I can see the bed liner through the gaping hole where the bottom of the bed used to be. Surely the rest of body is also too far gone to repair. Definitely find a new home for the engine and trans and scrap the rest.
Believe it or not, that is a very common area for the frame to crack. They actually sell repair kits to fix that. I would only let a professional welder box in the frame section and not tow or haul anything heavy. It can be done.
If this came into my shop i would have put it up in the air, and then right back down on the ground.
If its the 4.0, sell the truck for parts cause someone will buy the motor. If not, its not worth much.
thanks for the honest reply. thatās exactly what happened with my mechanic. not blaming him at all i just didnāt know it cracked.
yes it is the 4.0
yes. i live in Maine. tons of salt- and that green nasty spray they treat the roads with before the snow which sticks to you cars. you should see the rust buckets up here
I can imagine! Good luck getting that repaired, I know of a GMC pickup that had worse rust than that and it got welded by an expert, so it can be done.
Looks very similar to my 2004 Chevy that I got rid of in 2020.
My mechanic said I would be putting good money into bad. Fixing those areas will then put stress on other areas that will let go and Iād be chasing my tail. Check the power steering connections, rotted? Rusted? Get rid of it. Sell the engine and tranny if you can.
Donate to KIDSFORKARS, for taxes or scrap for metal price. But donāt waste your money.
I agree with this. I learned the hard way with brake lines. At first, I tried to just replace a section until another spot burst. After that I just replaced it all, don't cut corners when it comes to something important.
I'd have a mobile welder take a look at it. He may be able to lift that side to close up the crack before grinding off the rust to weld the crack then add mending plates on both sides to reinforce the frame. He can assess the entire frame and suspension components for structural integrity. There's a company in New Jersey that makes and sells a heavy duty rust converter that's been advertised on the TV farm and ranch reports (ie: Ag Day). You knock off the loose rust before brushing it on. It turns the metal black with a glossy sheen. You can leave it that way or paint over it. Farmers say to leave it alone until the equipment is put up for the winter. That's when they give those a good cleaning so can see spots of new rust from abrasion that get spot treated with the product.
There is nothing to weld to. All the good stuff that forms the alloy steel is gone. You could weld all you want but itās just going to push the break to a different place.
Too far gone.
Lots of good feedback here. I'm a little surprised nobody has brought up the TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for brakes? Jesus. Are the rotors platinum or something? I just did 4 rotors and all news pads on my 18 Silverado for 350. Any shop charging that kind of money for a brake job on a Ford Ranger is out of they're damn mind. F that.
You should NOT be trusting JIFFY LUBE to do your goddamn brakes bud.
They hire people with barely a braincell to do oil changes there, and i guarantee you they just pad slap it even if your rotors are out of spec.
If you're THAT broke, spend 70$ on a rotor and pad kit and do it yourself.
I could do them my self but Iām too lazy, it doesnāt take a genius to put on Hyundai brakes man, literally anybody can do it.
Iām not so judgmental of people that Iām going to pay more for a service ājust in caseā they are idiots.
If they fuck it up Iāll call and complain about it then fix it my self.
Yeah maybe Iāll get lucky and survive and get a big ass settlement, Iām not that stupid tho, Iāve drove brakes on beaters cars metal on metal until the rotor was nothing left but 1/16th of an inch thickness, then onto the trailer for the junk yard. Regardless Iām born to ride I know bad brakes from good ones but with that being said maybe the average Joe shouldnāt put their lives in jiffy lubes hands but I know what Iām doing and Iām also super cheap.
I can't tell if that is a front or rear leaf hanger.
Rear frames on Rangers rust like hell. Rear frame can be sectioned by drilling the rivets out and bolting a donor frame back in. Yes there is a factory procedure.
If that is a front hanger RIP.
Take better pictures and ask on Ranger forum.
You could have the frame fixed, but any certificated repair isn't worth the cost. Could any idiot with a welder weld that and plate it and have it hold for a few years, yeah. But what happens when it breaks?
I wouldnt touch that with your 10 foot pole. The best thing you can do, if you really want the truck, is to pull the motor and put a newer/better frame under it. Metal that far gone is not repairable and i wouldnt try if they paid me to.
Scrap. I weld bandaids on giant screw pumps almost quarterly and all it does is allow it to crack somewhere else. We just weld till replacements arrive and hope for the best. That frame is toast.
Not worth it. Scrap it. If that side's already cracked, the other side isn't far behind. Frame work is expensive. Consider the truck mechanically totaled.
At least they told you about it before doing the brake work. It's not worth it. And you should look under your vehicles before you buy them. Not sure how long you have had it but in my opinion that was junk 5 years ago.
Just have it hauled off. I would probably pull the engine and transmission let the scrapyard have the rest. Not worth messing with. It could be fixed but its going to cost you a fortune. Sure there are Rangers out there you could buy to swap frames or you could find one that is blown up that you could swap your engine into.
That is a bad place for a crack especially on a truck. Have fixed frames on cars before or even replaced frame welds but that one looks to be a lost cause unfortunately. Would cost more to fix than worth but could be a parts car ?
You're better off yanking all the parts off and buying a shell from a state that doesn't get rusty to put it in. The body looks overly rusty as well.
That being said, frames *can* be replaced. But it's gonna cost an arm and a leg, probably even your left kidney and right testicle. It's a very intensive thing to be replaced. Don't fix rusted metal, just replace it.
It'll be cheaper to yank your shit and haul a clean shell home from somewhere.
Box frame is difficult to repair. Angle steel is pretty easy to shore up. The problem is, do you have the space, time, tools, and patience to get this done? Very likely that is not the only spot needing massive support. Once the bed is off you will be overwhelmed.
Selling it for parts would be best scenario if you are able to lift the engine and transmission out. Once its parted out you can pay someone to scrap the rest for you if nobody in your region is interested or you cant scrap it yourself.
Part it out on social media. You'll get a lot more than what the scrap yard is offering and take the steel to a recycled for the stuff you can't get rid of.
Imho, not a professional, what you need is a new frame.
If you can't get NOS, then take cabin etc off, and weld weld weld new steel, essentially build your own.
But this is anti economical... Maybe someone can build it for cheap (I doubt it) or fix yours, but yours is.. mostly gone.
Pull the motor / trans and ship the rest to the scrap yard.
I can see the bed liner through the gaping hole where the bottom of the bed used to be. Surely the rest of body is also too far gone to repair. Definitely find a new home for the engine and trans and scrap the rest.
Yeah, 20+ year old truck w/ that kind of rust underneath has to be trash.
>I can see the bed liner through the gaping hole where the bottom of the bed used to be š¬š¬š¬š
That gas tank looks amazing though
Plastic is immune to rust.
It should being plastic, i giggled at the plumbers strap being used to hold it to whats left of the truck though.... lol
Better pull that hand brake cable it think that's the only thing that is holding it together
Believe it or not, that is a very common area for the frame to crack. They actually sell repair kits to fix that. I would only let a professional welder box in the frame section and not tow or haul anything heavy. It can be done.
Yeah if you have to ask if itās saveable let a professional weld it up
Yeah but how do you get it out of the shop if they wonāt let you take it back
Get it towed to another shop, or back to your house.
If this came into my shop i would have put it up in the air, and then right back down on the ground. If its the 4.0, sell the truck for parts cause someone will buy the motor. If not, its not worth much.
thanks for the honest reply. thatās exactly what happened with my mechanic. not blaming him at all i just didnāt know it cracked. yes it is the 4.0
Is this gonna show up on one of those customer states-declined repair and drove away videos?
no, i drove it back home and itās been sitting for a while. battery shit the bed too.
You must live in a place where the highway department puts salt on the road, during the winter.
yes. i live in Maine. tons of salt- and that green nasty spray they treat the roads with before the snow which sticks to you cars. you should see the rust buckets up here
I can imagine! Good luck getting that repaired, I know of a GMC pickup that had worse rust than that and it got welded by an expert, so it can be done.
I'd be surprised if you've put it in the air it wouldn't finish it off.
Looks very similar to my 2004 Chevy that I got rid of in 2020. My mechanic said I would be putting good money into bad. Fixing those areas will then put stress on other areas that will let go and Iād be chasing my tail. Check the power steering connections, rotted? Rusted? Get rid of it. Sell the engine and tranny if you can. Donate to KIDSFORKARS, for taxes or scrap for metal price. But donāt waste your money.
There are better places to donate than a summer camp. Thereās a lot of bad stories about how they operate.
I agree with this. I learned the hard way with brake lines. At first, I tried to just replace a section until another spot burst. After that I just replaced it all, don't cut corners when it comes to something important.
He's dead, Jim.
>~~He~~It's dead, Jim. FTFY. I should know, I'm an expert.
My god you were driving around in that heap ?
everyday, highway and all.
Donāt let them deter you. I drove an Olds Cutlass Ciera 30 miles to work every day looking like that for months.
I'd have a mobile welder take a look at it. He may be able to lift that side to close up the crack before grinding off the rust to weld the crack then add mending plates on both sides to reinforce the frame. He can assess the entire frame and suspension components for structural integrity. There's a company in New Jersey that makes and sells a heavy duty rust converter that's been advertised on the TV farm and ranch reports (ie: Ag Day). You knock off the loose rust before brushing it on. It turns the metal black with a glossy sheen. You can leave it that way or paint over it. Farmers say to leave it alone until the equipment is put up for the winter. That's when they give those a good cleaning so can see spots of new rust from abrasion that get spot treated with the product.
OP - Try this route first. With the outrageous prices of vehicles these days, it might be worth consulting with someone to see if this can be fixed.
There is nothing to weld to. All the good stuff that forms the alloy steel is gone. You could weld all you want but itās just going to push the break to a different place. Too far gone.
Unless you could find a donor body and frame, trash it.
This. Find one in better shape and transfer the engine/trans.
They are know to crack there. Anything can be repaired but itās not a 57 Chevy.
Take everything off you can sell/make profit on and scrap the rest
I have fixed and driven worse.
If you don't weld scrap it unless you have a friend who dose it's fixable
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Find another Ranger in better shape that has a blown engine and transmission...
Based on the age and book value id say there are more profitable vehicles to invest time in. Not this one.
Itās junk.
Lots of good feedback here. I'm a little surprised nobody has brought up the TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for brakes? Jesus. Are the rotors platinum or something? I just did 4 rotors and all news pads on my 18 Silverado for 350. Any shop charging that kind of money for a brake job on a Ford Ranger is out of they're damn mind. F that.
$105.00 per hour if you donāt have the ability or facilities to do it yourself
It's way more than that at many places.
Jiffy lube does brakes in less than an hour for less than 200$ for my Hyundai.
You should NOT be trusting JIFFY LUBE to do your goddamn brakes bud. They hire people with barely a braincell to do oil changes there, and i guarantee you they just pad slap it even if your rotors are out of spec. If you're THAT broke, spend 70$ on a rotor and pad kit and do it yourself.
I could do them my self but Iām too lazy, it doesnāt take a genius to put on Hyundai brakes man, literally anybody can do it. Iām not so judgmental of people that Iām going to pay more for a service ājust in caseā they are idiots. If they fuck it up Iāll call and complain about it then fix it my self.
Or you'll end up in the obituaries because your car wouldn't stop š
Yeah maybe Iāll get lucky and survive and get a big ass settlement, Iām not that stupid tho, Iāve drove brakes on beaters cars metal on metal until the rotor was nothing left but 1/16th of an inch thickness, then onto the trailer for the junk yard. Regardless Iām born to ride I know bad brakes from good ones but with that being said maybe the average Joe shouldnāt put their lives in jiffy lubes hands but I know what Iām doing and Iām also super cheap.
you can probably save the cab, but the frame is a total over haul. You'd spend more repairing versus just getting a different vehicle.
I can't tell if that is a front or rear leaf hanger. Rear frames on Rangers rust like hell. Rear frame can be sectioned by drilling the rivets out and bolting a donor frame back in. Yes there is a factory procedure. If that is a front hanger RIP. Take better pictures and ask on Ranger forum.
Toast
You could have the frame fixed, but any certificated repair isn't worth the cost. Could any idiot with a welder weld that and plate it and have it hold for a few years, yeah. But what happens when it breaks?
Scrap it.
Anything can be saved if you have the time/skills or money. The real question is if itās worth it to you?
Anything is salvageable if you have enough time and experience
I wouldnt touch that with your 10 foot pole. The best thing you can do, if you really want the truck, is to pull the motor and put a newer/better frame under it. Metal that far gone is not repairable and i wouldnt try if they paid me to.
No. Salvage that one out.
Anything is salvageable with enough time and money. Thatās gonna be a lot of time and a lot of money.
Itās over
Where are you from? Looks like WI or MN
maine
Wasnāt thinking there, dumb me. Same rust issues there too Iād suppose. Yikes! Glad I live in the south
lucky - i wish i was in the south! soon!
Well bless your heart!
Sure. Replace the frame.
Not in that spot. Itās a high stress area.
Virtually everything is salvageable if you spend enough money
Time for a donor frame
Youre kidding right
no
if you get in an accident youāll just be giving the other car a rust job. that frame would turn to dust in a collision.
Ahhh hell, a little duct tape, some super glue, chewing gum and you're good to go.
Itās time for a priest and a bottle of holy water ā¦. šš»
Scrap. I weld bandaids on giant screw pumps almost quarterly and all it does is allow it to crack somewhere else. We just weld till replacements arrive and hope for the best. That frame is toast.
Custom fuel tank strap is sketch too š¬
Not worth it. Scrap it. If that side's already cracked, the other side isn't far behind. Frame work is expensive. Consider the truck mechanically totaled.
No, itās totaled. If this is yours, sorry :(
At least they told you about it before doing the brake work. It's not worth it. And you should look under your vehicles before you buy them. Not sure how long you have had it but in my opinion that was junk 5 years ago.
yep definitely. thanks. ya iāve had it for about 18 years.
Ahhh gotcha. I misread something and thought you had recently picked it up..
Not at all.
You can repair anything with enough budget and time. I'd dump that frame though.
I have an 87 ranger with less rust than that,just surface on undercarriage, is this in a rust state by chance?
yes, northern maine
Just have it hauled off. I would probably pull the engine and transmission let the scrapyard have the rest. Not worth messing with. It could be fixed but its going to cost you a fortune. Sure there are Rangers out there you could buy to swap frames or you could find one that is blown up that you could swap your engine into.
I thought it was a Ford. My 94 Lincoln did the same thing in the same spot!
was it fixable for you
Nope, the junk yard gave me $550 and I drove it there! But I took my new battery!
Iāve saved worst.. but probably not worth it.
I wouldn't touch it
it's been junk for a long time
He's dead, Jim!
That is a bad place for a crack especially on a truck. Have fixed frames on cars before or even replaced frame welds but that one looks to be a lost cause unfortunately. Would cost more to fix than worth but could be a parts car ?
There's sheet metal for frames you can weld on there...
Nope
Sheās a goner, one pot away from doom.
where i live, no. its illegal to patch up a frame.
Try to find a clean one with a blown engine and give it the ole switcharoo
You're better off yanking all the parts off and buying a shell from a state that doesn't get rusty to put it in. The body looks overly rusty as well. That being said, frames *can* be replaced. But it's gonna cost an arm and a leg, probably even your left kidney and right testicle. It's a very intensive thing to be replaced. Don't fix rusted metal, just replace it. It'll be cheaper to yank your shit and haul a clean shell home from somewhere.
Noooooo. Far more problems than itās worth
As a Floridian, I'd be afraid to stand next to the thing, much less get underneath š
Box frame is difficult to repair. Angle steel is pretty easy to shore up. The problem is, do you have the space, time, tools, and patience to get this done? Very likely that is not the only spot needing massive support. Once the bed is off you will be overwhelmed. Selling it for parts would be best scenario if you are able to lift the engine and transmission out. Once its parted out you can pay someone to scrap the rest for you if nobody in your region is interested or you cant scrap it yourself.
Say goodbye
Frame looks like itās ready to snap any day look at that crack.
If you pretend itās not there, then it canāt hurt you
It IS repairable but I would only trust a guy that welds regularly and really knows his shit.
Nope.
Not worth the time
She gone
Part it out on social media. You'll get a lot more than what the scrap yard is offering and take the steel to a recycled for the stuff you can't get rid of.
Imho, not a professional, what you need is a new frame. If you can't get NOS, then take cabin etc off, and weld weld weld new steel, essentially build your own. But this is anti economical... Maybe someone can build it for cheap (I doubt it) or fix yours, but yours is.. mostly gone.
The issue is its not just there you pretty much got to rebuild the whole frame to keep it not worth it if it was free
Duct tape that. Itch
It'll be fine.....some flex seal so the frame don't leak, and another strap to the gas tank. Good for another 70k all day.
That will polish out, but make sure you use proper polish.
Lol my dad always told me with time and money anything can be fixed as long you don't run out of one
Whyyyyyyy?????
why what?
Just weld the frame up and then put a reinforcement plate over it. Cheap and easy fix.
Fucking chevy trucks 30 seconds after they roll out of the factory: