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bduke23
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Tried searching, couldn't quite find an answer.
I want to do the washer lift to level out my ranger whenever I get around to installing my new ball joints, so I can have it aligned all in one shot. Does anyone know how much lift is needed on the gen 3 (93-97) trucks to level them?
I was thinking 1" of washers for 1.5" of lift total. My truck will still be alignable with the stock bushings right? Could I go higher? I wouldn't mind also lifting the rear an inch to match. I am going to get new shocks on all corners come spring/summer when I am out of school for the summer and working full time. In the meantime I was thinking of getting the stud extenders, that should work till then? And would I be able to use the stock shocks until the extenders come in the mail? It would be all city driving.
Finally, I couldn't find a definitive answer about this. After installing the washers, do I still need to let the springs settle before aligning everything? I will be reusing the old coil springs, not getting new ones. Did some reading, some folks said yes, some said that only applies to when new springs are installed.
Thanks for the help guys, hopefully this all gets done this weekend!
I want to do the washer lift to level out my ranger whenever I get around to installing my new ball joints, so I can have it aligned all in one shot. Does anyone know how much lift is needed on the gen 3 (93-97) trucks to level them?
I was thinking 1" of washers for 1.5" of lift total. My truck will still be alignable with the stock bushings right? Could I go higher? I wouldn't mind also lifting the rear an inch to match. I am going to get new shocks on all corners come spring/summer when I am out of school for the summer and working full time. In the meantime I was thinking of getting the stud extenders, that should work till then? And would I be able to use the stock shocks until the extenders come in the mail? It would be all city driving.
Finally, I couldn't find a definitive answer about this. After installing the washers, do I still need to let the springs settle before aligning everything? I will be reusing the old coil springs, not getting new ones. Did some reading, some folks said yes, some said that only applies to when new springs are installed.
Thanks for the help guys, hopefully this all gets done this weekend!
