is my ranger an S model??

[90longbed]

I have a 90 longbed, 2.3, 5 speed,rwabs, reg bench seat, rubber floormat, no p/s a/c no power windows or door locks, slider rear window, interval wipers, radio is aftermarket that was in the truck when I got it, steel wheels with hubcaps......

the 88 shortbed I had was an S model...had 2.0, 5 speed,solid back window, no power anything except brakes,rubber floormat, aftermarket wheels and radio.... you could tell it came without a radio because instead of speaker grilles on the dash they were solid metal....... they seem to both be the same basic truck except the interval wipers and sliding back window....sometimes when I look stuff up it asks what trim level the truck is(std,S,XLS,XLT)

 

[adsm08]

Well do the badges say "S"? As far as I know all S units were 2.0L.

For the most part trim level has no bearing on parts that you would be buying.

 

[90longbed]

nope...... neither did my 88 and it was an S model...... that was confirmed when I took it in to the ford dealer for an emmisions recall

 

[4x4junkie]

I have a '92 brochure that states interval wipers are standard on all models, as is RABS (though it's possible it could've changed from '90). The sliding window however was not available (not even optionable). Very possible it was swapped in by a previous owner.
I recall S models also came with no rear bumper, No bed cargo lamp, Full bench seat is vinyl (not cloth or knitted)

"S" models have no exterior designation (fender emblems just say "Ranger").

 

[90longbed]

mine just says ranger on the fender as well...... but it does have a cargo light, so if its true that the S model didnt come with one then mine wouldn't be an S model...... the slider could have been dealer installed or somebody put it in like you said...the bench seat is vinyl

 

[remnutt]

I have a 84 S model with V6, auto trans,power brakes, and power steering. It is a short bed.

 

[90longbed]

I almost forgot I have the owners manual that came with my truck..... interval wipers were standard on 90 rangers as well.... rear sliding window was an option also.....mine could be an S or a base model with very few options.... who knows?? I like trucks without all the fancy conveinence options like power windows and door locks, a/c... etc etc.....I have seen rigs with power windows where the windows wont roll down..... with a simple rig there is less to go wrong with it IMO

 

[Mark_88]

My original 88 had a 2.0 with very few options...but it did have cruise control...vinyl bench and solid back window...I eventually put in a slider window and upgraded the radio to a cassette player from my Tempo...and high back buckets...but I never saw any "S" designation on the truck...maybe just a USA thing...but "S" would have meant something to me...slow...it could have been the VS model...very slow...or even the VFS...where the F rhymes with trucking...

Anyway...don't you just love it when you are buying something and they have to go through five or ten questions generated by their computer just to get the part you want? It's more annoying when you find out the part number is the same for most of the variations you had to plod through...and just for fun I ask them to go back and try different answers to see if it comes up with something different...they love me at some stores...lol

Since I've made so many changes to mine I have to stick with the original configuration in most cases but it gets challenging once you start upgrading parts from different years and even more so when you add parts from different models...

 

[EMB1230]

My 96 I have now is the lowest end one could have, vinyl bench seat, visors and floor, no P/S OR A/C. and pretty sure no radio. However, It has Illuminated Entry (when you pull the outside handle and the dome light comes on, and stays on either for 20 seconds or until you turn the ignition to "On"), but only on the driver's side door, does anyone know if that was an option, or was it standard? Side note: vinyl flooring was not that uncommon.