Making Euro/MidEast Ranger Crew Cab US-Legal - Ford Forums - Mustang Forum, Ford Trucks, Ford Focus and Ford Cars

old_pear · 03-22-2008, 12:35

I will be moving to Bahrain this fall for a year. While there, I'd like to get a Ranger crew cab and bring it back to the US. Disregarding the import paperwork issues (which I think will be few/none since the US and Bahrain have a deal for service members assigned there to import/export a vehicle),

can anyone tell me what mods need to be made to this vehicle to make it US-legal? If it matters, I have the option of registering it in FL or WA when I get back.

Thanks!

**360ci** · 03-23-2008, 07:25

If anything, it'll be vehicle height. Most imported vehicles are either too low, or too high depending on model to meet the NHTSA standards. If that is the case you'd have to get a headlight alignment done as well. Emissions should be close enough that it probably won't matter.

old_pear · 04-05-2008, 16:06

Unfortunately, the Middle East Ranger Double Cab is a Thai-built J97 model that cannot be made US-legal, either for emissions (engine built for high-sulfur diesel) or safety. Guess I'll have to buy a used early 2000s Tacoma or Frontier if I want a truly compact 4-dr (the new ones are now larger than the Ranger)....