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fintip
Explorer
Jan 03, 2020

Towing a 2640lb 16ft TT with a Ford Ranger 4.0L?

Title pretty much says it. I just jumped in head first and bought a travel trailer, and now I need to swap my car for a truck to tow it. My trailer is a '58 16ft 2640lb unit. Big non-aerodynamic fr...
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jerem0621
Explorer II
Feb 08, 2020
I would skip the Ranger. I had 3 of them. I loved the 2wd 5 speed 4cyl truck I had. It was the best truck I ever owned.

My 4.0’s were junk. Overheating, sloppy shifting(slush-o-matic), transmission breaking (manual) ugh.

I would lean more towards a Tacoma, Frontier, S10 with a V6 and a 5 speed manual.

BTW.. the 4.0 rangers get worse fuel economy than my 2011 Tahoe. Just as a frame of reference.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

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