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2010 ranger bed crossmember replacement
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Very nice. I vote for you to be my new bodywork guy.
Cost was
3-crossmembers $120
1-sheet of 16g.steel $48
3-bags of bellemare 30-60 glass grit $34
misc grinding discs etc $30
Paint-will paint along with the truck frame at a later date.
Used a lincoln 140c welder {im not an expert}and a clarke 10 gallon blaster in my home garage.
3-crossmembers $120
1-sheet of 16g.steel $48
3-bags of bellemare 30-60 glass grit $34
misc grinding discs etc $30
Paint-will paint along with the truck frame at a later date.
Used a lincoln 140c welder {im not an expert}and a clarke 10 gallon blaster in my home garage.
Had some time today to coat the bed. Every few hours/beers. Im putting a coat on.
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Thanks for the writeup! It's annoying that LMC, Dorman, etc. don't make crossmember kits for Rangers... only F-Series. I can't believe the demand for Rangers would be too low to be profitable for them.
Did you POR-15 and then fluid film over that once the POR was cured? Or just fluid film inside the crossmembers where you couldn't apply POR?
Did you POR-15 and then fluid film over that once the POR was cured? Or just fluid film inside the crossmembers where you couldn't apply POR?
Used fluid film inside the crossmembers.Yes if they were available i wouldve bought them.
It was a very kool project,and i drive it everyday.
I Always liked the 4cyl,5spd,2wd longbeds.Thanks bud
It was a very kool project,and i drive it everyday.
I Always liked the 4cyl,5spd,2wd longbeds.Thanks bud
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You did a fantastic job. I had to do some repair and rust treatment a couple years back for my 09. Luckily it wasn't as bad as that.
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Our body shop used to buy Ranger crossmembers, I'll try to find out where they got them. Obviously won't do you any good but it might save others some work.
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Super nice job. Good to see there are still some people out there, that take pride in there work. 
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I saw our old body shop manager Friday, he used to get bed crossmembers from Dorman.
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Specifically for the Ranger? I've only seen Dorman kits for F-series/superduty.
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He couldn't remember if the Ranger ones came from Dorman but he thought they did.
Hello, I was thinking of just using galvanized square tubing for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th crossmembers and attach them to the frame since Dorman doesn't seem to offer these replacement crossmembers. Any thoughts on that approach?
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