2024 XLT FX4 Ranger - New Method 703 17x8.5 +35 offset w/BFGoodrich KO3 285/70R17 tires

[Clay6GRanger]

Here’s the current state of my Ranger XLT with FX4 package:

Method 703 17x8.5 +35 offset Bronco Ford Performance Wheels (ordered through dealership)(black lug nuts)

BFGoodrich KO3 285/70r17 tires

Rallyflapz extended arch mudflaps (ordered these from the UK and had to cut them down a bit as they were just too wide for the truck, and also had to fabricate a bit of a bracket for the fronts, just bent one of the arms of an L-shaped bracket and bolted it down under the crash bar bolts *pictures)

Bilstein 5100 suspension +2” lift in the front; fronts coilovers are actually made for the Bronco and fit great, the rear shock absorbers are made for the 5G Ranger.

Gas mileage has dropped from around 23 mpg to about 20-21 mpg for mixed highway, city driving.

*FORScan has released update 2.3.61 which has allowed me to write changes to the BdyCM. The ideal tire circumference for this tire size is 2612mm, but I’ve seen that you want to account for some squish in the tire to get the speedometer just right. The posts I saw said to multiply the ideal circumference by 0.96 to get the ‘real world’ circumference which came out to 2507mm. I entered 2500mm (cuz I like the round number better) for the new circumference and my speedometer is reading 75mph at 75mph in the OnX GPS app, pretty much perfect!

EDIT 08/17/2024:

Here’s the end link solution I came up with:

I bought the link kit from Ruffstuff and then I also bought their Sway Bar Quick Disconnect Pin Kit (not pictured above). The pins just bolt into the knuckle and the sway bar and then the Heim joint rod ends slide onto the pins and are captured by the smaller retaining pins.

The rod ends that come with kit are unfortunately too large to allow enough motion in the rod end as it was made for a Jeep with a solid axle, not an IFS truck. I bought these Left Hand Rod Ends and these Right Hand Rod Ends from Speedway Motors. They’re just a bit narrower in the body and allow the rod ends to articulate enough for the IFS.

They seem to be working pretty well, and they are removable fairly easily, so I’m satisfied with them for now. The narrower rod end spherical bearings are pretty loose, so they might be a bit creaky after a few months, but we’ll see.

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[Fattirz in NC]

Looks great! No rub at full lock and articulation?

 

[jbethune]

wheels look great! I have the same color xlt on order and was toying with the idea of getting the stock wheels powercoated bronze.

 

[Clay6GRanger]

Looks great! No rub at full lock and articulation?

No rubbing at all so far, haven't done anything too extreme but driving over curbs and drainages around the neighborhood with steering at full lock has not produced any rubbing. Probably down to 1/2" of clearance at the worst and only at the front of the front of the front tires. Even with my little bracket mods for the front mud flaps, they still have an inch or so of clearance at worst.

 

[Clay6GRanger]

wheels look great! I have the same color xlt on order and was toying with the idea of getting the stock wheels powercoated bronze.

Nice! They will probably look great, I really like the stock wheels on the XLT. I just wanted the reduced offset/extra poke that the +35 Method's have and didn't want to run spacers on the stock wheels anymore.

 

[Einhander]

man this looks great! i was entertaining this exact set up (i.e. 2" lift in the front and the method wheels)

this confirms that it looks incredible. great ride sir!

 

[rxv_poor]

Looks good

 

[CoNB117]

Here’s the current state of my Ranger XLT with FX4 package:

Method 703 17x8.5 +35 offset Bronco Ford Performance Wheels (ordered through dealership)(black lug nuts)

BFGoodrich KO3 285/70r17 tires

Rallyflapz extended arch mudflaps (ordered these from the UK and had to cut them down a bit as they were just too wide for the truck, and also had to fabricate a bit of a bracket for the fronts, just bent one of the arms of an L-shaped bracket and bolted it down under the crash bar bolts *pictures)

Bilstein 5100 suspension +2” lift in the front; fronts coilovers are actually made for the Bronco and fit great, the rear shock absorbers are made for the 5G Ranger.

Damn this turned out great! Any idea what kind of mileage you're getting now?

 

[HighDesertRanger]

Here’s the current state of my Ranger XLT with FX4 package:

Method 703 17x8.5 +35 offset Bronco Ford Performance Wheels (ordered through dealership)(black lug nuts)

BFGoodrich KO3 285/70r17 tires

Rallyflapz extended arch mudflaps (ordered these from the UK and had to cut them down a bit as they were just too wide for the truck, and also had to fabricate a bit of a bracket for the fronts, just bent one of the arms of an L-shaped bracket and bolted it down under the crash bar bolts *pictures)

Bilstein 5100 suspension +2” lift in the front; fronts coilovers are actually made for the Bronco and fit great, the rear shock absorbers are made for the 5G Ranger.

That looks REALLY good. Nicely done!

 

[Clay6GRanger]

Damn this turned out great! Any idea what kind of mileage you're getting now?

I can tell it has dropped slightly (I was getting 23 mpg - 6500 mile average), however I'm still dialing in tire pressures and I've only done a few short drives around town so not the best indicator of average MPG as most of my driving is on the interstate to work.

For anybody reading this thread: I will need help getting FORScan to work if anybody knows anything about FORScan. I can change and write new values in every module except the Body Control Module which has the tire size parameter. For some reason it won't let me write any changes to the tire size to correct the speedometer and the MPG/Range calculations. After writing the tire size change it gets to 18% and then says 'Service Procedure Interrupted' and then resets the value to default. Any help would be appreciated!

 

[SyphioD]

Looks awesome & proper. I very nearly bought an XLT with FX4 package before going for the RR - I would have likely been super happy if I could have set it up like yours.

Hopefully you can sort the forscan issues and we'll see you provide us some insights into your thoughts on the performance on/off road with these mods.

 

[Clay6GRanger]

Looks awesome & proper. I very nearly bought an XLT with FX4 package before going for the RR - I would have likely been super happy if I could have set it up like yours.

Hopefully you can sort the forscan issues and we'll see you provide us some insights into your thoughts on the performance on/off road with these mods.

Thanks! If I could have afforded the RR in cash I also probably would’ve jumped on one. My local dealer has one right now in Cactus Gray actually The XLT is a great truck though, and I’m still loving it

Hopefully the FORScan stuff gets worked out with a new version update, but as it stands I’ve tried both the VLinker FS and OBDLink EX Adapters, running the program as an administrator, firmware updates on both adapters, attempting the changes in the AS BUILT configuration rather than plain English configuration…. No luck on anything. I was able to add tire temperatures to the tire pressure page in the instrument cluster and disable the annoying startup seat belt splash screen since those aren’t in the BdyCM module, hurray for that! Found those in a FORScan Spreadsheet from Australia. Ranger FORScan Spreadsheet

 

[jeffers]

Thanks for posting, I was hoping to get more info on functional lifts and tire sizes. I've got my eye on this setup, seems like a good compromise between MPG's and capability.

Anyone know if the crash bar location is exactly the same on the RR and the standard ranger? It seems like something they wouldn't change but who knows.

 

[Clay6GRanger]

Thanks for posting, I was hoping to get more info on functional lifts and tire sizes. I've got my eye on this setup, seems like a good compromise between MPG's and capability.

Anyone know if the crash bar location is exactly the same on the RR and the standard ranger? It seems like something they wouldn't change but who knows.

I measured the crash bars in mine a while back, it was 39.5" from the inside of the front crash bar to the inside of the rear crash bar. Same as the bronco from what I've seen, there's just more trim and wheel liner stuff in our wheel wells so they don't look quite as spacious

 

[CamTalksTech]

I can tell it has dropped slightly (I was getting 23 mpg - 6500 mile average), however I'm still dialing in tire pressures and I've only done a few short drives around town so not the best indicator of average MPG as most of my driving is on the interstate to work.

For anybody reading this thread: I will need help getting FORScan to work if anybody knows anything about FORScan. I can change and write new values in every module except the Body Control Module which has the tire size parameter. For some reason it won't let me write any changes to the tire size to correct the speedometer and the MPG/Range calculations. After writing the tire size change it gets to 18% and then says 'Service Procedure Interrupted' and then resets the value to default. Any help would be appreciated!

There's a ton of people super knowledgeable with FORscan in the Bronco6G forum!

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