r/fordranger

Was walking down the street and noticed this ranger. Thought the rear end looked a little odd so took a closer look….

Rolling home from a night shift and my tire flew off. Luckily no one got hurt. I Just rebuilt most of the front suspension about 600 miles ago. I should have replaced the hub assembly while I had the chance. I feel dumb, but I’m alive. Never found my tire though, I watched it roll for at least a mile.

>A gas spring cylinder rupture or a liftgate falling unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury.

>NHTSA ID Number: 26V252000

>Manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

>Components STRUCTURE

>Potential Number of Units Affected: 108046

>Summary

>Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles. The liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly.

>Remedy

>MMNA will replace the left and right liftgate gas springs, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 17, 2026. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-26-001. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov June 3, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V507.

Credit: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Also reaffirmed my feelings towards cave diving, I’m not really claustrophobic but it was a tad uncomfortable, especially on the passenger side under the exhaust. In the end, even if it was 4 nuts and 2 bolts and a lot of tugging, I’m really proud I got them on and secure by myself.

if anyone knows id be very grateful, i would paint it myself but i know that would look shitty

1997 Ford Ranger XLT 2.3L

I just purchased a 1994 ford ranger XTL manual and I need new tires. With that said, I’m looking at upgrading the suspension and wheels to get a bigger set of tires (16/17” tires are cheaper then 15” since it’s less common)

Anyone have suggestions to lift suspension and wheels specs to get?

I have been looking to switch my Corolla for something that fits my needs better, and a Ranger would work great for me.

I have come across a good looking Ranger for sale, but since I have little experience with these trucks (or any car for that matter), I thought I'd ask here if you guys think it would be a good buy.

Stats:

2007 Fx4 AWD

380km (that's what I am more concerned about).

Added touch screen and music stuff.

RepairSolution 2 added.

Bed from California (so in good shape compared to other Rangers used in my Canadian region).

Seller is asking for $6k.

I have not reached out to them yet, but i will ask for repair history.

The milage concerns me. Wondering how well these trucks hold on after the 300k km. Would the transmission need to be replaced right away?

Any tips on what I should be looking for in good used Ranger welcome.

At the shop I work at a 1994 Ford ranger with the 4.0 came in
I’ll let y’all be the detectives what happened to this one

Just wanted to ask what the actual problem with the rough country 5 inch lift kit is? I called a shop and they offered the super lift and the rough country and they said they’ve never had problems with rough country, The guy has been doing it for 25 years and he said a lot of it is teenagers online spreading misinformation because they installed it themselves incorrectly and rough country had a bad reputation in the 90s and that’s why people still hate on them. He said the newer rough country stuff is up to par. Not to mention 6speedfletch on yt has had that lift kit on his ranger for 6 years now and seems like it’s running fine for him. Just wanna see if I’m missing anything before I pull the trigger on buying it. Also curious if anybody here has personal experience with it, any issues with traction control?, what are the pros and cons and is it worth it because according to this Reddit and forums, this is a bad lift kit, but I can never find a reason why.

The pic above is the 3.55 axle currently in the truck (since I never took any of the one in question) which replaced my old 4.10 8.8 posi for a number of reasons including milage, completely burnt out clutch disks and, most importantly for this post, axle play, lash and a lovely 'my diff is full of loose nuts and bolts' sound. From now on I'm only talking about the old axle.

I pulled the cover and it looks about the same with no visible debris so I have hope the slop will either be an easy bearing, or the worn clutch pack creating a slight gap that a replacement will fix.

Watching some YouTube it seems like quite the job to fully revamp and shops are wayyy out of my budget, but I'm fairly mechanically inclined, having done some serious work including an auto to manual swap and mustang brake conversion. It's the numbers and specs that scare me most since there are so many things to shim and measure but it's not in the truck so I can take my time, tho I'd like to put in as little effort as possible to get it back under the truck in decent condition.

What do y'all think I should do? Is a clutch pack likely to fix all my problems or do I need a full year down? Thanks in advance folks, I'm off to do more research while waiting for yall

How can I go about adding oem fender flares to this fender? I rebuilt this Ranger I bought at auction and found this fender at a salvage yard. Only thing I’m hating is there is a flare everywhere else but here. I also considered removing the other ones but don’t want to deal with the holes.

Maybe I'm just a wuss but holy crap...