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My opinion is worth absolutely nothing but just wanted to relate my story concerning break-in. Many years ago I had overhauled my trusty F150 engine with the 300 six cylinder and it ran hot afterwards until one day I towed a John Deere combine header with it, not a huge load but a load, and...

The steel Pop Rivets did have to be removed as stated in the instructions as they were among the many other fasteners holding the wheel well liners in place. For some reason these rivets were made of a very hard material and it took some effort with the Sawsall using a carbide blade to cut them...

To answer questions-Replacement rivets came with the kit but I had not installed them yet when the pictures were taken. And there were two nuts welded to plate that you push up inside the vertical channel that the bolts thread into so that the bracket is then secured to the vertical portion of...

Bolting the J-Brace itself in place is the easy part. After the commotion of peeling enough of the wheel well liner back to gain access and cutting out the metal on the corner of the box sheet metal to allow the steel backing plate to slide up the vertical channel of the box structure, the...

If anyone can get the dealer to install these for under $200 then believe me it's the best money you ever spent as I am finding it's taking me more time than expected and it's a harder task than anticipated.

I started installing the J-Braces on the passenger side and have gotten to the point where I can see where they bolt on. I can say that this is no job that can be done easily, it will make you cuss. The instructions call for drilling out the two pop rivets but as you can see in the pictures I...

Lucky Day for both of us as I too was surprised that I could take delivery of a new Ranger, a Lariat. A couple of observations but only have a hundred miles on it so far and don't have all the settings mastered but have found it has adequate power, drives nicely, has comfortable seats, and fits...

The Lariat I ordered hasn't even been scheduled yet but the dealer is letting me have the stock order he has coming that is identical except for the stock order having Splash Guards so it was an easy decision for me. He said the stock order has been shipped and is on the rail. No problem for the...

The Ford Specs (W-500 dimension) show the Inside the rails bed width to be 62.4" for the 2024 Ranger and 61.4" for the previous generation Ranger. I don't know about the Ranger Raptor.

I ordered and received the J-Braces so they were available from Ford. I have not yet received my Ranger yet but will be installing them when it arrives. Just search 'J-Braces' and the posts should pop up along with Ford part numbers

The J-Braces to stiffen the front corners of the box are some pretty substantial pieces of iron, am guessing they weigh 3 to 4 lbs each. After reading the instructions it looks like this is not going to be an easy project. Installing the J-Braces themselves shouldn't be hard but removing the...

Had ordered the J-Braces and they are scheduled to arrive via FedEx tomorrow. Now if the Lariat would arrive soon I'd be happy. Will install them myself.

Have never driven a vehicle with the 2.3 so can't compare but had an F150 4x4 with the 2.7 and had no complaints with either the level of power nor the gas mileage. I liked the 2.7 engine. The 2.7 F150 averaged around 20 mpg for me and would run 22 mpg driving on a longer highway trip while...

Am waiting for my Lariat to arrive. It was a dealer stock order placed in May of 2023, was built 01/29/2023, and dealer tells me that it has been shipped. I had ordered a Lariat in early January but it has not been scheduled (is showing at unscheduled, clean) but dealer said it is showing as...

Interesting that there is one 2024 Ford Ranger on the 'Fuelly' website that tracks fuel economy of the participants and that one member was showing an average of 25.7 mpg over the last 2501 miles. Now this fellow is from Australia so don't know if the U.S. versions of the 2024 Rangers are going...

In looking at the J-Brace that Ford designed for the Ranger to stiffen the structure of the box I see that it is a substantial piece of metal, very strong, and as such must have a purpose. I suspect that the box structure without the J-Brace will be perfectly fine for most owners but how...

Called my dealer yesterday to ask about the status of the Ranger Lariat I ordered and he told me it's not scheduled for production yet but is in the 'Preview' stage whatever that means (I think it means all the parts are available to build it) but he couldn't make any guess as to when it would...

This is getting to hard to take! Am seeing Broncos sitting on the dealer lots but there doesn't seem to be a Ranger within 1,000 miles, what's going on? I have said I would be hanging tough to get the Ranger that I ordered but Ford seems to be ignoring those of us that have ordered. It looks...

And if look at the scheduling for the Bronco it mentions priority will be given to some of the Bronco models for the production weeks of 04-01-24 through 04-22-24 and as the Bronco is produced on the same assembly lines as the Ranger, than even less Rangers will be coming off the line during...

Probably wouldn't want to sit on the bed rail then, or maybe even cinch down a tiedown strap when loading my Honda 4 wheeler. Would it be safe to lean against the box, Ha, Ha. What kind of product is Ford putting out. Yes, I could install the J Braces but shouldn't have to.