Pics of my Ranger before and after the lift!

[cbluepit]

looks good . what was rubbing on the front drive shaft ?

 

[King Crush]

The kit is a SJ class II. It came black, I wish it woulda came red like the old ones, but I called them and they said in April of 06 they started to make everything black. It pissed me off tho that they painted it black and didn't send me all the parts, like the right radias arm bracket was missing, no instructions. It was a bitch puttin' it in with no directions, and never putting a lift on before, but I did it. I called them and they sent the radias arm bracket out to me right away. It was originally red cuz the dings and scrathes in it you can see red under it. I got it at 4 Wheel Parts. I'm planning here soon to just get SJ lefs for the rear. Where do I get the shackes if I wanna lift the rear that way (probably cheaper?) Also could 4x4 Junkie send me the plans on how to make a longer pitman arm My dad could probably make me one if not I could order the extreme drop pitman arm from SJ, but I didn't see it. I guess I'll look harder. I ordered a SJ stering stabalizer but I can't mount it with the sway bar on there. If I take the sway bar off I can or should I? I'm taking the sway bar off here soon. I don't have plates on it so I haven't really drove it with the lift, but it rides allright, and I did some light wheelin' in the yard. It rides decent down the highways and turns fine. Only thing is something is clunking when in 4 wheel and I'm thinkin' it is the U joints.

 

[King Crush]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Skyjacker-Leaf-Spring-Ford-Ranger-1983-1997-part_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33584QQihZ001QQitemZ110163936443QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Going to get those. Damnit I coulda saved so much money buying the kit off ebay. Oh well.

 

[King Crush]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/6-8-Drop-Pitman-Arm-83-97-Ford-Ranger-BroncoII-Explor_W0QQitemZ230165855590QQihZ013QQcategoryZ33585QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

That looks like the drop pitman arm I will need. Am I corect? So if I ditch the sway bar, get the 6-8'' drop pitman arm from Skyjacker, and replace the rear with leafs I will be fine? Damn this lift is killin' me. Costing so much. Anyone wanna buy my stearing stabalizer and rear blocks?

 

[Ozwynn]

that be the one.

you don't need to buy rear rear lift springs, do the chevy spring mod.

 

[Explorin94]

Welcome to the nose bleed section

 

[King Crush]

Welcome to the nose bleed section

Uh, I don't get it?

Anyway, I ordered new leafs for the rear and I have them installed. I put new U bolts in to. I had to use vise grip to hold the ublolts against the perch so they would be flush. But now the U blots kind of go in at an angle? Bd? I also bought a nice roll bar off craigslist last night with 2 KC lights on it so I will be puttin' that on soon.

 

[RaginRanger]

up high, as in, where you've lifted yourself to. That'd be my guess,

 

[du510]

Anyway, I ordered new leafs for the rear and I have them installed. I put new U bolts in to. I had to use vise grip to hold the ublolts against the perch so they would be flush. But now the U blots kind of go in at an angle? Bd?

How do they look? Simple install, bolt right in? no issues? any angle issues?

 

[King Crush]

How do they look? Simple install, bolt right in? no issues? any angle issues?

They look good. Simple to install had to buy new u bolts tho.

 

[du510]

They look good. Simple to install had to buy new u bolts tho.

New U bolts, or back to stockers?

 

[King Crush]

New U bolts, or back to stockers?

New u bolts.

 

[bobbywalter]

damn.....you would have been ahead to run the chevy springs and drilled out your plates to upgrade to 9/16 ubolts. but new parts are nicer to work with if your in the rustbelt...


get the plans from junkie for the steering too. you will really like that....