OT- Ranger pickup

coshoo · Aug 26, 2017

Anybody know when they started offering the little doors for the back seat portion of the extended cab Ford Ranger small pickups? We're looking to get one, and SWMBO wants the little back doors- I can further refine my C-list search if I knew when they started.

Fordfarmer · Aug 26, 2017

I -think- around '99. I know in the full-sized that's about when they started. At first, they were only on the passenger side (on full size). My '01 F350 has them. My brother's '95 Ranger doesn't have them...but it does have 500,000 miles as of last week.
Unless you're looking outside the rust belt, pretty much any you find should have them, I'd think.

RedGreenGuy · Aug 26, 2017

Purchased 1st new Ford pickup March 1973. Dodge already had the club cab. Ask dealer at time of purchase if Ford would offer the same. He said no was just a fad for Dodge. Jan 1974 Ford offered the extended cab. I was very disappointed. So 1974 model yr for 1/2 ton.

coshoo · Aug 26, 2017

Yes, there's some confusion of model names. There was a Ranger model of the full size pickup, but what we're after is the compact Ranger that started in the '90's, I think.

coshoo · Aug 26, 2017

There's still a ton of them around the far West, where salt use is limited to French fries. I'm getting a blizzard of emails of new Craig list listings that fit my search, and was just trying to further limit the search.

Blackhole49 · Aug 26, 2017

My 05 doesn't have them. Much harder to get things in and out behind the seats.

johnlobb · Aug 26, 2017

My 2000 has them.

Fordfarmer · Aug 26, 2017

The compact Rangers go back to at least '83. My parents had an '85 - first year with EFI.

Funtwohunt · Aug 26, 2017

Nebraska / South Dakota. A few years ago when I was looking for one, I found they were first offered about mid 1999. Usually if the ranger was regular side and a 4.0. they were four door. If they had stepside or regular side and a 3.0 they weren't four door. May be different in other areas. Funtwohunt

Hobo,NC · Aug 26, 2017

The country side is loaded with em around here. Plenty of 4.0 OHC models with bad engines... Nice trucks but because of that pizz poor engine they are not worth fix'N... If Ford would have had a built a reliable 4.0 OHC engine they would be hard to beat.

I could also say that about other compact trucks ... My favorite is a Nissan V6 they are pert-near bullet proof and very underrated... There drawback is they are the hardest to work on BUT they rarely give much trouble. Next is a Toyota not because they are any better its because folks will throw stupid money at fixing them because its a TOYOTA...

old popper · Aug 26, 2017

I think 1999. My 2000 has them, and my 2003 has them. My 2000 is my latest one, and the rear doors are rusted very bad at the bottom. I am planning on going to a "remove it yourself" salvage yard and find replacements. At $60 a door, that is cheaper than having them repaired.

jimg.allentown · Aug 26, 2017

Now for the bomb...
The Ranger pickup truck that was introduced so long ago as well as the Bronco II are both Pintos, chapter and verse. The entire powertrain was the exact same as used in the Pinto, and the body on frame was also extended and made into a pickup or Bronco II. Over the years, the engines have been developed, transmissions added more gears and finally electronics. But, the entire series of Ranger, Bronco II, and Explorer were all developed straight from the Pinto chassis.

Louis A · Aug 27, 2017

Now for the bomb...
The Ranger pickup truck that was introduced so long ago as well as the Bronco II are both Pintos, chapter and verse. The entire powertrain was the exact same as used in the Pinto, and the body on frame was also extended and made into a pickup or Bronco II. Over the years, the engines have been developed, transmissions added more gears and finally electronics. But, the entire series of Ranger, Bronco II, and Explorer were all developed straight from the Pinto chassis.

You are full of it! The Ford Pinto is a uni-body, not body on frame like the ranger! Why do you post about so many things that you know nothing about? Once again you are completely wrong!

jimg.allentown · Aug 27, 2017

Take a closer look. Ranger and Bronco II used almost identical body pans. While the Pinto had the body and frame welded together, it was a simple matter to separate them and expand it into a full body on frame.
Take a look at the running gear. The original Ranger used the SAME EXACT engines and transmissions as the Pinto. Then, park a Pinto station wagon next to a Ranger pickup or a Bronco II.
They are the same size.
Next, look inside. The Ranger used the SAME instrument cluster as the Pinto.
So, with all of those shared parts, they are more closely related than different.
Seems I may know a bit more than you on the subject. So, you can save your flames for another time.

RodinNS · Aug 27, 2017

To say that a late model Ranger had anything to do with an early one... or a pinto... is nonsense. They built the Ranger for 35 years through 5 full model evolutions. It was one of the best trucks Ford ever built. Late models were pretty solid other than the aforementioned problems with the 4.0L SOHC engine. Just because they shared parts with the Bronco II or Pinto doesn't make them 'the same'. Frames were different, wheelbases were different. Lots of things were different. That's what made one a truck and one a car...

Rod

redih55 · Aug 27, 2017

I have a 2011 Ranger Extended Cab Pickup with a 5-speed manual transmission, along with a
V-6 engine. Great little go to work truck. Had 17,000 miles on it when I bought it in May 2015. Now has 58,000. Did have to put new seals in the transfer case at 56,000 miles.

Louis A · Aug 27, 2017

Take a closer look. Ranger and Bronco II used almost identical body pans. While the Pinto had the body and frame welded together, it was a simple matter to separate them and expand it into a full body on frame.
Take a look at the running gear. The original Ranger used the SAME EXACT engines and transmissions as the Pinto. Then, park a Pinto station wagon next to a Ranger pickup or a Bronco II.
They are the same size.
Next, look inside. The Ranger used the SAME instrument cluster as the Pinto.
So, with all of those shared parts, they are more closely related than different.
Seems I may know a bit more than you on the subject. So, you can save your flames for another time.

You don't have a clue what you're talking about!

jimg.allentown · Aug 27, 2017

That is called development and evolution. Same roots, developed over the years.

Hobo,NC · Aug 27, 2017

I spec it could be said a mustang is nuttin more than a Falcon and a pinto is nuttin more than a trow back to the original falcon/mustang..

I understand both sides but would never consider a Ranger to be a throw back to a pinto even if they shared the same drive train...

RodinNS · Aug 27, 2017

Except they weren't the same roots..

RodinNS · Aug 27, 2017

You beat me to the punch... lol I was just going to throw that out there that the Mustang also used the humble 2.3L I4...

Rod

jr1983 · Aug 30, 2017

They are the same except for the engine, trans,front axle,rear ,axle you get the idea

jr1983 · Aug 30, 2017

Whats wrong with a 4.0 sohc? I bought one new in 2007. Been great. Power house no reliability problems. I bought a new one back then because most of the used ones I could find had 300k on them. Not starting a fight but I've changed a lot of 3.0 but never a 4.0[/list]

Hobo,NC · Aug 30, 2017

Clyinders head and timing chain issues. They put the right bank timing chain set up at the rear of the head WHAT A MESS TO DEAL WITH.

W_B · Aug 30, 2017

My '94 didn't have them. Was a bugger to get things in and out of the back. As I recall only the passenger side seat would fold forward and slide forward for access. SWHMBO is pretty smart to want them.

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