I'm trying to bolt the front bracket up and attach the side panels to determine where the back bracket needs to mount but with the front bracket and side panels mounted I have a 1/4" gap between the dash and the foam on the front of the console. Has anybody else had this problem and if so how did you correct it?

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1999 Ford Ranger Sport Extended Cab 4dr 3.0L 5 Speed

I installed the full console completely assembled. Bolt the front part up tight and push the console forward.

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1997 B2300 reg cab 2.3 Lima, 15x8.5 Mickey Thompson classic 2, 31x10.50 cooper discover at3, 7.5 open 4.10 rear, dynomax super turbo catback, alpine iva-w200 w/ nav, kicker 6x8s, alpine type R 8, alpine 250W mono amp, power bass 400.4, tool box & camper shell, compustar alarm/remote start.
1956 Ford F100 rust bucket with big plans!

You're just gonna have to bend the tabs on the metal bracket forward towards the firewall until the gap is right.

Thanks for the replies, I will try that today and hopefully it works out.

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1999 Ford Ranger Sport Extended Cab 4dr 3.0L 5 Speed

Well I Have it to where the foam is up against the dash but now there is a gap on the bottom front between the console and floor, is this normal?

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1999 Ford Ranger Sport Extended Cab 4dr 3.0L 5 Speed

I have a gap there, with my truck having the vinyl floor I thought it was normal.

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Black 2008 ranger sport 4.0 SOHC SAS'd and converted to 4x4 riding on a Dana 50 up front and a sterling 10.50 in the rear regeared with 5.13's, mickey thompson classic 3's rapped in 37x12.50 maxxis creepy crawlers

Maybe it is but I'm not sure, it's hard to see that part in pics of other installs I've seen.

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1999 Ford Ranger Sport Extended Cab 4dr 3.0L 5 Speed

Well after mind numbing adjusting of the console I have finally come to the conclusion that maybe just maybe the juting under the carpet on the transmission well is thicker on an automatic versus a standard. I'm not 100% sure but that is all I can come up with, sooooo, either i'm going to leave it with the gap between the bottom front of the console and carpet, glue a piece of carpet that I removed for the rear bracket to the inside sticking down to blend it in with the floor carpet or shim under the carpet in that area to bring the carpet up to the bottom of the front of the console. Decisions, decisions...

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1999 Ford Ranger Sport Extended Cab 4dr 3.0L 5 Speed

You can buy that same foam with adhesive on it at home depot or Lowes. I had the same problem and that was my fix.

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1999 Ford Ranger 5.0 AWD
35x12.50x18.
Many more mods!

Thank you, I will have to look into that.

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1999 Ford Ranger Sport Extended Cab 4dr 3.0L 5 Speed