Mine is bolted in. The folks that installed it were very concerned about drilling a hole in the gas tank though. If you are installing it yourself and bolting it in, I'd be very careful of this.
This is a local Baytown Tx business that I went through. I also got the camper shell that's on the Ranger from him. If you're not in the Houston area, you'll want to find a dealer in your area. My local dealer is
Reed's Campers & Covers
I had a bed slide put into my 2024 Ranger Lariat and I really like it. I haul a lot of heavy gear and the bed slide is really handy for loading and unloading. It was pricy, I believe it was around $1400.00 I didn't find anything cheaper than that. I will add after using it for about 6 months...
I put in an ESI "ultimate tailgate seal" shortly before I had the camper shell installed. Since then, I've made one trip to West Texas for about 10 days. I spent a fair amount of time on dusty gravel roads; I didn't notice any dust infiltration.
I have a Leer camper shell on my 2024 Ford Ranger Lariat and it seems to have not affected the level of the truck. I know the Raptor suspension is different but I wouldn't think the weight of the camper shell would affect the level of your truck.
Your mileage average is pretty close to what I got on a 1500 mile to West Texas. I was also travelling at 80 mph on I-10 west of San Antonio. Great little truck to travel in.
Update, the Chamberlain remote I ordered came in last night. I was able to program the HomeLink on my Ranger this morning, no problem. Thanks for all the comments and suggestions.
I ordered a new OEM remote for our garage door opener, the universal remote that we have is not working to program the HomeLink remote. I'll update after I get the new remote. If that doesn't work, I guess I'll just use the new remote. Thanks for all the suggestions.
I've had my new Ranger for about a week and everything has worked great except for the HomeLink module. It will not sync with our Chamberlain garage door opener. All of our other vehicles and universal remotes work fine. I had the HomeLink system checked at my Ford Dealership and they say...