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Just making sure in case there's a difference when ordering parts. Currently about to replace the upper control arm, need 1 sway bar link, I might buy one of those aftermarket sets that is basically all new ball joints etc, truck has 120k miles. It's 2WD v6 3.0 automatic. thanks. Another thing I'm kind of worried about though is in case parts are said to fit this truck but might be for the 4 liter 4 cylinder version where I don't want to take things apart to discover I received a mis-titled part and then have to wait for return etc despite I can bring back to autozone but aftermarket online prices are much better rather order online, and I guess most should fit if both 6 cylinder but idk.
Last edited by rogerranger2122; Mar 14, 2026 at 01:41 AM.
Not a Sport, since the bumpers don’t match the body paint.
From my Ranger days, XLs had vinyl floors and seats while XLTs got carpet and probably had power windows and locks in 2008. My ‘94 XLT had carpet and cloth, but manual doors.
I'm about on the same page as Johnny Paycheck on this. You could take the VIN to a Ford dealership and find out for sure. Steel wheels, black bumper, and black grille tells me no higher than XLT.
Either way, I think you'll get the same parts, regardless of trim level, if you are accurate with your mechanical description like year/make/model/engine/trans/xWD/etc.
Thanks, so this is a coil not torsion bar system? And that all the suspension parts should be the same regardless if XL, XLT etc?
Forgot to mention there's only 1 door on each side, the floors are rubber not carpet, and there no two mini fold out seats in the area behind the 2 front seats. The windows are manual crank and the mirrors are manual adjust.
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afaik, all the coil spring front suspension arms and end links are the same, regardless of which engine or trim. The springs will be different, but the springs should be listed on the vin decal on the B-pillar.
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"correct, all 98+ coil systems are identical except for the spring rates. the upper & lower control arms will not interchange between coil & torsion bar systems."
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Not a Sport, since the bumpers don’t match the body paint.
From my Ranger days, XLs had vinyl floors and seats while XLTs got carpet and probably had power windows and locks in 2008. My ‘94 XLT had carpet and cloth, but manual doors.
You could take the VIN to a Ford dealership and find out for sure. Steel wheels, black bumper, and black grille tells me no higher than XLT.
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