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So I bought my first truck and its a 95 ranger 2.3l 5speed with 194xxx miles. Still running strong as of now. I dread the suspension and handling (I'm used to my 09 Subaru legacy on coils with bushings and arms done). Also wanted some more aggressive looking tires that are a bit bigger than stock but are proportional to the body nothing to crazy. Probably going to grab some cheap black steelies while im at it to start. Ive head as far as suspension and lifting these things go I could put explorer springs or full suspension on As well as a relatively cheap body lift kit. All ideas are welcome anything I can do to add to the appeal of the truck. He'll maybe even a tube bumper. This will be my daily for a while till my subie is done, and it'll will be my bikes transporter so nothing to expensive as far as mods thanks!!!ImageUploadedByTapatalk1427507961.238843.jpg
 


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I would just put on a 2 inch BL and some taller BF Goodrich AT tires. Don't spend a bunch of money and time on that ride, Bro.
 

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I'd want to keep the bed as low as possible to make handling the bike easier. Stock will give you best MPG and longest use. Use the money to get it running well. :D
 

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235/75 R15 or 30x9.50/10.50 R15 are about the biggest you can *reasonably* go on a 2wd truck. You can get some aggressive looking tires in those size ranges. You truck will feel (and be) slower to accelerate afterwards.

As for daily drivers, I wouldn't do a mod that would take longer than a weekend, if at all. Do the tires, check your speedometer accuracy as it will be off and adjust it with gears, otherwise you will be traveling faster than your speedometer says you are. The 95 still uses a regular Ford speedo gear, plenty of resources on this site as to how to adjust it. The alternative is swapping the rear axle (not hard) with another Ranger axle with deeper gearing to match the old gear/tire combo or going a bit deeper (4.10 is the deepest offered) and doing the speedometer correction anyways because the 2.3L needs all the torque it can get lol. The bumper would be an ok mod. Anything else, wait until your Subaru is done.
 

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235/75 R15 or 30x9.50/10.50 R15 are about the biggest you can *reasonably* go on a 2wd truck. You can get some aggressive looking tires in those size ranges. You truck will feel (and be) slower to accelerate afterwards.

As for daily drivers, I wouldn't do a mod that would take longer than a weekend, if at all. Do the tires, check your speedometer accuracy as it will be off and adjust it with gears, otherwise you will be traveling faster than your speedometer says you are. The 95 still uses a regular Ford speedo gear, plenty of resources on this site as to how to adjust it. The alternative is swapping the rear axle (not hard) with another Ranger axle with deeper gearing to match the old gear/tire combo or going a bit deeper (4.10 is the deepest offered) and doing the speedometer correction anyways because the 2.3L needs all the torque it can get lol. The bumper would be an ok mod. Anything else, wait until your Subaru is done.
so with those tires if i find an axle with 4.10 gearing it should maintain the way it drives now or close to it? and can you point me in the direction of modding the bumper? and anything on how id benefit from explorer springs?
 

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so with those tires if i find an axle with 4.10 gearing it should maintain the way it drives now or close to it? and can you point me in the direction of modding the bumper? and anything on how id benefit from explorer springs?
Depends on what gearing you currently have, but yes, that's the idea.

Modding the bumper: Unbolt it, bolt new one on. :beer: :icon_thumby:

Explorer springs, very little. When people talk about putting explorer springs in they're referring to the rear leafs which get you 1" to 1.5", front explorer springs won't make a difference. You could use spacers to get another 1.5" or so out of the front. You might (likely) need new camber bushings to get it to align correctly. It would be easier to snag the 2" lift blocks and u-bolts from a 4x4 truck.
 

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