Ronin's Rig 2.0

[FIND]

Those will definitely go good with the ironman flares and bumper... Price aint bad at all either.

That grill looks good too, but almost a bit too plain for all the real estate it takes up. Have you thought about attaching a ford emblem to the center to break it up a bit?

 

[Ronin8002]

Those will definitely go good with the ironman flares and bumper... Price aint bad at all either.

That grill looks good too, but almost a bit too plain for all the real estate it takes up. Have you thought about attaching a ford emblem to the center to break it up a bit?

Agree on the grille being a bit too plain. I'm working on a way to get the original ford oval installed on it.

 

[DominicanX]

I'm sure there is an emblem out there will work! F150? Ranger? Expedition?

 

[Ronin8002]

I'm sure there is an emblem out there will work! F150? Ranger? Expedition?

I'm sure there is. Going to look into it this weekend when I install my zombie lights

 

[HiImBrian]

I think you should look into an older model Ford emblem. I'm kind of partial to these and think they would probably look pretty good on that new grille of yours... Especially the first 2.

 

[Ronin8002]

Thanks for the input Brian. Have left it empty for now until I decide on an option.

In other news, my LED light bar install is complete:

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=367656

 

[FIND]

I was going to say it in your other thread, but I guess I'll say it here. Where you have them mounted, you probably don't have to worry about theft, but even still, you might want to look into getting some spanner head nuts or bolts.

 

[Ronin8002]

I was going to say it in your other thread, but I guess I'll say it here. Where you have them mounted, you probably don't have to worry about theft, but even still, you might want to look into getting some spanner head nuts or bolts.

Good idea. I was also considering tack welding the bolts in place, but that might be problematic if I have to remove the light bar for any reason.

 

[Ronin8002]

More mods on the way...my wheels finally shipped after being on backorder for nearly a month, so I went ahead and ordered tires too.

went with Mickey Thomson Baja STZ in 265/70/17, standard load (SL) rating. Wal-Mart had them with free shipping to the local store for a good price. Reportedly really good treadwear and road manners, but still have the M+S rating. Almost went with Nitto Terra Grapplers but these seem to have a slightly more aggressive tread but not as aggressive as the Baja ATZ or the Treadwright Guard Dogs.

Now just waiting on my BTF UCAs.

I also got a Curt front receiver that I plan to modify and use to install tow points, will do a writeup for that.

Lastly, I've got another little lighting project...I guess they could be called clearance lights but they are much smaller and I am not going to mount them on the roof. Stay tuned for that too.

 

[Ronin8002]

New wheels, new shoes:

Only reason they're not on the truck yet is because the shop's tire balancer wasn't working right. So, I'll have to take care of that on monday. At least I got them all mounted though.

 

[HiImBrian]

They look great. Did you get a 5th spare too?

 

[Ronin8002]

Sure did!

 

[Ronin8002]

Wheels and tires installed:

All of them took only a few ounces of weight to balance. They are very quiet on the highway too.

All my worries about losing power with the bigger tires were pretty much for nothing...only time I could tell was going up really long hills while in 6th gear. Even then it didn't downshift, just lost a little speed unless I gave it a bit more gas than usual.

Next up: finish my grille lights, install truxxx spacers, and BTF upper control arms.

 

[jd4242]

Sick!!!

 

[College Student]

The design really matches the faux rivets on the flares. And did you sell the 18's to FIND?

 

[Ronin8002]

The design really matches the faux rivets on the flares. And did you sell the 18's to FIND?

thanks!

FIND had to bow out for now....so the OEM Ironman wheels are still up for grabs.

 

[College Student]

I like them don't get me wrong, but I don't have the money. And I'd like to go bigger. I have 18's at home that I think are too small. Maybe it's just the tires the previous owner put on them.

 

[Kazer]

Lookin good James. Can't wait to see the LEDs in the grille done, How About An altered version of this to compliment them?

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196762

 

[Ronin8002]

Lookin good James. Can't wait to see the LEDs in the grille done, How About An altered version of this to compliment them?

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196762

That's actually a pretty cool idea. Will have to think about that one for later. Want to get these lights in and the lift and just enjoy driving the truck for a while as is.

 

[Ronin8002]

Got my clearance lights installed. They use LEDs and have a smoked lens/housing. Need to finish up a final bit of wiring to the parking light circuit and I'll post up some shots of them lit up: