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2006 ford ranger FX4 Level II

just gonna throw a bunch of pics in here. from the day i picked it up, to how she sits now.

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painted the radio bezel from silver to black, also installed a 7" headunit

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bolted in a rubbermaid actionpacker. thing has been very nice to have to store my recovery gear and misc. items in.

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installed new 32x11.50 Flaken wildpeak tires wrapped around pro comp series 52 wheels

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still flexes out, barely cleares the flares but shes still good to go!

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plasti dipped my grille/hood to see if i would like the look. and i did. have since peeled it off and will be getting the hood painted profesionally.

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and i spent yesterday cleaning it all up nice and shiny.

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^these tires look damn good with a touch of dust on em.

even cleaned the interior all up nice and shiny.

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few mods not pictured:
MBRP exhaust, LED brake lights and reverse lights, LED dome light, have some JBL speakers going in soon as well.

And thats it for now. future mods include HID lights up front (have some shitty halogens there for now. possibly a body lift and 33's also in the future, but i doubt that. long term goals for this thing is to do a long travel build with it since i like to jump it. and have done so but i want to go bigger, but still be within the trucks limits, so LT is the future.

what do you guys think?! i know its a little ranger, but its been through a lot, and it keeps on tickin. hasnt let me down yet. and being a small truck its fun as hell.
 

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I like the Ranger. That German 3.0 and 4.0 engine is a serious long life workhorse.
 

06fordfx4

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Thanks. It treats me well.
Get a lot of crap from people "small truck with full size MPG"

But I'd rather a smaller truck. No need for a full size, this is more fun, can fit down most local ATV trails that a full size can't, and it's so light it doesn't get stuck very easily. I've made it through stuff full size trucks get stuck in. So I'm happy with my wee little ranger haha.
 

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Get a lot of crap from people "small truck with full size MPG"

But I'd rather a smaller truck. No need for a full size, this is more fun, can fit down most local ATV trails that a full size can't, and it's so light it doesn't get stuck very easily. I've made it through stuff full size trucks get stuck in. So I'm happy with my wee little ranger haha.

That's a good point. Can't say I don't like a full-size truck, but many times a compact can perform better...
 

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Oh for sure full sizes are awesome to. If you need one that is.

I only tow my snowmobile and haul small loads so a full size woulda been a waste.

And I've also heard the "more horsepower in a full size" argument.

I did the math a while back, a similar f150 to my ranger (FX4 supercab) vs my ranger, my ranger has a better power:weight ratio. Think I was 17.7 lbs/1HP where the f150 was around 18.3 lbs/1HP

Anyways, decided my next major mod will be a tire gate and a full size spare.
 

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Installing my speakers right now.

Probably only get the rears done.

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Top one is stock.
New ones should sound much better.
 

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