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I am needing to replace the suspension on my 98' Ranger, 3.0, 4x4. I have been looking around and I really do not want to buy something cheap from autozone and I do not want to go back with OEM.
I do mostly road driving, but its on allot of country roads, they are paved but very rough with a long jarring driveway. I also do some off roading (farm work, trying to get stuck in the pond, etc) and I also have a long commute to school and work with winter almost on us. Right now, my suspension has 200k+ miles on it and its about to jar my teeth out (already jarred a few important bolts out) and I am looking for something that wont kill my budget but will do well on rough roads and some mild-moderate off roading. I am also interested in something that may put an extra 1-2'' of lift, I don't want to jack it way up, I want to keep my current tires, but an extra inch or two could come in handy.
Any recommendations? I have never done anything with suspension before so I am a complete idiot to it. Were is a decent place to buy? What type of shocks would work best for this type of driving? Do I need to replace the rear shocks as well?
Thanks for any pointers!
I do mostly road driving, but its on allot of country roads, they are paved but very rough with a long jarring driveway. I also do some off roading (farm work, trying to get stuck in the pond, etc) and I also have a long commute to school and work with winter almost on us. Right now, my suspension has 200k+ miles on it and its about to jar my teeth out (already jarred a few important bolts out) and I am looking for something that wont kill my budget but will do well on rough roads and some mild-moderate off roading. I am also interested in something that may put an extra 1-2'' of lift, I don't want to jack it way up, I want to keep my current tires, but an extra inch or two could come in handy.
Any recommendations? I have never done anything with suspension before so I am a complete idiot to it. Were is a decent place to buy? What type of shocks would work best for this type of driving? Do I need to replace the rear shocks as well?
Thanks for any pointers!
