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Seems to me that Ford did a minor refurnish of the Ranger in about 1998 or '99... not sure, really. But that might be a concern when it comes to lining up the bed to the cab. I remember when I was looking for my Ranger, one I'd seen had had a "transplant", and while it was solid, it just did'nt look right to my eye for some reason.
You might also think about a flatbed... I know there's some companies that make them for the Ranger, and there are plans to be had for you to make one yourself.
ive tought about taking a longbed and cutting frames on it and my truck both, make a one of a kind "longbed supercab" but thats alot of work to only gain 1 ft in bed length.