2001 Ranger
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From: Victor, MT
2001 Ranger
Hey all, I am mostly an IDI guy cause that truck has been mine for a while now, i aint driven my new 2001 for very long and its got a couple problems.
First thing, the second day I had it I got smacked from behind from an idiot in some Dodge Neon. He smashed the **** out of my rear bumper and pushed it into the truck so far its sitting about an inch inside the box and tailgate, i can open the tailgate but it don't come down. THe body shop said that the frame has been tweaked a little bit, but is not a total loss. It pushed the box up in the front, its there but you have to be looking at it close to see it. I was wondering....can I take the 1999 Ranger bumper and put it on there? And do you guys think its worth keeping this ranger, its really nice otherwise, only 108k with the 4.0. Its got all the extras haha even a brushguard with floodlights. I like it a lot, but i was wondering do you think I can fix it? I just might throw a new bumper on it and once the tailgate starts opening i will just call it good.
First thing, the second day I had it I got smacked from behind from an idiot in some Dodge Neon. He smashed the **** out of my rear bumper and pushed it into the truck so far its sitting about an inch inside the box and tailgate, i can open the tailgate but it don't come down. THe body shop said that the frame has been tweaked a little bit, but is not a total loss. It pushed the box up in the front, its there but you have to be looking at it close to see it. I was wondering....can I take the 1999 Ranger bumper and put it on there? And do you guys think its worth keeping this ranger, its really nice otherwise, only 108k with the 4.0. Its got all the extras haha even a brushguard with floodlights. I like it a lot, but i was wondering do you think I can fix it? I just might throw a new bumper on it and once the tailgate starts opening i will just call it good.
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From: Connecticut
Tweaked a bit
I think that the 1999 bumper will work on the 2001. Browse replacement bumpers on-line and see if aftermarket manufacturers list a single solution for a date range (e.g. works with 1999-2004 Rangers).
I was recently under my 2000 - looks like the bumper is bolted to the frame (6 bolts I think) via a couple of brackets. If these are the items that were bent leaving the frame unaffected, then you might be in business. But if the box has been shoved forward, it sounds like the frame is compromised to some extent. Perhaps the bracket 'acordianed' in?
Sounds like a bummer: find something you like and enjoy it briefly before someone ruins it on you. Maybe there's away to pull this on back...literally.
I was recently under my 2000 - looks like the bumper is bolted to the frame (6 bolts I think) via a couple of brackets. If these are the items that were bent leaving the frame unaffected, then you might be in business. But if the box has been shoved forward, it sounds like the frame is compromised to some extent. Perhaps the bracket 'acordianed' in?
Sounds like a bummer: find something you like and enjoy it briefly before someone ruins it on you. Maybe there's away to pull this on back...literally.
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From: SE Michigan
Sometimes the bed can shift a little when it gets a hard hit like that, and nothing else will be wrong with the frame. Since the bumper got the worst of it, the bumper support brackets will be toast too. With those you can just bolt new ones in with the bumper you replace it with. Some kinds of minor frame damage that far back can be lived with unless it causes problems with bed and tailgate alignment. I'd probably fix it and keep on truckin!
