- Joined
- Sep 6, 2013
- Messages
- 2,027
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- 1,346
- Points
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- Location
- Calgary, AB
- Vehicle Year
- 1999
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- V8
- Engine Size
- 5.3
- Transmission
- Automatic
My Ranger's Ford under rail liner ('98, OEM Ford liner), was only "under rail" on the sides, the front lip, against the cab, was over the rail. That worked fine with the hard tonneau the truck had 80% of the time, but not with topper the truck had 10% of time.
And after removing the front lip to allow the topper to sit solid on front and sides, it no longer prevented dirt & water from getting into box during the 10% of time the truck ran without any cover. So, liner needed to be removed on semi regular basis to ensure it was clean. But it never moved so, paint under liner looks like new.
The thing I like about the drop in - when I was cut off and panic stopped, and my toolbox came flying forward to crush the 3/8" impact between it and the liner, the cute 3/8" square hole in liner, is just a hole in the liner - no damage to the box. Few minutes with the soldering iron and square was melted back in place and you would need to know where to look to know it happened. Not sure a spray in liner/box would be a robust/easy to repair.
My nieces' Ranger had spray in liner, and that box must weigh triple what an unlined box does. Ford factory spray in wouldn't be that thick, but it I suspect it would be heavier than under rail. Spray in also didn't clean up as nice as the Ford plastic ones did after she spilled a can of florescent purple paint.
And after removing the front lip to allow the topper to sit solid on front and sides, it no longer prevented dirt & water from getting into box during the 10% of time the truck ran without any cover. So, liner needed to be removed on semi regular basis to ensure it was clean. But it never moved so, paint under liner looks like new.
The thing I like about the drop in - when I was cut off and panic stopped, and my toolbox came flying forward to crush the 3/8" impact between it and the liner, the cute 3/8" square hole in liner, is just a hole in the liner - no damage to the box. Few minutes with the soldering iron and square was melted back in place and you would need to know where to look to know it happened. Not sure a spray in liner/box would be a robust/easy to repair.
My nieces' Ranger had spray in liner, and that box must weigh triple what an unlined box does. Ford factory spray in wouldn't be that thick, but it I suspect it would be heavier than under rail. Spray in also didn't clean up as nice as the Ford plastic ones did after she spilled a can of florescent purple paint.