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Ranger Kip
New Member
- Joined
- May 2, 2010
- Messages
- 2,897
- Reaction score
- 10
- Points
- 0
- Location
- Wellsboro, PA
- Vehicle Year
- 1999
- Make / Model
- Ford Fleet
- Engine Size
- 3.slow
- Transmission
- Automatic
- My credo
- Confused and Intolerant
How safe is the first generation Ranger? I couldn't find any test results, possibly (and kinda certain) that none were ever done.
As far as I saw after a brief inspection was this: No crunch zones, unsafe seatbelts, and overall death trap.
I was going to replace my seatbelts with something from an F150 or a newer Ranger. Has anybody done this? and how can you hook up the new seatbelt to the old wiring?
Also, I know I am 100% for airbags, but whats the next best idea, next to replacing the seat belt with something newer?
My idea was to reinforce the B-pillar with some black pipe or heavy tube steel. (making a roll-cage basically, just from one side of the cab, over the ceiling, and down the other side, and then back and down the C-pillar).
Or is all of this bullcrap and I should just drive asis and hope to god some miserable facktard doesn't pull out in front of me or side me good?
As far as I saw after a brief inspection was this: No crunch zones, unsafe seatbelts, and overall death trap.
I was going to replace my seatbelts with something from an F150 or a newer Ranger. Has anybody done this? and how can you hook up the new seatbelt to the old wiring?
Also, I know I am 100% for airbags, but whats the next best idea, next to replacing the seat belt with something newer?
My idea was to reinforce the B-pillar with some black pipe or heavy tube steel. (making a roll-cage basically, just from one side of the cab, over the ceiling, and down the other side, and then back and down the C-pillar).
Or is all of this bullcrap and I should just drive asis and hope to god some miserable facktard doesn't pull out in front of me or side me good?
