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Extended or regular?

how much longer is the weel base for the extended cab over the regular cab. Caus i need the extra room but i want to know how much turning radius im loseing.
 
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112 short bed single, 126 short bed extended...

37-39 feet for single cab short bed, 43 feet for extended cab shot bed curb to curb
 
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i dont know if the extra space will be worth it or not, caus i always go weeling in tight spots
 
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i wish my truck was an extended cab
 
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in a new one i wouldent have any thing other the 4 door one, but mines older and id have to swap out junk and everything. And thats alot of work for just 16-17 inches
 
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extended cab is definitely worth it, 4 door makes it even more useful for extra crap you might carry
 
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were the extended cabs 4 door in the early 90s? my trucks a 89
 
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i thought you were speaking of newer models. not sure if my numbers add up to the gen 1 and 2 rangers.
 
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it dont matter, do you know if the 95ish models were 4 door? caus if they were i might try and get that cab and just put my old doors and front end on it im already putin in a difrent engin. Plus im settin the whole truck body on a full size frame.
 
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Extended cabs are definitely worth having imo. I need somewhere to throw my jusnk and keep my sub.
 
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year does matter, your year reg cab 6ft bed is 108", they increase single cab size in 98
 
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My Ranger is a 4 dr and I really like it. It takes a WIDE road to make a U turn. On a three lane road I can make a U turn, on a 2 lane I cant. My old 93 Ranger had a tight turn radius and I miss that.

The old saying, it's takes a 40 acre field to turn it around comes to mind for my 2003 Ranger.
 
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still dont matter, im puttin it over on a full size frame eventually anyway, ill make it fit.
 
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so why ask if youre going to a fullsize frame which will jsut increase your wheel base

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My Ranger is a 4 dr and I really like it. It takes a WIDE road to make a U turn. On a three lane road I can make a U turn, on a 2 lane I cant. My old 93 Ranger had a tight turn radius and I miss that.

The old saying, it's takes a 40 acre field to turn it around comes to mind for my 2003 Ranger.
ha, my friends driveway is a double wide with a hill on the one side and i had to turn around in that, that as interesting
 
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if i use the extended cab ranger body 125, and put it on a standed cab full size frame 126 it wont hurt nuthin.
 
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I like my extended cab alot. I just throw stuff back there. I also think it looks alot better too.
 
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