Desert Sand 2025 Ranger XLT Overland Build

[DesertHunter]

I got this truck a year and a half ago and have gotten the build to a point where there isn't a whole lot more to do. I wanted to share the full build list with everyone. I couldn't be happier with this truck! Let me know any questions, happy to talk about it.

Suspension & Protection

• Fifteen52 Range HD Wheels
• Falken Wildpeak AT4W Tires - 285/70 R17
• Fox 2.5 Performance Elite Series Front & Rear Shocks - 2.5" Lift Front, Stock height rear
• Rough Country Upper Control Arms
• RCI Off Road Rock Sliders
• RCI Off Road Skid Plate Package - Engine, Transmission, Transfer Case

Camping

• Yakima OverHaul HD Shadow Edition
• Yakima SkyPeak HD Rooftop Tent
• Yakima OverNOut 270 XL Awning
• Yakima RoadShower

Recovery & Storage

• RotopaX Fuel Canisters & Mounts
• RotopaX Water Canisters & Mounts
• BuiltRight Industries MOLLE Bed Panels & Accessories
• Ford Embark LS Tonneau Cover
• DMOS Delta Shovel
• DMOS Axepedition Axe

Lighting

• AlphaRex NOVA Series Headlights – Alpha Black
• Diode Dynamics SS3 Combo
• Diode Dynamics SS20 Pro
• Diode Dynamics C2 2.0 Flood
• Diode Dynamics Bed Light Kit
• Diode Dynamics LED Reverse Bulbs
• Morimoto X3B Third Brake Light
• Garmin PowerSwitch

Interior

• Rough Country Seat Covers
• Tackform Dash Mounts
• Midland MXT275 GMRS Radio & Antenna with Ditch Mount

Performance

• aFe POWER Cold Air Intake
• Ford Performance High Clearance Exhaust

Appearance

• Rough Country Fender Flares
• Blacked Out Badges & Exterior Trim
• Ford Fender Vent Trim

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[AlloyPony]

The stance is perfection. What's the offset and width on those wheels?

 

[DesertHunter]

The stance is perfection. What's the offset and width on those wheels?

Thanks! The wheels are 17x8.5 and 0 offset. They sit perfectly with the wider fender flares. A bit of rub, trimmed back the wheel well liner a bit and planning to cut the crash bars and install the ReadyLift 5G crash bars.

 

[Buellsox]

Damn! That thing sits just right & looks Rad.
Killer set up!

 

[natkill]

Those AlphaRex headlights look fantastic! I hadn't seen any real-life pics of them yet. Do you feel like they were a big upgrade over the stock reflector headlights? So far I am not impressed with these reflector LEDs.

I've been following the post from Iron Ridge Offroad since they posted that they carry these now, but they didn't have any good pictures or videos of them in action. Do you have any videos of the startup sequence or the turn signal?

 

[DesertHunter]

Those AlphaRex headlights look fantastic! I hadn't seen any real-life pics of them yet. Do you feel like they were a big upgrade over the stock reflector headlights? So far I am not impressed with these reflector LEDs.

I've been following the post from Iron Ridge Offroad since they posted that they carry these now, but they didn't have any good pictures or videos of them in action. Do you have any videos of the startup sequence or the turn signal?

Huge upgrade over the stock XLT headlights, I really like them. Love having the amber DRL and they are way brighter. I don't have a video at the moment, but I will get one soon and reply with it.

 

[Jon_M]

Looks good

 

[skytrucker]

Yeah, good looking truck!

are those RCI Sliders the 5-degree version? Or the standard 20?
They look like they’re still very useable as steps as well as protection…

 

[DesertHunter]

Yeah, good looking truck!

are those RCI Sliders the 5-degree version? Or the standard 20?
They look like they’re still very useable as steps as well as protection…

Those are the 5-degree option. Yeah I wanted them to act more as steps, super solid and a lot of protection

 

[skytrucker]

Those are the 5-degree option. Yeah I wanted them to act more as steps, super solid and a lot of protection

Nice, thanks! Those are going on my Xmas list!

 

[OmahaBaseball]

Wow, amazing look -- nicely done!!!

 

[LucReau]

Love the build! Doing something similar with mine. Probably the same time frame too haha just got my Fox 2.5 fronts installed and camburg UCAs. What a difference.
intrigued about your garmin switch setup. How was the install and running your lights to it? I’ve only got kc rock lights inside my topper and just bought a set of ditch lights. What do yours all wire into to be able to run them off the garmin switch?
Thanks in advance, I’ll be following this thread for inspiration!

 

[DesertHunter]

Love the build! Doing something similar with mine. Probably the same time frame too haha just got my Fox 2.5 fronts installed and camburg UCAs. What a difference.
intrigued about your garmin switch setup. How was the install and running your lights to it? I’ve only got kc rock lights inside my topper and just bought a set of ditch lights. What do yours all wire into to be able to run them off the garmin switch?
Thanks in advance, I’ll be following this thread for inspiration!

Thanks! The Camburg UCAs look super nice.
The Garmin Power Switch is super easy to setup. It runs directly to the battery and one of the ground points. I modified all of the wiring harnesses for my lights with ring terminals on the end of the power and ground wires, and then ran the wires for the amber backlights of all lights into one ring terminal. Sounds daunting, I had never done anything with wiring before and I figured it out easily. The Power Switch has 6 openings for accessories, you just place the power wire ring terminal on one of them and the ground wire to a ground point in the engine bay, and thats it, all set up. It connects by bluetooth to your phone and has a carplay app so can control all your lights from your phone or carplay in the truck. Let me know if you have any other questions on it, I can take some pictures of how my wiring is setup and walk you through more if you need it!

 

[LucReau]

Awesome man I appreciate the response! Definitely something I’d like to do in the future

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