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spring under or shackle flip


That.1.guy

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going to lower my ranger and was having a hard time finding info on which one giver better handling/ ride quality. will be looking for sway bars too if that changes anything

also would it make sense to do both with different springs to keep it around 3" lower
 


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How low do you want to go? Spring under with an Explorer axle will give you around 4" of drop.
 

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Spring under gives less axle wrap. Distance from axle spring pad to tire ground patch is less so less torque applied to springs.

Anti-roll bars stop roll, so less traction transferred to outside tire in a turn. In the ranger adding a rear anti-roll bar is usually a good thing because the stock ranger setup front pushes through a turn.
 

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was thinking about 3 in the back. but not sure exactly. also just got another ranger that is 4x4 so might change plans for now,
 

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