he is 6' 3" tall).

Did you get the Mazda B-4000 for your daughter? How does it run? Post some pictures when you can...

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Regarding the Ford Ranger, this is an outstanding vehicle... Before "BRO", I had a '93 Ranger regular cab... I put 150,000 plus miles on her before I purchased my F-150... In fact, I was thinking of buying another one when I bought Big Red... I had the 4 cylinder 2.3 liter engine, probably the most reliable engine Ford ever built... I never had to replace the plugs... I only had to do regular service oil, brakes, muffler, and battery... It was a great little truck... It still ran great and of course it looked like new... But you know how I take care of my vehicles... I sold it because I was offered and accepted $4000 for her... Not bad for a 14 year old truck with 150k miles on her... It did have a standard five speed tranny which helped... You could do a lot worse than a Ranger/Mazda truck... How many miles are on the B-4000? 20 mpg sounds right for a V-6... Which V-6 is it the 3 liter or the 4 liter? The 4 liter is a 'little beast' in the Ranger/Mazda... Plus the teal green is real sharp... Sounds great...

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Hey man im back in a Ford lol.sry for the late reply been busy wit school and work.