As long as you don't live in the rust belt these trucks just don't age , half the time you need to look under them to know if it's a gen 2 or gen 3 you're looking at . I just picked up a 2003 2 wheel drive Ranger Edge , 4 liter engine auto trans and only 164,000 km or just over 100,000 miles . They don't make proper light weight small trucks any more , and these average out at about 3100 pounds . or about the same weight as a McLaren 720S , new Ranger's can't say that new Toyota's can't say that . And if you have the 4 liter engine , 220 HP in a 3100 pound truck is damn near sports car performance . People with the little 2.3 engine claim that under a 100 HP is good enough , i believe they are wrong . Long live the best small pickup ever made .
@@Shadowband72 yep had a 03 Deep Wedgwood Blue (rare) 2wd 3.slow for ten yrs till some kid made a left turn in front of me last year...great truck...after lookin in the tri state (NY,NJ,CT) area for 2-1/2 months finally found an 06 4.0 4x4 4 door only 76k miles with every option available...exactly what I wanted. Lucked out almost none around anymore, & when they are, they sell quick.
Burn outs with a 4 cylinder, WoW ! I just got this truck with the 6 cylinder 4x4, i think it comes with 4.10 rear ? Mine had 75 thousand miles. Owned it 2 weeks. Runs great !
I owned a couple Explorer Sports, 2 door, one was a 96 5 spped, the last one a 98 w/ automatic. The automatic worked fine for 100,000 miles then started acting up, Trans shop said it needed new transmission of course. After I sold it I found all was wrong was a leaking valve body gasket. Sharp looking truck, and you are going to love the limited slip this winter.
easy to v8 swap... pffft. if you dont mind loosing half the features of your truck or spend a million on parts to make it a perfect build. :) 4x4 v8 is a challenge believe me..
That's a tough looking little thing. 👍 Ford must be a little bit bullshit right about now. Everybody's buying these old Rangers and keeping them forever. I don't know how much you paid for that one, but here in Florida, dealers are asking up to $20,000 for a descent one with around 100,000 miles on them. I want to get one but my god......🙄
That's an UltraGauge. I had one in my s10 for a few years and it does a pretty solid job of things. You can also use it for another trip meter, as a counter for miles since your last oil change, and other little things like that. I lost mine to an issue with a dead battery, though. If you have to jump the truck for any reason, I'd recommend unplugging your scanner first to stay safe.
Well done vid. I had a screaming 1983 with the solid lifter'ed V6. Installed some 4wd camber adjusters (it was a 2wd) and some V rated 15" tires & wheels tires and I was raising heck on any highway in the hills. When I found a Porsche willing to keep up with me, we had lots of fun. What a sleeper it was. Thinking hard on a 2007 FX4 o/r level II. It has had a bunch of needed work. Don't know about the timing chains....yet. If & when I get another, it will be cool to do a vid of my own. Doubt it will be as good as this one!
I have the sickest Cummins in the world that is rust free and immaculate. I live up north so I just bought this same exact truck as a winter ride let’s hope this ford doesn’t leave me stranded. I have had 2 rangers already and been disappointed but let’s see what happens.
I like the pre oiler link you saved me a lot of grief by posting the link. You should have an update video on your pre oil system. Can't wait to see it. God Bless
Nice truck Bill, that's a keeper for sure. I didn't used to like autos, however I do now. Driven one or two back from auction for the car salesman (stopped doing that now) and it was nice not to keep having to use the clutch. Just an age thing lol. Ok they can be a bit thirsty, but remember we pay about £1.20 a litre for it now. That's about $1.60.
The only problem I see with the 2019 Ranger is it has that EcoBoost engine in it don't know why they didn't put a V8 in it there's plenty of V8 options out there they could have gone with most Americans including myself would have loved a V8 Ranger those of us who own Rangers have put V8 in the Ranger but Ford would you afford things is best for Ford and not what fans of the truck want
@@addisondoty4231 Yeah, but honestly you can't complain about not putting a V8 in them now, they never really did before. I'm just glad what they put in it runs a hell of a lot better than my 4.0. I'm sure V8s will get more common as people mess with them.
That's a nice truck, you make me miss mine. I had a 2010 Ranger Sport 4.0 4x4 5 speed manual, it was a fun truck but the rust was getting to it being from Canada so I got rid of it. Plus the 4x4 was acting up. Still I miss it, but I got a car now so the mpg increase is really nice lol
I just picked up an 07 with 210k on the clock original engine and trans. Runs really good just had some typical problems, Blower motor and resistor, and leaking thermo housing. other than that it has been great
Swap out your front axles and hubs with ones for a 98' - 00'. Buy some aftermarket hub locks and you'll gain about one mpg. Cost me about $500 - 600 to do this although I needed one hub and axle anyway so, really only $300 - 350.
You have a beautiful truck there bro that's what I've been wanting to get myself a little Ranger would an Extended Cab Automatic I too have a Mustang it's a 98 GT coup automatic but I'm really not looking to get rid of my Mustang to get one I do want one really bad though but I just want to let you know you have a beautiful truck and I don't know what your Mustang look like but I'm sure you made a good trade with that being said brother you have a good day and best of luck to you in your build
I am not to knowledgeable with Fords so forgive me if I am wrong here, but generally off road packages give you more than just a limited slip rear. Usually skid plates, tow hooks, nicer gear set in the rear along with the limited slip, those bilstein shocks I would suspect are part of that package too. Original tires were probably all terrain.
Truck has the same gears, tow hooks, and (lack of) skid plates as my 02 which isn't an FX4 but you might be right about the Bilstein shocks. I heard they came with either the FX4 or the FX4 Level II.
I just bought a 2001 ranger stepside 4.0L automatic, 209,000 miles. You thing it is a good idea to go ahead and replaced water pump and timing chain? also the transmission dont't work, you think is i change all 6 solenoid it will start to go into gears?
I rebuilt the motor on my 05 from top to bottom even ported the heads. In total I rebuilt almost 20 of the 4.0 sohc motors. There's a lot of unnecessary and bad information out there I promise you that
I have literally that exact truck... only difference is it doesn't have the tool box, AUX lighting, or silver mirrors. And it's 2wd, but she plays off road like a 4x4.
@@luisdiaz1228 That all depends, Can you drive a car with a manual gearbox? do you prefer them to automatic? I know it the US Automatics are much more common than manuals but over here in Europe its the other way around. some people say you can get better economy from a manual car others prefer the control of a manual box. I guess when you get down to it its just a personal choice.
I have a 2001 ranger 4wd. I noticed you have explorer seats in yours. What year explorer seat will fit in mine without any modifications? Just bolt in.
Hey I drive an older manual civic but also want a ranger but don't have room for both. Do you think I'll still have enough of a fun factor with say a 2008 manual ranger?
any information on the front bumper guard? really like that and looking for something similar to mount my LED lamp. Just bought a 2003 FX4 Level 2, white. Getting upholstered this week. Also love the tire/wheel configuration. Looking to do something similar. (first things first).
I always do and you're welcome, this is why I subscribed,..and by the way, I like the two tone color scheme and pin striping on your truck. It IS cool!
Johnny Dale you can get them on eBay bud or check your local junk yards you’ll be surprised how many of these things end up there with good quality parts.
John Mcclane it depends on a lot of things such as wheels & tire size, how healthy the motor is and if it’s auto or standard, but stock ones usually get around 20-25 mpg
i have scangauge ii plugged into obii port at all times. besides being a scan tool for check engine light and such, it displays 4 gauges. mpg, instant mpg, intake temp, trans temp, throttle position, boost, and a bunch of others. can download other gauges if your car has the sensors for them. turns out most modern vehicles HAVE all the info, they just don't show us peasants any of it. they reset each time the car is started but you can go back and see what it is since fill up and whatever other options you can think of. i've been happy with it for about 5 years.
@@FRBYND ya I heard the 4.0 was supposed to be better on fuel sir the same as the 3.0 . you also get that extra snap in the throttle which would be nice. I find the my 3.0 is geared low.
Bd Realest i lifted mine 3inchs and needed to add spacers on the shocks dont lift it unless you change or put a spacer on them or it will rip as soon as you get on a speedbump or even just a little hole
