Gnommad
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- Lansing, Mi
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- 1994
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- Ford
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Hey there, not sure if this post is in the appropriate section.
I recently purchased a 1998 4.0 4x4 ranger. The vehicle is in pretty good shape for its age, and when i got it, i was sure to check out the rear frame as the previous truck i had was rusty there. it seemed ok, so i paid the guy and drove it the 3.5 hours back home noting little things here and there i wanted to fix on it. one of which was the abs sensor.
when i took off the front drivers side wheel to do so i discovered that the whole front drivers side of the frame was very very very rusty. like its basically non-existent.
i have done some looking around and it appears that the frame is separated front from back. but the only piece i can ever seem to find to buy is the rear section. not the front.
i suppose my question is, did i just purchase a vehicle which is irreparable? if not, does anyone know where i could find the front section? if so, has anyone here done this repair? im assuming that i will have to grind out rivets/welds.... would it be sufficient when the time comes to replace the rivets with bolts? these are just a couple questions i have as this is not a repair i have attempted before. i'm sure more questions will surface if/when i get into this for real.
I recently purchased a 1998 4.0 4x4 ranger. The vehicle is in pretty good shape for its age, and when i got it, i was sure to check out the rear frame as the previous truck i had was rusty there. it seemed ok, so i paid the guy and drove it the 3.5 hours back home noting little things here and there i wanted to fix on it. one of which was the abs sensor.
when i took off the front drivers side wheel to do so i discovered that the whole front drivers side of the frame was very very very rusty. like its basically non-existent.
i have done some looking around and it appears that the frame is separated front from back. but the only piece i can ever seem to find to buy is the rear section. not the front.
i suppose my question is, did i just purchase a vehicle which is irreparable? if not, does anyone know where i could find the front section? if so, has anyone here done this repair? im assuming that i will have to grind out rivets/welds.... would it be sufficient when the time comes to replace the rivets with bolts? these are just a couple questions i have as this is not a repair i have attempted before. i'm sure more questions will surface if/when i get into this for real.