No longbed for 10 model

[Fx4wannabe01]

at leat rear discs are here! wonder if they'll be a direct swap?

Sasquatch covered it but I got a little thing to say too....

WHY!? There's options out there already to almost totally bolt on 12" rear rotors onto a 7.5/8.8-28spline. And...ALOT less complicated not to mention a hell of a lot cheaper. SN95 stang swap/Cobra disc swap.

Clicky: http://www.fordrangerforum.com/how-...c-brake-conversion-stock-ranger-rear-end.html

I always thought that was more of a work-truck thing. Most people would prefer the interior cargo storage of the extended cab to the outboard cargo storage of the longbed.

Always kinda was...not many XLT's in longbed form out there. Almost every one you see is an XL which means fleet/base model.

Ford also dumped the FX4-level-II for this year. It makes me wonder if they're just chopping trims for the last year when they finally have cut it down to only the most basic model and then euthanize it forever.

Just to clarify...Level II died at the end of the '08 model year. Fx4 died at the end of the '09 model year. '09 they sorta mixed LII and LI's together and made LII standards optional on LI. I think they ditched it because not many ordered it, not many bought it, and as we've seen in the past 10 years, Ford getting cheap on the Ranger(example: removing rear fenderwell gaurds, removing mudflaps on almost all models, axing cargo lights and glovebox lights and map lights, etc..). That two tone is a love it/hate it thing and I think it may have flopped to the normal buying public, not just us enthusiasts. I'd almost say 06+ Fx4's were sort of a niche market. They still got the ever so popular Sport and XLT models. What else do they need? You know?

 

[akalogan]

this ranger line is about to die I think. It is the automotive industries version of "the kickin' chicken". I am kind of nervous about what ford is going (if they even replace) to replace the ranger with. It might go the way of the crown vic. just a fleet vehicle. I think when I replace my ranger that I will go with a f250. but that is a few years away.

 

[94twodoor]

My 94 XLT is a longbed. Single cab, but still nice to have the longbed for camping and hauling.

 

[akalogan]

my thing is that I want a long bed ex. cab. with the little bat wing doors so my dogs don't track mud and such on my seats. And the ablity to put a lot of weight in the back. I hate to say it but I am starting to out grow my ranger. So far it has done everything that I have asked of it, but it is getting harder to get everything into my ranger that I need or want. I know that this is a dead horse of a topic but If they do another ranger or f100 or whatever It will take a lot for me to want one. ok my rant is done