i have a 99 ford ranger, 3.0, auto, a/c, and 2wd. what is the maximum amount of weight i can put in my truck.i have the heavy duty springs and 2000lb load bags?

 

What size tires & what wheel base is it????

 

33x12.5r15 tires and a 120" wheelbase. supercab 4 dr., 6in lift. weighs in at 3800 lbs.

 

The 99 4X2 LWB SC, with payload package #2 & with a minimum of 204/75/14SL tires, was rated at 1620 lbs payload, GVWR 4900 lbs

 

yea i know that im wondering what the maximum amount is.my tires hold way more weight than stock and the 2000 lb air bags add a lot more weight capacity. i should mention i have a 8.8 from a 95 ford explorer. i just wanting to know if i can put 3000 in the back.

 

The manufacturers max weight limit takes All things into consideration, not just springs & tires, but things like the frame, bed, brakes, bearings, tranny, engine ect, ect.

So why overload this puppy & put your vehicle, yourself & others at risk????

I sure wouldn't consider putting nearly twice the load rating on my ride.

 

It sounds like your mind is made up. a ton and a half in the back of a ranger is just plain stupid. Greg

 

Time to rent a trailer...with an appropriate frame receiver hitch. That's quite a pull for that little truck!...priced transmissions lately?

 

If you've added to this puppy, such that it already weighs in at 3800 lbs, then with a manufacturers GVWR of 4900, your only good for 1100 pounds payload!!!!!

 

even though ford says u can tow 2600 lbs or something like that,its a load of crap. i pull my bobcat all the time (around 4k with trailer). and i have 170000 miles on my trans and its still in good shape.(thank god for the 4r44e and not the piece of crap 5r55e)

just wondering because im tired of spending 4.60 a gallon in my hemi dodge to bring rocks and other crap like that to job sites.i would rather use my ranger and save money.

i usually load my dodge to 3k in the bed,thats why im wondering what the maximum amount is in the ranger to see if i might be able to get close, but fruk it it would take to long to get to the areas i need to get to. thanks any way

 

Well towing rather than hauling with the Ranger is another story alltogether, as Bikeitswift has suggested.

You still may be able to get there without breaking something, so lets think about this some more.

The factory equipped, 99 Ranger Super Cab 4X2 3.0L, with auto tranny, 3.73 rear end axle ratio, was rated to tow a 4000 lb trailer & had a GCWR of 7500 lbs.

SO, with your dry weight of 3800 lbs, you could drag around a combined weight of trailer & load, of 3700 lb.

So if your trailer weighed 700 lbs unloaded, you could drag around a 3000 lb load of whatever in the trailer, but you'd be maxed out.

EDIT: With this trailer load, you'd want a good frame mounted class-3 trailer hitch, as the bumper mount is only rated for 2K lbs!!!!

If you decide to do this, I'd make sure the vehicles scheduled maintenance is up to date & that the tranny has had a filter change & a complete fluid exchange/pump out & that it has a good tranny cooler installed & it's fins are clear of debris.

Make sure the cooling system scheduled maintenance is up to date, it has good hoses, including heater hoses, thermostat, water pump, radiator cap & the radator fins are clear of debris & bugs

Then make sure the brakes are in good shape, including the brake fluid, so I'd flush the system with Motorcraft PM-1 Dot-3 fluid.

Not only do you have to move that load, but you have to be able to stop it!!!!! lol

Then maybe consider using a high mileage synthetic crankcase lube, with a Motorcraft filter, seeing as how your gonna be maxing out the vehicle & working it plenty hard & it already has 177K on it!!!!

Let us now how it goes.

 

not to get off on the wrong foot but trust me im not a newbie with the automotive industry.i restore cars,trucks, fix all kinds of new vehicles, and have my own aviation business. i know ever part of my vehicles like the back of my hand,i know all the fluid and check up maint.

first off i have know idea where u are getting ur sources but they are way off.my truck has a tow rating in the ballpark of 2700, and the gvwr is 4720. the one u have should be for the 4.0.

already run synthetic oil,and k&n filter for more flow. btw 3.0 177k really is nothing for that engine. i know 2 guys who have well over 400k on the original engine and they still run like a charm.the 3.0 s a 350k engine.

i already have a class 3 hitch,and have already towed around 4k before,but that was never the question. the original was how much weight can my ranger handle in the bed. but i just repainted my ranger 2 weeks ago so i will stick with my 04 hemi dodge for rock and stones(smashed side for some a hole how shouldn't have been the company's skip loader driver)

thanks anyway and have a nice day