hi, havent been on here in a while. havent really done anything else to the ranger since i was last active on this site. i am considering selling my truck but im not really sure what i might be able to get for it. your opinions would be greatly appriciated. i hate to sell it but i would like a new truck to fix up with more room. thinking a chevy maybe. well let me know what you think. its not for sale yet im just curious what people that actually know a good bit about these trucks think.

1998 xlt 4.0 auto 117,xxx miles
never been muddin.

mods.
3 inch BL
2 inch coil spring spacer and inch block in the rear
5 inches of total lift
33 12.50 km2s 85% tread
chrome craigers 10 inches wide
new 8.8 with 4.10 gear
01 edge hood and bumper
new paint a year and a half ago
westin safari bar with 2 kc lights
ohc
LEDs for floor board lighting
lights behind the grill
dual exhaust (not extreamly loud)
engine cleaned and rebuilt with all new upper gaskets done last november
bed mat
ford floor mats
rear sway bar
pro comp shocks

i think thats everything

 

mods don't add value so you probably won't get much more then its actually worth. unfortunately.

 

yeah i figured that. hopefully some high school kids parents think it adds to the value though. lol

thought about listing it on craiglist for something i know i wont get for it and just see how many calls i get on it. like $6000

 

if your gonna part, what would you ask for the bar and lights?
agreed about mods, however the fact it's a reg cab 4.0L should net you a few bucks since they are kinda rare. especially with low miles. (ballpark of 9k miles/year)

think higher. if you want 6k at the end of the day list for 7.5 and if you get talked to 6 then you are good. if you make a little more great.

 

I'd buy it for $5k. Bought basically the same thing, except mine was ext cab, 4 years ago for $4200

 

If you end up selling it, I'd like those window visors. Just sayin

 

Looking good man. I love the height. I still need to get me some spacers and 33's. Once my tires wear out, I think I am going 32's or 33's. I want your hood and bumper :(

 

I'd say its worth 3-4k. At least thats what it would go for in this area.

 

looks like i should just sell all the parts off of it to all of you hahaha

 

Put all the stock parts back onto it, sell the aftermarket parts and the vehicle. You'll make more money that way.

 

It should fetch around 4-5k. Maybe more for someone who's looking for that truck.

 

I don't know if it is the picture, but the first thing I would do is clean up your headlights. Won't cost much but the return will be a clean pretty truck. People will pay for what they see, pretty sells faster and is worth more. How's the interior?

 

I would do 4k on that if I was in the market.

 

How much did it cost to rebuild the engine?

 

Just drive up to Clinton, SC and swap me for my 2000 E-350 cargo van, I've been wanting a flairside, really wanted a 4 cyl/5 speed but I can make that happen <grin>

 

go by KBB, NADA and edmunds, take all 3 prices and then break it down the middle, then tack on a few hundred $$.
this should place you just below KBB but a little higher than either NADA and edmunds.
put that as your asking price, but allow yourself some "haggling" room.

I was surprised as all heck to find out the value of my truck when looking to trade it last month.

 

Damn, shouldn't have driven mine the last 60,000 miles checked the value on kbb and the difference between 90,000 miles and 150,000 miles is 3 grand!

I need a new gauge cluster!

 

Yep, I think so. lol

 

how rough is the ride with the spacers? i've been thinking about them, but dont want to absolutely kill the ride

 

Will make more money that way

 

I had spacers on mine for 4 yrs and there was no difference in ride quality, except on the good side.
the downside to spacers (depending on how thick) can be an alignment more often than normal, I had to get 1 every 6 months on avg.

 

Right. That's why I went with spindle lift instead of spacers. It messes with the UCA too much.

 

My area of GA, depends on how long you're willing to sit on it. I've seen older trucks with far more miles go for about 5k. I'd expect 6 - 7.5k around here.

 

i think ill put it on craigslist for 7.5 obo and just see where im at. i dont have any stock parts for it so its going as is. plus some cleaning up real good.

 

thats the best way to do it IMO, I mean, if you want anything over 6, i'd start there and if you happen to get a 16 year old kid who just has to have it, his old man's gonna pay that much. i was thinking of selling mine after winter, but i don't know if i can part with it just yet.