45 degree tailgate

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Hi. Absolutely love my Ranger. If I had a wish, I wish there was a way to position the tailgate at 45 degrees like the Gladiator or GM Twins to support long cargo in the bed/pitch materials forward. Anyone seen any aftermarket solutions for that? Thanks.
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I have seen extra support bars used with heavy loads. Flat stock cut to correct length might work if there is something to hook on at each end.
 
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Hi. Absolutely love my Ranger. If I had a wish, I wish there was a way to position the tailgate at 45 degrees like the Gladiator or GM Twins to support long cargo in the bed/pitch materials forward. Anyone seen any aftermarket solutions for that? Thanks.

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easy enoug
45 degrees until it holds any weight, then it's just a really weak tailgate assist. :)
Easy enough to make a cable the right length to hold the tailgate so that the edge is even with the wheel wells.
I laugh out loud every time I see that pathetic Chevy commercial with that metrosexual tailgate.
I sure hope it doesn't catch on, or if it does that it remains an option.
If you think a $1200 taillight is high, wait 'til you ding that "stairway to heaven tailgate!
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That's one of the few features that my old Colorado has that I'll miss. I plan on trying to find a solution to it whenever I get my Ranger!
 

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The Gladiator just adds a small hook that the existing tailgate cable latches on to. We should see if there is an optimal place to add one that does not interfere with the tailgate closing.

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I just keep thinking about when I removed my tailgate to load a pallet from a forklift. The angle to remove the tailgate is ~45 degrees, which i'm picturing as a disaster if you hit a bump just right.
 

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thats looks like the first thing that will break when someone puts too much weight against it, or maybe even the cable will get damaged.

I dont see me ever having a need for a half up tailgate. it doesnt make sense to me.
Jeep says it will hold like 8 sheets of drywall, not that they haven't over estimated the capabilities of their vehicles in the past, but that's what they say.
 

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I see them every day. Not sure if they have a locking tailgate, but I'll look pretty silly standing on the tailgate of a random person's truck in the parking lot at the mall (mall crawlers everywhere).
 

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