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what all would i need to get if i buy a 2 wd lift kit for my 4x4
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The 2wd lift kits will not work on your 4x4. Lifting the back is essentially the same, either blocks, AAL, shackles or new leaves etc... The front however is totally different. Depending on your year you have TTB or the torsion bar IFS. 2wd have spindles in the front and that is a totally different setup. You will need new shocks to accomidate the height. Then the rest is up to how high you are gonna go. Hope that helps a little more man.
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from 82 to 97 4x4 Rangers use the Twin Traction Bar (TTB) setup, from 82 to 97 4x2 Rangers use the Twin I-beam setup (TIB). The two setups are set up the exact same, except the 4x4 has a stamped steal beams with the diff bolted on and axle shafts going to 4x4 hubs/spindles. The reason a 4x4 sits 2 inches higher than a 4x2 is that a 4x4 has different spindles not because it has taller coils. And the shocks are the same. (within a 1/2 inch).
4x2 Coils and shocks will work on a 4x4. Stock 4x2 coils are actaully a 1/4 ich taller than the 4x4. I think the radius arm drop brackets may interchange as well. You will have to get 4x4 axle pivot brackets though, because the 4x2 and 4x4 have a different crossmember under the motor.
The rear suspension is the exact same, except a 4x4 come with a factory 2 ich block to level the truck since the 4x4 spindles are taller in the front.
After 97, there as no chance of making a 4x2 lift work for your 4x4.
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4x2 Coils and shocks will work on a 4x4. Stock 4x2 coils are actaully a 1/4 ich taller than the 4x4. I think the radius arm drop brackets may interchange as well. You will have to get 4x4 axle pivot brackets though, because the 4x2 and 4x4 have a different crossmember under the motor.
The rear suspension is the exact same, except a 4x4 come with a factory 2 ich block to level the truck since the 4x4 spindles are taller in the front.
After 97, there as no chance of making a 4x2 lift work for your 4x4.
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