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I am looking at possibly purchasing a 2nd gen 4 door. I currently have a 2001 Sport with a bunch of roof accessories. Can the Sport/Sport Trac roof rails be moved over to a 2nd gen?

So this entire assembly is removed? Does the keeper under the separator plate stay in? I appreciate the responses too!

How much lower are the trans temps after this? Are there any ill affects? The entire reason I did a vb swap was for the thermal bypass valve that comes in a superior shift kit. I still have high temps after installing it.

Thanks for the replies, thankfully I have another vehicle to drive while I figured this out. At night with a flashlight is the only time I'm able to read the dipstick accurately, as funny as that sounds. But I finally found the correct level.

4wd. It does have the auxiliary trans cooler too. It baffles me because it was dry at operating temp.

I'll keep this brief. I did a VB swap recently and added 5qts of tranny fluid, then kept adding fluid in 1/2qt increments until the level appeared good (all while at operating temp). In total I added 7qts. It began banging into 2nd while downshifting. So I checked the fluid level after the...

February 20 2019. One of many storms we got this year in Utah!

Just an FYI for Ranger owners. Ford Motor Company Issues Recall for Select 2019 Ranger Vehicles to Verify Shifter Interlock Functionality | Ford Media Center

Got the fairing done today...what a pain in the a$$ that was to do! But i am very happy with it.

Finally got the tent on the roof and i cant wait to use it! We all climbed in it and moved around a little and the stock rack held up with no issues (roughly 620lbs on the roof at that point)! Now all i need to do is fabricate a fairing.

Thank you shucker! I didn't realize i could use a disconnect tool like the ones for fuel filters on this connection :rolleyes: It came right out. We all ask dumb questions from time to time...right? lol

I need this back on the road saturday and I'd be hugely grateful if someone explained how.

How does someone disconnect this?? Just man up and pull? 2001 Sport. Its an early model 4.0 (basically a year 2000 engine with 2001 body style)

I was like a kid on Christmas morning once i got it home! Yes it is the XL and I'm pretty sure they make an annex room for it, but that will come later on, along with all the other little accessories. Someone also suggested humidity packs to reduce/eliminate condensation inside when its closed...

The tent showed up a few weeks ago and needless to say, its a big one!! Also below is my crossbar setup. I'll be fabricating a wind fairing as well, so once thats complete i will post the setup. Be prepared though, its going to take up 90% of the roof! Lol

The tent is ordered and will be here next week! I'll be using different crossbars than whats in that picture.

Thats a very nice trailer! Obviously that'd be the way to go, maybe later on down the road. Fingers crossed i dont destroy the roof of mine!

Agreed! I have at least 3 weeks of trips planned, not including my spontaneous ones i do on a wimb!!

I think we're confusing terminology (maybe we aren't Lol) But here's a photo of my current setup with proposed additional crossbars. The xbars pictured are Surco Roof Rider rails and the clamps are Surco as well, the new ones would be identical to the photo. I'd like to see pictures of your RTT...

I assume others on here have upgraded their entire 2nd gen rack system? Do you have links to their setup? I'll do some searching too.

See the above reply for my plans on crossbars. The tent weighs 148lbs and all smaller ones weigh 100-120. $1400+ is a tough pill to swallow! Lol

I've searched the forum and seems like 150-200lbs is the roof rack limit for a static load. As for the roof, I'm not sure. I planned on having 4 crossbars on the stock roof rails and fabricating a fairing to alleviate wind stress on the entire setup. I've had about 100lbs on the stock rails...

In 2019 alone I may be using it over 30 times. For the size of the tent, it'd be impossible to find one under $1k. Even tents that are 72" wide go for $1400+.

Smittybilt Overlander XL Roof Top Tent - 2883 Here is a link to the tent

I have an 01' Sport and am searching for honest, serious opinions on running a Smittybilt XL RTT on my Exploder. Smittybilt is currently having a killer deal on the XLs and there's a local 4 Wheel Parts nearby so I wouldnt pay shipping. The tent is 76" wide so it'd take up close to the entire...