What did you DO TO your 6G Ranger today? 🧰 🛠️ ⚙️ 🧽

[cc1999]

Here are the pics of the old and new trucks from my son. I had to screen shot them

2024 stx 4x4

2026 lariat 4x4

Good looking rig!
‘I am sure he is loving it.

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[Watchdog62]

Found out my tonneau cover from my 2019 ranger does not fit my 2025
But was successful in going Raptor stealth

 

[superj]

Good looking rig!
‘I am sure he is loving it.

He just keeps saying how smooth it feels compared to the 4 cylinder truck

 

[cc1999]

He just keeps saying how smooth it feels compared to the 4 cylinder truck

Yea, the 2.7 is really a great motor for the Ranger.
Very smooth power delivery .

 

[Meatbag]

Was it a worthy purchase?

Not sure it's worth $80. It might flow a little better but not double the price of the stock filter. I think this was a one and done purchase.

 

[Meatbag]

Is that the dry filter? Pictures?

is this what you ordered? I am surprised all the filters for the 2.7 and 2.3 are the same?

https://sbfilters.com/products/66-5016?variant=44752410378533

It was the white dry filter. Not really worth it in my opinion after I bought it.

 

[Keith2025]

Wow !
That looks awesome.

Was it hard to install?

No, it's actually incredibly easy. I had these at my previous house and when we bought this home 6 months ago, I knew I was installing tiles again. They're solid plastic tiles that simply snap together. You can either stomp on them or hit them with a rubber mallet. They cut very easily as well. They're 1 foot square tiles that come packaged as 4 tiles together, so this installation was joining four tiles together at one time. You can create any pattern that you want. They cost about $2.65 sq/ft so my 22 x 20 garage cost me just over $1100.

Here's my wife and son helping out. Last time, the grandkids helped and they were only 7 and 10 yrs old.

 

[cc1999]

No, it's actually incredibly easy. I had these at my previous house and when we bought this home 6 months ago, I knew I was installing tiles again. They're solid plastic tiles that simply snap together. You can either stomp on them or hit them with a rubber mallet. They cut very easily as well. They're 1 foot square tiles that come packaged as 4 tiles together, so this installation was joining four tiles together at one time. You can create any pattern that you want. They cost about $2.65 sq/ft so my 22 x 20 garage cost me just over $1100.

Here's my wife and son helping out. Last time, the grandkids helped and they were only 7 and 10 yrs old.

Nice!

Whats it like keeping it clean, and sweeping it?

 

[purdyd]

I finished up my console organizer top and bottom. I can now store my rechargeable flashlight and jump starter and have them charge,

 

[Keith2025]

Nice!

Whats it like keeping it clean, and sweeping it?

Very easy to clean with any type of cleaner as long as it doesn't contain bleach. I generally use diluted Simple Green or something similar. I'll spot spray dirty areas or use a wet mop to clean large areas. The tiles are easier to sweep than concrete. My wife likes to keep the garage floor clean so we don't track crap into the house and these tiles take less effort to sweep clear than concrete. Plus, they are more comfortable to kneel or sit on than concrete.

 

[CoryB]

No, it's actually incredibly easy. I had these at my previous house and when we bought this home 6 months ago, I knew I was installing tiles again. They're solid plastic tiles that simply snap together. You can either stomp on them or hit them with a rubber mallet. They cut very easily as well. They're 1 foot square tiles that come packaged as 4 tiles together, so this installation was joining four tiles together at one time. You can create any pattern that you want. They cost about $2.65 sq/ft so my 22 x 20 garage cost me just over $1100.

Here's my wife and son helping out. Last time, the grandkids helped and they were only 7 and 10 yrs old.

Can you use a floor jack and jackstands on it? I’d really like to put something on my garage floor but it’s a working garage, not just parking.

 

[Keith2025]

Can you use a floor jack and jackstands on it? I’d really like to put something on my garage floor but it’s a working garage, not just parking.

Not sure if my style can handle jackstands without putting the stands on a board to distribute the weight. I believe that’s the common practice for most tile floors

 

[SmokingGhost]

Finally got around to installing the digital twin tailgate seal. Had to make some minor modifications to it to accommodate the bed cover rails, but it works great.

I also spent the past week trying to 3D scan, model, and print covers for the Stake pockets to help prevent water leakage without having to take the entire thing apart, and so far, so good from initial testing.

 

[purdyd]

That is a great idea. I would make another piece that acted like a washer to press against the rail from the bottom so this clamps the rail from both sides.

added bonus to include a tpu gasket

I’m sure this will work a 1000% better than the existing stake covers but if you only pull down it will likely not be completely waterproof

 

[SmokingGhost]

That is a great idea. I would make another piece that acted like a washer to press against the rail from the bottom so this clamps the rail from both sides.

added bonus to include a tpu gasket

I’m sure this will work a 1000% better than the existing stake covers but if you only pull down it will likely not be completely waterproof

I ended up putting a few larger washers on the bottom side to give that added pressure to seal it. But I also like the idea of having a solid single piece to apply the pressure from the inside. That might make it for Rev. 6 of this.

I was going to do a TPU gasket and then inset it into the border of the top, but ended up going with silicone to seal it. Just put some along the edges and then tighten it down by hand, and then wiped the excess off.

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