I'm looking to buy a toolbox for the bed of my 05 ranger and I need suggestions. I'm not looking to spend 400 bucks on one.. 250 is more of my price range. Any input sure would be helpful!

Craigslist will be your friend

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Truck: 2000 Ford Ranger XLT 4.0 4x4 ext cab
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Lowes has a large in bed plastic box fo around 80$. It is very praticle and still can run a hard cover

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1997 Ford Ranger-short bed regular cab-3.0 engine-auto

Yeah I was thinkin maybe Craigslist

New aluminum ones are like like $225 at Tractor Supply, last time I looked.

But, there are always used ones on CL.

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Beat Up '96 XLT 2wd, 4.0, 5-speed

Nice forum here. Thought I'd register to throw in my two cents... Amazon was my friend when I went through the hunt for toolboxes. Could only find plastics and half-deeps at both HomeDepot and Lowes. No one should want to waste their money for a foot-deep box...
Cannot remember seller; wish I could help you there more.

Tractor supply co

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white | 99' | single cab | 4.0L | auto | 4x2 | 3" leveling kit | throttle cable mod | KC's | air box mod | roll-on bed liner | prerunner front bumper | 31" BFG All-Terrains
93' STX|ext.cab|3.0L|5 speed|2x4|leveling kit|30' BFG at's on pro comps.|brothers truck
brown,98',single cab, 2.5L, 5 speed, 2x4 SOLD

talk to any local truck accesory dealers you've got around, i got my trail F/X box for $250, including tax, with a lifetime warrenty from a small local dealer. the quality of the trail F/X box is alot nicer than what i saw at lowes & tractor supply too, i would reccomend one to anyone

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2000 XLT 4X4, 3.0, Auto, regular cab - throttle cable mod, K&N drop in filter, taylor thundervolt 8.2 plug wires, autolite sparkplugs, Accel coil pack, AVS Ventshades, Rampage LED tailgate light bar, BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A tires, Trail F/X toolbox, cruse control pod light fix, Cobra 19 ultra II CB, lil wil antenna, pioneer door speakers, expo woodgrain radio bezal, 06+ mirrors & tails, powerdome hood

2000 XLT 4X4 Offroad, 4.0 / auto, supercab - the project truck!

X2. I got a nice UWS for $90. Just have to check every day.

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2003 Ranger Edge aka: "Roxy", 3.0, 2wd, 5-speed manual

Multiple times a day! Lol

Craigslist is the best place for tool boxes. Around here you can pick up a nice diamond tread one for $150 all day long. Some uglyer ones you can get for 20-50

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2004 Step-side xlt4x4 4.0L 5-speed
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I got 2 56" Weatherguard side boxes for $100 each!!

How heavy do those get? Does the added weight affect fuel economy or is it negligible?

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2007 Ford Ranger XL 4.0L V6
Magnaflow Catback Exhaust,
6000K Bi-Xenon HID,
Anzo G2 LED Tails
Toyo Open-Country AT2 on 16" XD Series Hoss

I don't know how much they weigh, but the tools stay in there full time. I have tools that stay in the ext cab too..I'm estimating at least 400 lbs between all the tools and the boxes themselves..I get between 13-17 mpgs, so it affects it some for sure. Other members with same truck as me have reported better mileage but not much. I don't care what fuel mileage I get, the tools are necessary for me, owning my own business

I would say mines about 50 lbs with an additional 50 lbs of tools. I dropped about 1 mpg but I had a tonneau before I had the toolbox.

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2003 Ranger Edge aka: "Roxy", 3.0, 2wd, 5-speed manual