FlyingFatass
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I have a 1990 Ranger xlt single cab. I bought it the way it is, with a 2" lift (its just bricks and pucks though, they can be removed easily), 15" soft eights and 29" A/T's. I do have 3 stock rims and a donut, with all the same tires on. I've been contemplating on whether I should do a lift or a drop. I do offroad it from time to time, but I'm thinking I'm gunna stop. I've got a new sound system I'll be installing soon, which is probably going to end its offroading days permanently. Besides, I have to make it last through 4 years of college, and offroading sure doesn't help maintain the trucks lifespan.
Anyway, I'm doing a cost/benefit analysis of lifting vs lowering.
With the lift, I would be buying the 4" rough country lift for $440. That, plus pulling an 8.8 from an explorer, as well as the leafs. Then I would switch out the gears to 4.10's or larger. I would also have to drop 200-300 on some 31" tires. I would probably end up with near $1,000 put into it for the lift.
Now if i dropped it, I would probably do something like a 3/5 or 4/5. I like the idea of turning it into a sort of rat-rod. I would go all the way with the suspension, getting drop springs and shocks, buying or fabbing the shackle kit and mounting the axle over the leafs (Would this much of a drop require a C-notch in the frame?). I would probably pull some stiffer leafs off of an explorer as well. I wouldnt need to touch my axle of diff gearing since I would probably remount all the original wheels and tires.
Now I have done a decent amount of research for drop kits, but I need an idea for pricing. If i bought:
Drop springs
Camber bushings
drop shocks all around
flip bracket kit
and shackle kit
What would be a rough estimate for cost if I bought all of those?
Anyway, I'm doing a cost/benefit analysis of lifting vs lowering.
With the lift, I would be buying the 4" rough country lift for $440. That, plus pulling an 8.8 from an explorer, as well as the leafs. Then I would switch out the gears to 4.10's or larger. I would also have to drop 200-300 on some 31" tires. I would probably end up with near $1,000 put into it for the lift.
Now if i dropped it, I would probably do something like a 3/5 or 4/5. I like the idea of turning it into a sort of rat-rod. I would go all the way with the suspension, getting drop springs and shocks, buying or fabbing the shackle kit and mounting the axle over the leafs (Would this much of a drop require a C-notch in the frame?). I would probably pull some stiffer leafs off of an explorer as well. I wouldnt need to touch my axle of diff gearing since I would probably remount all the original wheels and tires.
Now I have done a decent amount of research for drop kits, but I need an idea for pricing. If i bought:
Drop springs
Camber bushings
drop shocks all around
flip bracket kit
and shackle kit
What would be a rough estimate for cost if I bought all of those?
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