Ford Ranger 4x4 height VS Tacoma Sr5 4x4

tacoma728 · 01-18-2007, 11:07 AM

I have noticed that a stock ford ranger evidently must be higher than a tacoma like mine, the SR5 4x4, not the TRD. It seems like a ranger with a three or two inch bodylift with the same size tires as mine, (33x12.50) towers over me and I have six inches of lift.

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d0ubledown · 01-18-2007, 11:14 AM

...and what exactly were you selling...?

tacoma728 · 01-18-2007, 11:17 AM

I love my truck and all, but it just started out way too low. I am just trying to get some other opinions on this. Sorry for the vague thread.

d0ubledown · 01-18-2007, 11:27 AM

even with a trd...it wont make any difference height wise, since you've got BL & SL. remember...taller doesnt mean better

and plus its a ford, so you shouldnt even be worried about it.

maybe this can be moved to the general forum...

tacoma728 · 01-18-2007, 02:25 PM

That is really the only drawback i have found on my tacoma. Why be 4 wheel drive truck and be so low stock? Was there a reason why they made it like that or because consumers would complain about step in height?

mtsumedi · 01-18-2007, 02:45 PM

Not really THAT low. It has more clearance than a stock 4x4 Cherokee.

tacoma728 · 01-18-2007, 02:48 PM

Considering I suppose its not that bad.

RedRunner_87 · 01-18-2007, 03:31 PM

You want low...try owning a Grand Cherokee. I can only fit 30" tires stock and 3.5" lift to fit 32's.

tacoma728 · 01-18-2007, 03:35 PM

yeah, i guess it isn't that low on the other hand.

HarrisonP · 01-18-2007, 03:42 PM

I would be willing to bet that a stock 4x4 tacoma has more ground clearance than a stock 4x4 ranger.

wjwerdna · 01-18-2007, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarrisonP

I would be willing to bet that a stock 4x4 tacoma has more ground clearance than a stock 4x4 ranger.

I would be willing to bet that a stock 4x4 tacoma is much cooler than a stock 4x4 ranger, anyday, anytime

99SR5 · 01-18-2007, 04:52 PM

my buddy was a 06 Ranger FX4 level II and its pretty good off road it does everything my 4Runner does. we both have 32" m/t's also.

neliconcept · 01-18-2007, 06:12 PM

its not the clearence, its the body height. my front bumper comes up to the front bumper of a FX4 2005 2500 hd diesel ford truck
well hood to hood is the same height basically

guess what the top of the ford has at least 4 inchs to the top of my 4runner, its our 4runner bodies or tacomas, they have a lower height from hood to roof

HarrisonP · 01-18-2007, 06:40 PM

Thats funny. The roof of my 4Runner with 285's comes to the roof of my dads 2004 F-250 FX4 with the ame 285' on it.

wjwerdna · 01-18-2007, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neliconcept

its not the clearence, its the body height. my front bumper comes up to the front bumper of a FX4 2005 2500 hd diesel ford truck
well hood to hood is the same height basically

guess what the top of the ford has at least 4 inchs to the top of my 4runner, its our 4runner bodies or tacomas, they have a lower height from hood to roof

no kidding, my seat has to be reclined just perfectly so my hair doesn't "just barely touch the roof enough it gets annoying" .... not as much headroom as a lot of other suvs and trucks I've ridden in ... I'm only 5'12" too

jjrgr21 · 01-18-2007, 06:50 PM

i'm 6'3 and don't have any problem with head room, in my taco

neliconcept · 01-18-2007, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarrisonP

Thats funny. The roof of my 4Runner with 285's comes to the roof of my dads 2004 F-250 FX4 with the ame 285' on it.

maybe I need to check that again

i have trd coils top outs and OMEs with 2 inch bodylift

i swear it looks taller though

HarrisonP · 01-19-2007, 05:34 PM

Might just be that my dads truck is that much lower, dunno.

tacoma728 · 01-20-2007, 12:19 PM

perfect example. I saw a 2000 Ford Ranger with a 3" bodylift on 32s while i was getting parts at a junkyard, put my truck to shame with 6" of lift on 33s. It is rediculous. Why is the body height so low on tacomas?

RedRunner_87 · 01-20-2007, 12:33 PM

Is the body just sitting lower or is everything else lower? If i remember correctly is that a lot of Toyota's sit lower on the frame than most domestics.

Greg_Canada · 01-20-2007, 12:47 PM

I actually thought taco's were pretty high, they're higher than my truck when it was stock (89 4runner)... but mine has a low roof... thankfully, i JUST fit in a parking garage...
But sit in a toyota, it's a car position.
Sit in a ford, it's a truck position, the roof needs to be higher for head room.
What i go by, is the wheel well gap, toyota annihalates ford there

spaugh · 01-20-2007, 12:58 PM

i have to say, body height is bad and frame height from ground is good. With that said, the tacoma is better all around. I have a friend with a 4x4 ranger, the tacoma has more ground clearance. Who cares if the body is low? Plus, the rangers don't even come with a front skid, pretty pathetic.

Tacoclimber · 01-20-2007, 01:34 PM

Because the Ranger tries to compensate for it's lack of off road prowess with a taller stance. It's like a weightlifter trying to beat up a ninja. Just ain't gonna happen.

HarrisonP · 01-20-2007, 03:28 PM

I just know that I wouldn't want to have to climb into anything taller than my rig on a daily basis.

89red4x4yota · 01-20-2007, 04:59 PM

my friend has a 97 ranger 4x4, he just ordered a 3 inch body (on back order) right after i ordered mine. my truck sat a lot higher then his stock, and i don't think it will be any different with the same amount of lift, not only is my rook higher then his but my rockers and driveline are too. my friend with a 96 fulll size chevy has a three inch body lift, cranked t-bars, 2 inch blocks out back, and 33's and my truck ( 89 truck 3 inch body lift 31's) sits about 1 inch lower then his. he is the kind of person that lifted his truck to sit taller then other trucks on the road, not for offroading. he always says how his truck is taller and i saw i have better ground clearance, he knows this and says a dumb@$$ ignorant comment, and says """"well when you measure yourself do you measure up to your head or your b@ll$. i looked at him and laughed. some people lift their truck for different reasons then others, his lift is for "cosmetics" and would make his truck worse offroad. i think domestic trucks have a great distance not only from hood to roof, but from the floor to the top of the seats. thats why 4crawler sells the seat lifts, so it doesn't feel so much like a car inside.
neliconcept... i find myself when driving that the front of my hood to be just as high as full size trucks but when i compare roof lines the full size trucks have bigger distance between hood and roof

im done

01-18-2007, 11:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
d0ubledown Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: vansterdam BC. Posts: 1,432	...and what exactly were you selling...? __________________ sonny ------- 1998 4Runner LTD. Fabtech CO fronts, OME/Pro Comp rears, SS rear links, Revtek diff drop, oem elocker, ARB RD90, 4.88's, 315/75/16 MT/R's on FZJ-80's, Trail Gear sliders, ARB Prado Bar, 1.5" 4Crawler BL, Tundra Brakes, wabfab disco's, IPF's...satoshi'd deckplated & ISR'd. SOLD!!! new ride: 1997 FZJ80. ome/arb/bfg/etc. when clinton lied..nobody died

01-18-2007, 11:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
tacoma728 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 698	I love my truck and all, but it just started out way too low. I am just trying to get some other opinions on this. Sorry for the vague thread. __________________ Every 4x4 i own is sold, moved on to an economical car. SEE YA

01-18-2007, 11:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
d0ubledown Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: vansterdam BC. Posts: 1,432	even with a trd...it wont make any difference height wise, since you've got BL & SL. remember...taller doesnt mean better and plus its a ford, so you shouldnt even be worried about it. maybe this can be moved to the general forum... __________________ sonny ------- 1998 4Runner LTD. Fabtech CO fronts, OME/Pro Comp rears, SS rear links, Revtek diff drop, oem elocker, ARB RD90, 4.88's, 315/75/16 MT/R's on FZJ-80's, Trail Gear sliders, ARB Prado Bar, 1.5" 4Crawler BL, Tundra Brakes, wabfab disco's, IPF's...satoshi'd deckplated & ISR'd. SOLD!!! new ride: 1997 FZJ80. ome/arb/bfg/etc. when clinton lied..nobody died

01-18-2007, 02:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
tacoma728 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 698	That is really the only drawback i have found on my tacoma. Why be 4 wheel drive truck and be so low stock? Was there a reason why they made it like that or because consumers would complain about step in height? __________________ Every 4x4 i own is sold, moved on to an economical car. SEE YA

01-18-2007, 02:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
mtsumedi Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 254	Not really THAT low. It has more clearance than a stock 4x4 Cherokee. __________________ 1993 4Runner SR5 4x4 1995 Avalon XLS 1999 Coleman Bayside Pop Up Camper 2,700lbs 8-O

01-18-2007, 02:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
tacoma728 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 698	Considering I suppose its not that bad. __________________ Every 4x4 i own is sold, moved on to an economical car. SEE YA

01-18-2007, 03:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
RedRunner_87 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 1,045	You want low...try owning a Grand Cherokee. I can only fit 30" tires stock and 3.5" lift to fit 32's. __________________ *SOLD1987 4Runner SR5(Red), 22RE, 5-speed, 16" Taco rims.SOLD* PIC 1988 Pick Up Extra Cab l 22RE l 5- Speed l 2" Downy Springs l 1.5" BJ Spacers l Sway-barless Parts to Install: 33x10.50 BFG M/T KM2 l 5.29 Gears l Aussie Locker(Rear) PIC Myspace Yotatech group

01-18-2007, 03:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
tacoma728 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 698	yeah, i guess it isn't that low on the other hand. __________________ Every 4x4 i own is sold, moved on to an economical car. SEE YA

01-18-2007, 03:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
HarrisonP Contributing Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 309	I would be willing to bet that a stock 4x4 tacoma has more ground clearance than a stock 4x4 ranger. __________________ "Live and learn, Die and forget it all" 1996 4Runner SR5 V6 4x4 Lifted, Locked, and Armored

01-18-2007, 04:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
99SR5 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: leesburg, VA Posts: 784	my buddy was a 06 Ranger FX4 level II and its pretty good off road it does everything my 4Runner does. we both have 32" m/t's also. __________________ 87 4Runner SR5 - some spacer lift with cranked torsion bars - 31x10.50/15 BFG Mud Terrain KM2 (amazing tires!) 99 4Runner SR5 Highlander-auto - K&N filter, removed intake elbow, open air box, deckplate mod - 265/75/R16 BFG MT's on stock 5 star's - raised rear diff breather 2003 Mach 1 -full bolt ons, 4.10 gears, tuned by Excessive Motorsports; 307 hp, 326 tq

01-18-2007, 06:12 PM	#13 (permalink)
neliconcept Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 0	its not the clearence, its the body height. my front bumper comes up to the front bumper of a FX4 2005 2500 hd diesel ford truck well hood to hood is the same height basically guess what the top of the ford has at least 4 inchs to the top of my 4runner, its our 4runner bodies or tacomas, they have a lower height from hood to roof

01-18-2007, 06:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
HarrisonP Contributing Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 309	Thats funny. The roof of my 4Runner with 285's comes to the roof of my dads 2004 F-250 FX4 with the ame 285' on it. __________________ "Live and learn, Die and forget it all" 1996 4Runner SR5 V6 4x4 Lifted, Locked, and Armored

01-18-2007, 06:50 PM	#16 (permalink)
jjrgr21 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,520	i'm 6'3 and don't have any problem with head room, in my taco __________________ 2003 4WD TRD Tacoma 1986 4Runner

01-19-2007, 05:34 PM	#18 (permalink)
HarrisonP Contributing Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 309	Might just be that my dads truck is that much lower, dunno. __________________ "Live and learn, Die and forget it all" 1996 4Runner SR5 V6 4x4 Lifted, Locked, and Armored

01-20-2007, 12:19 PM	#19 (permalink)
tacoma728 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 698	perfect example. I saw a 2000 Ford Ranger with a 3" bodylift on 32s while i was getting parts at a junkyard, put my truck to shame with 6" of lift on 33s. It is rediculous. Why is the body height so low on tacomas? __________________ Every 4x4 i own is sold, moved on to an economical car. SEE YA

01-20-2007, 12:33 PM	#20 (permalink)
RedRunner_87 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 1,045	Is the body just sitting lower or is everything else lower? If i remember correctly is that a lot of Toyota's sit lower on the frame than most domestics. __________________ *SOLD1987 4Runner SR5(Red), 22RE, 5-speed, 16" Taco rims.SOLD* PIC 1988 Pick Up Extra Cab l 22RE l 5- Speed l 2" Downy Springs l 1.5" BJ Spacers l Sway-barless Parts to Install: 33x10.50 BFG M/T KM2 l 5.29 Gears l Aussie Locker(Rear) PIC Myspace Yotatech group

01-20-2007, 12:47 PM	#21 (permalink)
Greg_Canada Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 812	I actually thought taco's were pretty high, they're higher than my truck when it was stock (89 4runner)... but mine has a low roof... thankfully, i JUST fit in a parking garage... But sit in a toyota, it's a car position. Sit in a ford, it's a truck position, the roof needs to be higher for head room. What i go by, is the wheel well gap, toyota annihalates ford there __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/1147271/1 My 1989 Toyota 4runner

01-20-2007, 12:58 PM	#22 (permalink)
spaugh Contributing Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 528	i have to say, body height is bad and frame height from ground is good. With that said, the tacoma is better all around. I have a friend with a 4x4 ranger, the tacoma has more ground clearance. Who cares if the body is low? Plus, the rangers don't even come with a front skid, pretty pathetic. __________________ 2002 Supercharged Limited TRD 4x4 5Spd Tacoma

01-20-2007, 01:34 PM	#23 (permalink)
Tacoclimber Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Between a rock and a hard place, AZ Posts: 3,713	Because the Ranger tries to compensate for it's lack of off road prowess with a taller stance. It's like a weightlifter trying to beat up a ninja. Just ain't gonna happen. __________________ CJ ...<>< 03 DC TRD Tacoma 4wd with a bunch of junk. SOLD 1964 Chevy Biscayne, 230 I6, lowered, satin black, old-school legit. Just wheel the stupid thing!!! But do it responsibly, ok? My band: Road Worn Saints

01-20-2007, 03:28 PM	#24 (permalink)
HarrisonP Contributing Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 309	I just know that I wouldn't want to have to climb into anything taller than my rig on a daily basis. __________________ "Live and learn, Die and forget it all" 1996 4Runner SR5 V6 4x4 Lifted, Locked, and Armored

01-20-2007, 04:59 PM	#25 (permalink)
89red4x4yota Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 521	my friend has a 97 ranger 4x4, he just ordered a 3 inch body (on back order) right after i ordered mine. my truck sat a lot higher then his stock, and i don't think it will be any different with the same amount of lift, not only is my rook higher then his but my rockers and driveline are too. my friend with a 96 fulll size chevy has a three inch body lift, cranked t-bars, 2 inch blocks out back, and 33's and my truck ( 89 truck 3 inch body lift 31's) sits about 1 inch lower then his. he is the kind of person that lifted his truck to sit taller then other trucks on the road, not for offroading. he always says how his truck is taller and i saw i have better ground clearance, he knows this and says a dumb@$$ ignorant comment, and says """"well when you measure yourself do you measure up to your head or your b@ll$. i looked at him and laughed. some people lift their truck for different reasons then others, his lift is for "cosmetics" and would make his truck worse offroad. i think domestic trucks have a great distance not only from hood to roof, but from the floor to the top of the seats. thats why 4crawler sells the seat lifts, so it doesn't feel so much like a car inside. neliconcept... i find myself when driving that the front of my hood to be just as high as full size trucks but when i compare roof lines the full size trucks have bigger distance between hood and roof im done

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