- Joined
- Aug 7, 2007
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- Location
- Costa Mesa, CA
- Vehicle Year
- 2002
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0 SOHC
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Tire Size
- 33"
My 02 4WD Ranger is getting close to the 100K mark and I have had zero problems with the front suspension. I do take it off-road but I don't beat the crap out of it. I also had an 89 4WD Ranger that I put almost almost 200K miles on. I liked it better for off-road adventures but it still required front end alignment periodically. I don't recall if I ever had the wheel bearings replaced but I did have them repacked with fresh grease a couple times.
Even though the SLA front suspension is not as desirable for off-road, it is still very capable off-road and I feel it has a slight advantage on paved roads.
My experience tells me that if a front wheel drive car has a hard to find front shimmy problem it is usually the wheel bearings. I imagine that would be true of 4WD vehicles also.
Even though the SLA front suspension is not as desirable for off-road, it is still very capable off-road and I feel it has a slight advantage on paved roads.
My experience tells me that if a front wheel drive car has a hard to find front shimmy problem it is usually the wheel bearings. I imagine that would be true of 4WD vehicles also.