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Mom's '02 had IRS, the entire discombobulated mess of a rear axle/suspension was a joke. It rode nice when it wasn't broke. PITA to work on (the sealed wheel bearings have to be pressed in an out of the knuckle with a shop press) rear axleshaft leaks, driveshaft vibration, struts broke... on a...

It is downright amazing that some people think of this as a bad thing. After you do it for awhile you tune in to a bolt on build and it is about as interesting as an episode of "this old house" where they change light bulbs and outlet covers. Everything just clicks together because it was made...

4dr Explorers went IRS in '02, IMO that kinda killed them for offroad. The 2dr kept the solid rear awhile longer. My dream rig would be a 91-94 Explorer but that is neither here nor there. I just use a wireless OBDII adaptor and Forscan (free) on my laptop for my stuff that is new enough to...

And you are still churning the 4.70 cogs but with smaller tires for added fuel flow. We have a Black Diamond reserved. It will be a mere mortal one, no squatch. 4.46 gears, which in other realms are still pretty deep for piddly 32's (my OLD 302 with 3.73's toys with 31's) 32" General Grabbers...

Explorer and Durango were still body on frame SUV's for a long while after that for competition. They both did have V8's, I am not sure the TB ever did in masse (I think there was an SS type thing though) They were pretty common in my area for awhile, I haven't seen one for awhile though. I...

Oh, just the usual overland type stuff... Not much really for updates. After the trip I changed the oil and washed it. Used it for a go'fer during harvest (actually used my shovel and first aid kit when a loaded wagon tire went down and came off the rim in the field) More or less daily...

The floor height is higher but the bedside can be lower to kinda equal things out if not make it easier. My lifted Ranger and stock F-150 have about the same bed floor heights, Ranger is infinatly easier to work out of because the bed isn't as deep and thus I don't have to lift things as high...

I like both the sidewall and look of 15's (especially on a older truck) Never really noticed any difference on the road back when my '150 had 17" wheels. It went back to 16's because the tires were cheaper lol. I just put new 31's on my Ranger a month and a half ago, tire shop had them next...

I have heard that too. They make actual fuel tank liner that is really good for tolerating fuel and coating fuel tanks.

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For me a flatbed was a end user way to fix the stupidly high/deep beds that are the current fad in the truck market.

Personally just sitting in them I really liked the Ranger over the Colorado.

Maybe they are taxed on wheelbase or something but they REALLY need to move that rear axle back farther. When it is at the front of the bed and almost eating into the cab it is VERY easy to get all the weight aft of the axle, then the whole thing is see-sawing over the rear axle. I know Toyota...

Flatbeds are fairly common for farm trucks, I have never seen one with anything more than a shallow stakepocket "bed" at best though, no canopy or anything. Half of them running around have hay bale movers in them. Portable welder guys usually have huge trucks with more than one welder, air...

Just saying there is nowhere to actually get the rating raised. And if you get in a bad wreck and your rig looks like it was an ant trying to carry a leaf... the other guys insurance might want to weigh the remains. I mentioned interest in getting one so I had an actual useful bed (as opposed...

I don't think you can really do anything to increase the capacity. What is on the door sticker is it. Anything you do to raise it that adds weight actually cuts into the payload (you are hauling more axle instead of gear etc) My Ranger has upgraded axles, springs and brakes. The...

Flatbeds are fairly common on farm trucks (3/4 and 1 ton), they are not cheap though.

On facebook I saw a post where someone asked a similar question and somebody else posted up they made extensions. They basically took two plates (per jacking point) and welded a fair sized pipe at an angle between them. This kicked the jacking point on the camper up like roughly 8" (just...

It could be worse...

Yeah, my main stove is a $15 413G (I think around 1973/4 vintage) and my main lantern is a $3 1978 220J. Fun to watch for on garage sales and tinker with, both run great. My whole rig is "vintage" lol. I have thought about making a counter top with legs for ours, using a cuttingboard would be...