ok so i have an 03 ranger and my gas pedal is really loose (cause of stretched cable, i believe) . id do the throttle cable mod but a 5 cent zip tie controlling my speed doesn't sound good to me. i was just curious you think ford/body shop could put a new throttle cable in and it would be fixed? also give a guess at a ballpark answer of cost for cable+install.
any suggestions?

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2003 FX4 Off Road- 4.0L V6
fav. mod- cab clearance lights
-torsion bars maxed-

If you get the dealership to install a new cable yes it will be fixed. It will also stretch again within a year or so. Couldn't tell you what it will cost.

The zip tie fix isn't going to present any risk to your safety or the reliability of the vehicle. It will also last longer than having the cable replaced as they tend to stretch a certain amount and then stop.

Just do the zip ties once or prepare to pay whatever it costs for a replacement every few years...

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92 Ranger XLT 2.3L I4 w/ 5 speed manual. Bone Stock, looking to mod when funds allow.

Just pull the pedal towards the seat and put zip ties on the extra cable that's left. Nothing bad can happen from it. I did it and it's nice to know that I have 100% full throttle now.

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Mods: Xcal 2, K&N Drop-In, Line-X, DSG Heads/Corners, 6000k Hi/Low HID's, 6K HID Fogs, Foglight Mod, Throttle Cable Mod, 6.5" Digital Designs, Rockford P400.4, 2 Sundown SA-15's, MB Quart DSC 2000.1d, Cranked T-Bars, 285/75/R16 Nitto Terra Grapplers

cable ~ $40 Labo ~$90-100/hr about 2-3 hours labor. Just a ballpark

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2003 single cab, Edge package, 3.0 5sp 2wd
Red and blue lights all around
Icom 7000 Ham radio w/75m resonator and 2m/440 5/8 wave

when i got the truck last spring i did it . i used 3 zip ties and now when i touch the peddle she jumps off the line

just today my wife was driving the truck and she peeled out a few times..lol chicks doing burnouts MMMMMM

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1998 3.0 v6 240.000, 2WD
31-10.5 BF Goodrich all-terrain TA K/O
3 " BODY LIFT, K&N AIR FILTER & air box mod
remote starter ,black limo tint,black EXTANG box cover.

yaaaa i love when chicks do burnouts and donuts!!! hahaha

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2003 FX4 Off Road- 4.0L V6
fav. mod- cab clearance lights
-torsion bars maxed-

hell ya i just put one zip tie on mine and it made a huge difference.

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02 3.0 V6 XLT
K&N
Flowmaster
Dark ass tint

What? "Chicks" cant have fun driving? Im a women and real women have new tire money hidden for that day that the tires all look like slicks. LOL

throttle position sensor..... anyone know how to install and set one

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i have a 86 2.3 ford(awesome)ranger. this is my 4th ranger. it is 4x4 long bed with diamond plate box. it is a project truck . it has the 5speed od mitsubishi trans. has a sunroof and rear slider. when i bought it it had jeep rims and tires on it .

Real women refer to themselves in a plural form too, motherfuckers!


Anyone wanna link the how to thread for the ziptie mod? I dont feel like searching.

search noob! lol

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My bad.....LOL I was on a roll that day. A guy at Autozone asked me who was putting a water pump I was buying, on my Camaro. When I told him I was, he looked at me like I was crazy. I meant "woman" lol. Still haven't tried the zip tie on our Ranger yet.

A 3 Liter doing burnouts? Yeah right, LOL>

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2003 Ranger XL - 7' bed, Auto Trans., 51K Bone stock except for a Truxedo Lo-Pro QT and a rubber bed mat.

Ive heard of people using a large yellow crimp connector for electrical on the throttle cable. Its been a long time since I did my throttle cable mod , so Im not sure how big the thing is on the end. But like I said, ive only heard of it being done, never seen it done

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2003 Ford Ranger FX4 Level II
4.0 SOHC, Magnaflow Cat-back, AEM Brute Force CAI, 3" Body Lift, 33"x12.5"x15" Mastercraft Courser Mud Terrains on 15"x10" Mickey Thompson Classic II's, Color-matched interior

I just did the throttle cable mod using two zip ties and DAMN does it make a difference...I would recommend everyone doing it lol

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1998 Ford Ranger

147,000 on chassis, 50,000 on engine.
3.0 v6 5 speed 4x4...4x4 don't work lol

What I hope to do- Paint wheels, new head unit, exhaust, fix four wheel drive.