83 Ranger wants lowered??

83_rangerdave · Jan 1, 2010

Well I guess i want it now but not enough money for the djm i beam kit.. Would it be bad idea too do springs in front?? I like too do 3"front 4" rear some how.. what can I do, also its my first truck and I allways liked lowered mini trucks so now I want too do one

kaytbugsdad · Jan 1, 2010

You can do the front with just springs, but the camber goes way negative when you drop it any lower than 2" in the front...... I would recommend getting the 89 on up front I-beams and spindles cuz you can get the 4 degree offset bushings to correct the negative camber (83-88 beams you can only get 2 degree bushings), the rear can be done with a flip kit for the axle..... Hope this helps out!!!!!

slammedxonair · Jan 2, 2010

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Clem Donahue · Jan 12, 2010

kaytbugsdad said:
You can do the front with just springs, but the camber goes way negative when you drop it any lower than 2" in the front...... I would recommend getting the 89 on up front I-beams and spindles cuz you can get the 4 degree offset bushings to correct the negative camber (83-88 beams you can only get 2 degree bushings), the rear can be done with a flip kit for the axle..... Hope this helps out!!!!!

I'm planning on getting started on dropping my 88 bronco2 3/4 in the spring.
Are you saying to buy the 89 drop I beams instead of the ones for a 88.

just trying to gather info at this point.

kaytbugsdad · Jan 13, 2010

Yes, the 89-up beams have the adjuster on top of the beam instead of underneath it. You can get bigger degree adjuster bushings for these beams (i think there are 4 degree bushings available) versus the 2 degree bushings for the 88 on down beams.......

slammedxonair · Jan 14, 2010

With a B2 you will probably need to switch over to a ranger engine crossmember. The b2 explorer and ranger all have different beams. But 89+ would be the way to go if you need adjustability in the eccentric. Napa part # 264-3950 +-4 deg camber caster eccntrics.

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