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ford ranger aero canopy

so going to give this whole aero dynamic modification stuff I have a 1996 ford ranger 2wd 2.3l I have not done any aero mods yet i had a bed cover that with that and a slightly larger tire i was getting at most 28 mpg when driving to work and back. So I figured i would give the aero dynamic canopy a shot im not one for math and angles so im just building something i think would help and i think actually looks really good on my truck.

It would look good on your truck, As a idea you could have the boat tailed canopy on a piano hinge near the cab roof so you can tilt it up to ease loading and unloading.
Your little 2 wheel drive 4 banger ranger is a great truck to Mod.

yeah im going to building it out of frame fleece and fiberglass then go from there. I have pics im working on uploading

Yeah this is probably going to sound crazy but im somewhat going to try to cheat the best of both worlds. I Love the truck for its gas mileage and it works really well off road for camping and going out on the logging trails and beaches so the plan is to make plastic covers for under the truck to improve the dynamics under the truck and the canopy but it needs to be taller for my other practical uses off the pavement. so im going to try to improve the dynamics of the truck hope that as long as the flow over and and under the truck is improved the larger tires with allow wheels and new gearing wont be noticed as much. So everyone is probably shaking there heads right now but im trying to keep it at 28-30 mpg with 7 inches (4 inch suspension and 3 inch body) of lift 33x10.5x15 tires and allow wheels and 4.56 gearing will bring me right under my original final drive ratio to counter different weight of tires. later it will get metal removed and fenders hood and bedsides will be replaced with fiberglass ones to really cut down the weight of the truck.

it will have two windows one on cut out where the particle board is and the other will be on the back over where the third brake light is going to be.