i have a ford ranger xlt 4x4 4.0 v6 ohv with 162k miles on the truck and i need to replace the belt soon. should i buy a gatorback belt or is there a better belt that will last longer. my next question is how long does a gatorback belt last.

 

Those Gatorback belts are really good that should be just fine man

 

ok

 

Gatorbacks are expensive but at this point they're all I'll use.

 

so they are worth the money ok ty

 

I played with a few different belts because the gatorbacks were all out of stock. I should have just waited for it, since I ended up with one anyways.

 

my gatorback seems to make a light whistle noise when i rev it.... idk, maybe its one of my pulleys, anyone else have that problem?

 

i got a gates from napa and it works great

 

G-o-o-d-y-e-a-r-g-a-t-o-r-b-a-c-k!!!

I'm on #3 right now. I put one on when i first got the truck since the stock one was squeeking. Squeeking went away. Then the belt started lookin' a lil old, so replaced it. The next day my tensioner pulley took a shat! and ripped my brandnew belt up. I went to 3 stores to find the correct Gatorback replacement. I'll never go to anything differnet.

 

gates micro-v

 

Does autozone or Advance Autoparts carry gatorback belts?

Edit: The cheap belt I have now squels like a pig everytime it rains.

 

Autozone should carry a Gatorback. That is where I got mine.

 

Thats all i normally run when its ava. I ran a gatorback on lightning for the blower belt and never had a problem.

 

Go with the gatorback for sure dont settle for anything less

 

What's wrong with the Motorcraft belt that is factory original? Mine has about 86K on it now and still looks good. I am planning on replacing it this year sometime just because it is over 6 yrs old but I will keep the original as a spare.