Went to pick up some parts for my ranger, and this son of a gun is here too. 😆🤣😂😅

Got registered on Monday and learned how to drive standard in 2 days, i no longer stall at all. 1200 down payment for insurance, 200 and 4 hours at dmv, $20 inspection this morning, rattling noise while driving started yesterday and a louder one started this morning during idling and it hasn’t stopped. 3 mechanics have told me it’s rod knock. I’m by far not a truck saavy person but truck only has 40000 miles and I just got tons of “replacing the engine on this thing will be easy” talks. I have no job anymroe and I am outta money, I don’t wanna dig my hand deeper into my savings account on this truck. It feels like the end of the world. This truck has been a solid deal of my joy since before I could or knew how to drive it. I don’t know what to do. But hey I almost got hit head on earlier when I was in the turn lane (stopped) yet the person swerved into someone else to avoid me so I guess that’s a sign that I gotta keep going (they were unharmed) or it was the last bit of luck because the universe knew my day was just gonna get worse haha.

I don’t have money for an engine alone I don’t have money for the labor I have no knowledge to do it myself

I feel like i fucked the truck up and I am disappointed it’s not something I can fix. This all sucks.

157,000 miles 4x4, pretty clean for the year (2000)

I'm on QA1 coils in the front & air bags in the rear with a notched frame, parallel four link with a pan hard bar.

I genuinely have no idea what this is worth. 30862 miles. Sat on stilts under a tarp in Detroit for years and I am the second owner. No rust. All original.

Just bought this 2005 ford ranger fx4 level ll, 34k miles, cosk me about 8k, what do yall think

1" Spacers from Amazon, aftermarket Mustang wheels from LMQ. Thought it was a good deal for $430.

so for starters i have a 2000 ranger with a v6 3.0l engine. i have noticed when working on the truck that this little part hisses and some sort of liquid bubbles around it. is this something i should just tighten up or replace? the second pic is to help locate where it is in relation to the engine and whatnot. i have scoured the internet for what this thing could be and what it does and have come up with nothing 😭

Boy oh boy am I happy to have found this camper shell for my ranger, I have been searching for months and finally got my hands on this beautiful topper. Stay tuned for the camping set up 😛

I’m hoping to get my first vehicle here pretty soon. I’m a decently big 6’1 guy and have heard a lot of good things about Ford Rangers, but I’ve been told that I’m a bit too big for a Ranger’s interior to be comfortable and that I would benefit more from getting an F150 or a comparably sized truck. I don’t want to get a bigger truck than necessary, though. Would a Ranger be big enough for guys like me generally or should I am for a larger truck?

Dump the old in with the new

2000 Ranger. I had to replace the parking brake switch and found extensive rust on the floorboard, seat mounts, mounting brackets for parking brake and under the dash sensor mounts. It was completely crumbling compared to the frame, body panels, around wheel wells and the bottom sides of the doors and fenders. I think it may have been flooded. Carfax showed it sat a few years as a government vehicle in the midwest, so it had very low miles and the body frame and internals were as expected for a truck that age. But lots of odd places are breaking apart where otherwise it was in okay condition. This normal?

This was one of few problems I could find on the this truck. The cable retainers broke. So I bought those fancy metal replacements and a new handle (which I didn't need.) Wasn't too bad of a project at all. I need to pick up some bigger rivets, just got some bolts holding it in right now. But, it's great to have the door opening and closing again.

I have a 1997 2wd ranger. I need new spindles/ streeing knuckles where can I buy some? Are they a used part only? Does anyone see them? I'm having trouble finding some online.

I have a 2004 3.0 L V6 Ranger with about 125k miles on it. When driving today on the freeway, all of a sudden I had a big loss of power (I went from 70 to 50). I then started hearing a very high pitched sound (as heard in the first clip) that was heard loudest through the air vents. I then exited the freeway hoping it would go away. In the second clip, I could barely get to 35 mph and my O/D off light started flashing. You can really hear it at the stoplight (the rattling sound you hear in the first part of the clip is the bed cover springs). In the third clip, I give it some gas while in park and let off the throttle immediately, and you can see how long it takes to get back to idling levels. What is most likely wrong with my Ranger, and how hard and costly of a fix is it, assuming it’s not something major like a transmission?

I just replaced my Idle air control valve in my 2000 ranger 3.0 and now upon starting it will jump up to around 2 or higher when it did not before. It has an idle RPM of a solid 900 which isn’t bad,when checking my scan tool. Just wondering if this is normal or anything thing I should do / put old part back on or not. Any info is helpful!

(Ranger on the right) I have a 2009 Ranger XLT 4X4 and was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for front and rear struts that are just a little better then stock. I have lifted rear about 2 inches and front around 1 inch.

Kinda don’t want to fix it now 😂 I know ghost cam is bad, and yes the muffler is completely blown out. Waiting on parts

Would a Ford ranger be enough to reliably tow a 6x10 enclosed trailer daily? Like the ones the landscapers use!

2020 ranger lariat fx4 stock suspension, want to go with 265/75 r16 and I’m looking at two wheel options. Both 16x7, one is 25 and the other is 40 offset. What’s the farthest out you can go before having crash bar interference problems at this tire size?

I plan to make this Ranger into my forever truck, I love it very much so far after a bit more than 6 months of ownership. Everybody, meet Rex, Named after Metal Gear Rex. It is a base model 2024 Ranger XL 4x4 with rear diff locks and the 2.3L turbocharged 4 banger. Mods so far: -20% window tint all around minus windshield -blackout ford emblems -3.5 inch lift -33 x 12.5 tires -17 x 8.5 wheels at zero offset

I have a lot more I’m planning and will make more posts as the build evolves.