Ford Ranger Overland Build

[DrewKD]

Thought I'd post about my 2019 Ranger that I love so much. It is definitely a project for me that I like to spend time on. This hobby is getting Expensive!

2019 Ford Ranger XLT FX4 - I bought it used with 6k miles on it. I flew to Louisiana on 5/28/20 to pick it up from the dealer and drove it back to California the next day. I now have 29k+ miles on it.

Brief overview of modifications:

• Tailgate Damper - Best mod yet
• Fox 2.5 DSC's Front and Back
• OME Leaf Springs
• ICON Rebound Wheels 17 X 8.5"
• BFGoodrich KO2 285/70R 17
• Baja Designs Lights everywhere
• Rock Sliders from WhiteKnuckle-Offroad
• GOFSR High Country 55"
• Yakima Outpost Rack
• Rhino Dome 1300 awning

Truck as it sits now. Passenger Side


Driver Side

 

[DrewKD]

Some Parts pics

Fox 2.5 Coilovers with DSC Resi and Rear


Grimm Offroad UCA


OME Leaf Pack


Installed Front


Installed Rear

 

[OverLamb24]

Thought I'd post about my 2019 Ranger that I love so much. It is definitely a project for me that I like to spend time on. This hobby is getting Expensive!

2019 Ford Ranger XLT FX4 - I bought it used with 6k miles on it. I flew to Louisiana on 5/28/20 to pick it up from the dealer and drove it back to California the next day. I now have 29k+ miles on it.

Brief overview of modifications:

• Tailgate Damper - Best mod yet
• Fox 2.5 DSC's Front and Back
• OME Leaf Springs
• ICON Rebound Wheels 17 X 8.5"
• BFGoodrich KO2 285/70R 17
• Baja Designs Lights everywhere
• Rock Sliders from WhiteKnuckle-Offroad
• GOFSR High Country 55"
• Yakima Outpost Rack
• Rhino Dome 1300 awning

Truck as it sits now. Passenger Side
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Driver Side
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Looks good man. Got any more pics?

 

[DrewKD]

Baja Designs Light Setup

Chase Lights - S1 in Amber / Wide Cornering lens
Reverse Lights - S2 Sport in white / Wide Cornering lens


Ditch Lights - Squadron Sports in White with Amber covers / Wide Cornering Lens


Light Bar - 20" S8 in White with Amber covers / Driving Combo Lens
Fog Lights - Squadron Sport SAE in Amber


Scene Lighting - S2 Sport in White / Work Scene lens - Swapped Amber for White

 

[DrewKD]

Wheels and Tires

Stock 18" Ford Wheels with Nitto Terra Grapplers in 31" vs ICON Rebound 17" Wheels with KO2s in 33"

 

[DrewKD]

Some Action Shots!

Death Valley - Mengel Pass






Anza-Borrego - Sandstone Canyon


Big Bear - Getting muddy

 

[DrewKD]

Looks good man. Got any more pics?

I have pics galore. Just posted more but I don't want to be too picture heavy. Maybe I should use thumbnails......

 

[OverLamb24]

Looks good man. Got any more pics?

I have pics galore. Just posted more but I don't want to be too picture heavy. Maybe I should use thumbnails......

Pictures are worth a thousand words especially for those that are stuck at home nowadays.

 

[OVRLNDFX4]

Im NOT getting tired of this thread.....


Keep em coming.

 

[Padams7]

Awesome looking build man! How do you like the 2.3? How’s it performing with the additional weight?

 

[DrewKD]

Switching from SDHQ. I have the Switch Pros module with the SDHQ brackets. One for the engine bay and the other for the cab. I think it looks factory especially since I can color match the LEDs to the rest of the gauges.

 

[DrewKD]

Awesome looking build man! How do you like the 2.3? How’s it performing with the additional weight?

It's an amazing engine. It doesn't struggle at all with the extra weight. I've taken this thing up Pikes Peak without any issues. I've done multiple 12k+ foot passes and it runs strong. The turbo is really that good. I do blow passed Tacoma and Jeeps especially out in the dirt or long climbs.

 

[Jakes2514]

nice love a good ranger build! makes my 2016 ranger look decidedly boring :)

 

[egilbe]

I'm sad that you have a ding in the front fender already

I love my Ranger! Anyone who says it needs a 6 cylinder engine hasn't driven one. Damn thing scoots! At some point, I'l start a build thread for mine. I'll probably get a Trigger+ because I don't like my wiring job for my lights in the engine bay. We'll see how fast it goes with the Pullkitchen, Dometic DZ fridge and Go Fast Camper and 20 Gallons of water in a few months. I've been looking at the OME rear springs, too. We'll see how much it sags.

 

[reaver]

Pictures are worth a thousand words especially for those that are stuck at home nowadays.

I'm not a Ford guy, but I wanna see pics too! It's not a taco, LC, or 4runner, so I'm in.

 

[MMc]

It looks great!!!!

 

[DrewKD]

I'm sad that you have a ding in the front fender already

I love my Ranger! Anyone who says it needs a 6 cylinder engine hasn't driven one. Damn thing scoots! At some point, I'l start a build thread for mine. I'll probably get a Trigger+ because I don't like my wiring job for my lights in the engine bay. We'll see how fast it goes with the Pullkitchen, Dometic DZ fridge and Go Fast Camper and 20 Gallons of water in a few months. I've been looking at the OME rear springs, too. We'll see how much it sags.

The GFC stuff is really nice. I'm looking into an RSI cap myself. I would probably pair it with A hard shell RTT from FSR. Please post pics once you get your GFC installed!

 

[DrewKD]

This is the staging area for the Rubicon trail. No, I did not even attempt it. But just getting to this point in 18" of snow was a blast! I ended up snow plowing much of the way with my skid plate

 

[slightNine]

I have a build thread with the Ranger with the RSI going at the moment. Waiting on the stow away table and the roof rack to show up, but I have the kitchen installed. It's awesome! (Wife needs a step stool to see in a pot. Good thing I'm the cook.)

 

[egilbe]

And I have a pullkitchen arriving Wednesday from @PapaDave. I'm the first one they've built for a Ranger and they had to do some slight mods to make it fit. Ford marketing is a bunch of liars, haha.