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    to SAS or to IFS.. that is the question

    Heya Gang I know some advise. Here is where I
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    New Bumper 85% done

    I still gotta get some lights and recess them in the bumper and put some strong wire mesh over it and clean up the welds a little bit (was using flat wire to weld vertically so it looks like $H!t. Also gotta think how i want to paint it. oh and its been at this point for a while but i had to...
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    Goldmyer Hotsprings

    any of u ever been? if so what did u think? http://www.goldmyer.org/info.htm
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    Need Advise on Rear Drive Shafts

    Ok guys, as some of you may know on my first trip out wheeling i broke a rear drive shaft, and i have it replaced but it was a wowy in it so i would like to make up some stronger steel ones and have a replacement one! i have never done anything with drive shafts other then replacing them. i...
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    Looking for Camping Spots!

    A friend of mine wants to go camping for his birthday. the problem is that he wants to go to priest lake Idaho. and it means i would have to drive like 7 hrs each way on a normal 2 day weekend... i would rather only drive 250ish miles from seattle... he wants to do priest lake becouse of the...
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    Mounting a High Lift

    hi guys i have a new high lift and i want to mount it on my truck so no one takes it. Ive seen high lifts mounted on lots of jeeps but never on a light truck. i was thinking of mounting it on the top of the bed behind the cab... anyone got pics? thx
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    Check list for doing a body lift by youself

    ok im doing a body lift this weekend and i want to make sure i have everything since i dont have a other car to go get parts and stuff with... 04 ranger 4x4 4.0L V6 ext cab XLT 3" PA body lift [ ] metric tool set (sockets and stuff) [ ] T-xx set [ ] PB buster [ ] lock tight (to put on once...
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    Setting up a shop!!!

    will my dad who has not done metal work since shop in high school and i, who quit matal working about 3 months ago, are setting up a shop so we can work on our trucks!!! its in his townhouse garage, so eveything is mini scale, 110V outlet:( so we got a lil clarke arc welder and a torch kit...
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    Tire/wheel advise

    well ive been looking up tires. hoping to find some 33"s for cheep to put on my 04 ranger DD. I like my stock wheels, 16"x7" but i guess i cant get any good tires for that size that would be good for offraoding and 99% street/hwy whats a guy to do :corn: ps im looking to spend 400 to 500$...
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    need a 2" or 3" body lift for cheep

    I just got done looking for a 2 or 3" body lift for my 04' ext cab 4.0L ext 4x4 ford ranger and i cant seem to find anything around the 115$ range. I know last time i looked thier where some in that price range, any ideas guys? thanks, James
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    Looking to ride shotgun

    Im new to 4 wheeling and im broke till i sell my condo at the end of summer. After the sell and move im going to work on my 04 ranger. Before i dumb a whole lot of money into my truck, i want to spend more time learning from some pros at this. If you have the pass-seat free for a run let me...
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    Wiring up an air compresser

    I just got an air compresser, nice med sized portable electric one that can run heavy duity air tools in short bursts and most other tools all the time. I would like to mount it on my truck for 2 reasons Being able to have air for tires and tools anywhere, great for tubin down rivers in the...
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    4" IFS lift this weekend!

    for st pattys day ill be doing a 4" IFS lift, today i just got the last part that i was missing ( i think) 4x 1/2" grade 5 U-bolts extra long for the back end:) i cant wait to get it on and get my 33"s mounted and hit some trails! hope to have some pics of it oh and yes i know IFS sucks, but...
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    Trail open/close cycles

    Heya guys, ive been reading some of the posts about trail conditions. It made me think... what about putting trails on cycles, have a trail open 3 years, then closed 3 years, give it try to regrow and heal up, then reopen it, if they cycled all the trails that way there would always be new...
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    setting torsion bars

    Ok im working on my IFS lift this weekend, i took off my torsion bars last weekend and i turned blue in the face trying to get them back up where they should be so i can place the stoper bar (that has a threaded hole where the torsion adjustment bolt goes). i had to use a 12ton bottle jack, a...
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    Tire Changers

    ok so i need to change a lot of tires off and on other wheels, a shop wants like 120$ to do it. is it worth getting a cheep harber frieght changer? do they work? or am i best just having someone do it for me? thanks, James ps i would like to learn to do everything on my truck, changin out...
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    Raer drive shaft replacement = high speed wabbels

    so i got a used drive shaft, bolted right up, but there is a small dent in it. so i took it out on the freeway, going faster and faster and around 69mph i noticed that i was starting to get a lot of shacks, and i didnt dare go faster then 85ish. i know it has to be becouse of the balanceing on...
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    4" IFS lift = new torsion bars?

    Ranger James here with yet another noob question! im getting a used IFS 4" lift that im 99% sure will fit right up, but im wondering if the torsion bars will work? any ideas? 04 ranger ext cab v6 4.0L 4x4 mostly stock
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    Front Bumper

    OK guys, as most of u know im new to 4wheelin, so i would like to hear from you guys that have been doing this for a while! I have a 04' ranger and i need to replace my front bumber, i have some channel steel to make it out of 6X2x1/4 (looks like this... [ ) i know the steel is a bit heavy...
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    Deer hunting spots

    ok well im thinking about getting back into deer hunting, maybe even doing Archery again! but ive been out of it for a while, anyone willing to share there good spots? I know sharing a good hunting spots are not too often shared outside of family:P

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