Just bought this 1995 Ranger and the front bumper sags pretty bad.Does not intefere with anything but looks terrible.Anybody fixed their sags before? What can I do to fix this eyesore?

 

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Yes.. mine sag shortly after about 10,000 miles... well.. it had a little help.. (I kind of ran into a light pull in a parking lot (very gently). Easy fix... loosen up two nuts (if I recall correctly) and slide it back into position and tighten nuts back up (auto body shop did mine for free). The front bumper is designed to slide easily when "tapped"....

 

Thanks for the tip warranty1.The guy I bought it from said he was checking for his french fries at a drive thru at McDonalds and very lightly ran into the back of another truck and bent the bumper down.Sounds like an easy fix and I will go from there.Other than the sag the bumper is in good shape so I see the theory in it being designed to slide when hit as opposed to creaming your bumper.Thanks again.

 

Hi Voodood,

Ha, sounds like a very similar story to mine (I believe I was distracted by something behind me (umm.. a pretty girl...) and hit the concrete base of a light post in the parking lot at a few miles per hour....). I walked out to take a look at the damage and was sick.. (nearly brand new truck). I took it to the autobody shop nearby to get an estimate (was thinking a few hundred bucks...). The body man grabbed a wrench and moved the bumber into position in about a 2 minutes (no charge). Of course, this is all assuming that your bumper isn't damaged....

 

Fixed my sagging bumper today and other than debris falling into my eyes from laying on my back it was a pretty good fix.I loosened 4 bolts (2 on each bracket) and had a friend hold the bumper up where it was level and flush on each corner and tightened up the nuts (3/4) and it was fixed, no more sag and looks 100% better.

 

Glad to hear you got it looking good again!!!

 

wish i could get a pic of the bolts up but thanks everyone for the help. im a new truck owner and had the same problem on my 93 ranger from farm work. i only undid the 2 bolts facing out to the side on the bracket before checking this web site, then i only did the 2 bolts facing out front and that did the trick. perfectly level now.