Every time you go to get out of my sons 1998 ranger 4.0 auto 4x4 after going for a drive and touch anything metal getting out it zaps you. If you slowly put your finger near metal you can see the arch. He's starting to flinch getting out of his truck so I guess I better do something...lol. im going to add a static strap but is there something else it could be? Thanks for any help.

 

Just use the key instead of your finger to touch something metal. You won't feel the zap then.

 

If you have fabric covered seats, or carpeted floor, try mixing some fabric softener with water in a spray bottle. I have no perfect 'ratio', but figure 1/4 cup to 16 oz(pint) of water should work. Spray the carpet and let it dry, try on the seat fabric where it won't show to see if it leaves a discoloration when dry, and if it is OK, spray the seat bottom and back and let dry. The fabric softener will act as a dispersant for the static electricity built up.
This will work at home too, if you spray the carpet and let dry. It doesn't take a lot.
tom

 

I usually just grab something metal (like the door) before I get out of the vehicle. As long as you are touching something metal on the car before your foot hits the ground, you wont get a shock. Another way is to spray the seats with that static guard stuff that women use to keep their dress from sticking to their legs. That works, but it doesn't last anymore than a few days.

 

my old ranger did that it had cloth seats 2 rubber strips to frame and dragged on ground stopped it,,,, on my blazer i had to do same thing it had cloth seats too but the shock would be very strong and you could hear it,,,,

 

Fuel delivery trucks, especially propane, have short pieces of chain (several of them) hanging from the frame that get dropped to the ground whenever the fuel is being transferred from or to the truck. My late father-in-law was a professional body man. He used to drape a piece of chain over the frame and let it ground the vehicle to prevent static electricity from attracting dust in the final color coat. He explained that a lot of static was created during the sanding process.