Ford swingout toolbox - opinions from owners

[chasvs]

Had one on the Left side of my 2019 Ranger lariat and sold it when i got my Ranger Raptor because I wanted to havr it on the Right side because of the power outlets on the Left. Never had a problem with either one of them and carried my Tow hook, Straps and other recovery gear it them. Worth every penny to me. Agree the Locktite on the 2024 RR tie down bolts made the a bear to remove but with a big enough bar and quality Tox head they came out just fine in the end.

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[scout]

I liked mine, held lots of gear. Even off-roading it seemed stable and didn’t seem to shimmy around much at all. I’ve replaced it with a decked drawer system, but I had no issues with the Ford storage box.

 

[Hedder]

I used my points to get mine. I think it works great, I have about 20 lbs of stuff in mine without any issues. But to be honest, the most off-roading I will be doing is maybe climbing a curb! I had one on my last 150 Raptor and was totally satisfied with that one too. The only issue I see is getting the existing bolts out to mount it. They are in extremely tight and easy to twist off. I did’t have a problem, but I know a lot of members have snapped them off.

 

[sweeks888]

Other than installing it myself, this is my experience 100%

I had the same issue with heavy objects in one of mine (hard to unlatch), I did some adjusting and now heavy or not, both open easy.

 

[sweeks888]

Yup, 100% agree. My neighbor even came over on the night I put mine in due to the amount of swearing that was coming from my driveway. I ended up using vice grips to get the POS bolts out due to stripping the heads.

I had to carefully use heat from a torch (making sure not to disrupt the spray-in bed liner), on several of the bolts. That red Loctite is just a devil sometimes, especially on non-hardened bolts(i.e. head bolts, manifold bolts, etc.), with high torque strength.

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