There's Something Wrong Here

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222) 08/28/2015 at 01:46 • Filed to: stealerships

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This is an Extended Cab Ranger with a 7 foot bed. One problem: All the 7’ bed Rangers were single cabs on extended cab chassis’. That means there is no frame under the last foot of the bed on this truck. What unsafe thing did they do to get the rear bumper to attach? How does the Fuel Filler neck attach? How is this thing safe? The answer to question #3: its not.

This was obviously a work truck that someone destroyed the bed on and the dealer selling it got a random junkyard bed without doing any research.

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Shark-Attack > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 08/28/2015 at 01:54

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Could also be a custom job. It’s done quite often around here to 22re yotas.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 08/28/2015 at 02:01

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Guy 1: “Does it fit”

Guy 2: “Kinda”

Guy 1: “Good enough, don’t forget the chrome stickers”

Guy 2: “I’ll throw in a random Ford decal too!”

^not a valid engineering discussion

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/28/2015 at 02:02

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Lol, so true

Steve in Manhattan > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 08/28/2015 at 02:06

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Unsure why anyone would spend the money to do this truck up when an equivalent Toyota or Ford was a couple grand away.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Steve in Manhattan 08/28/2015 at 02:18

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So true. You could get a 4x4, 4.0 V6, manual Ranger in better shape with less miles on craigslist for the list price of this RWD, 3.0 V6, automatic Ranger

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Shark-Attack 08/28/2015 at 02:22

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Could be, but why....

Im all for personalized and custom Rangers, but this kind of custom job just screams stupid to me

Shark-Attack > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 08/28/2015 at 02:35

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My guess is mostly just to have something nobody else, or few others, have.

Baeromez > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 08/28/2015 at 02:49

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IDK if they were factory, but I’ve seen several of these before. My guess is, safe or not, it’s an easier swap then you may think.

Steve in Manhattan > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 08/28/2015 at 03:31

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The extent of my knowledge is an ‘87 Toyota Longbed w/ a 5M and locking hubs. Nice blue truck.

RangerSmith > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 08/28/2015 at 04:15

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Picture is of a 6 footer. Based on the fact that it’s a XLT, an extended cab, and location of the fuel filler door. I think your eyes or the the canopy are tricking you into thinking the bed is longer than it is.

facw > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 08/28/2015 at 04:15

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The axle and real wheels would be in the wrong place if they just slapped a long bed on an extended cab. At the very least it seems they must have cut the frame and welded in extensions, as well as lengthening the drive shaft. Probably still a risk to break in half, though.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > RangerSmith 08/28/2015 at 04:41

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Its possible. The day I bought my Ranger, I couldve sworn it had a 7’ bed up against my friend’s 97 single cab

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 08/28/2015 at 06:24

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Looks like a 6 foot bed to me...otherwise yeah, a lot of effort would have gone into moving the rear axle for really not much payoff.

boxrocket > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 08/28/2015 at 06:54

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Seems legit.

shop-teacher > RangerSmith 08/28/2015 at 07:14

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I was thinking the same thing. Also, if they tried to stick a long bed on an extended cab truck, the wheel wells would not line up.