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I made an HF antenna system mount for my 2025 ranger. It is all stainless steel hardware that uses existing bed holes (with some resizing). I have different top mount brackets and adapters so I can use any antenna style in any bed tie down hole. I'm working on a 48V battery system that is...

Looking at that, it looks like something either pushed in on the tie rod from the front, like perhaps an obstruction, or pulled backwards on it. Nothing else would bend it like that. Pressure on the wheel could never bend the rod that way. Wheel pressure would damage other things first or...

I live on a mile long rock road. I had an F150 with electric running boards and it was a day and night difference in rocks hitting the doors and rockers between running boards retracted or down. This was with mud flaps installed! My 25 ranger is not nearly as bad as the F150 but it has...

I received this for my 2025 Ranger. I also got something for my brakes I need to have taken care of, some software thing. I had a notice years ago for my Honda passenger side airbag but since only my wife rode there I ignored that one. My dog rides in my Ranger so I'll stay on top of it.

The power has to come from the 12 volt system. 400 watts at 13V nominal is 400/13 = 30.8 amperes at 100% conversion efficiency. There are likely about 15% (or more) losses so the 12V system load current is 36 amps or more at 400W. That is a heap of current for some accessory to demand. A...

Thanks for that link! Good on Ford for specifying to use only the chassis. I never connect to the battery negative, myself, unless the load totally floats from ground. I've yet to own anything that is ground independent. I just didn't know what the sensor does.

For people who have super big stereos, what are the worries with the negative lead load current sensor system? Does the accessory negative have to return via the chassis ground point? Will a load that might reach 80 amps or more on peaks mess with that system? Thanks, Tom

That doesn't seem to work in my truck. Doing that just picks the next memorized channel up or down. If I am on AM, FM, or Sirius and push those >> or << it jumps to the next thing stored in memory. I'll have to read the manual I guess.

I almost always street drive for maximum efficiency. I had a 2023 Ranger FX4 lariat. I now have a fully loaded 2025 with the 2.7. The 55 MPH road into town is moderately hilly. The 2023 4-banger averaged 22 MPG on that road. The 2025 2.7 stays at 26 MPG or so. I believe this is mostly from not...