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Thanks for all the ideas everyone.
I have been thinking about closing off the grille, but am still a little worried about it. I don't live in Death Valley or anything but we do see upper 90's with 90% humidity. Also my Ranger is black and absorbs heat like crazy. Can anyone chime in here with an opinion, please?
There is also a small factory "air deflector" under the front bumper. I was thinking about removing this and making a new, longer one that would reach lower to the ground. I have also thought about lowering the truck a couple of inches. Wouldn't this help with air under the truck and over the truck at the same time?
Also, my Ranger rides "downhill". It looks like it is "jacked-up" (at least that's what we called it when we were kids). Is there a way to level it out? I would like to try and build an aero-cap someday but with this ride attitude, won't it create more "square-inchage" facing the wind? I guess the more I think about it, at 12 degrees, the cap might just about "look" level. I'll have to get out some thin wall and see what the angles look like. It's a short bed truck. How about a 12 degree aero-cap with a Kammback or some other crazy looking thing?
Narrower tires aren't an option right now as I just bought the ones on there. I'd rather wear them out first and then switch. I do wonder how the narrow tires will handle in the snow we get in northern Illinios. Has anyone out there had any bad experiences with narrow tires in the snow?
I would love to buy a motorcycle, but the expense is just to great right now. Until this economy turns around and I find better work, I will have to try and make my little Ranger as efficient as possible as cheaply as possible. As more funds become available I will probably make better mods, but as for now I'll do what I can.
Thanks again to everyone who has chimed in with ideas. It's nice to have such a collection of knowledge out there to help the un-informed like me.
Hat_man
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