Got the "Ranger Lean" with a twist

bufordanthony · 05-06-2009, 10:12 AM

My 99 is leaning like most rangers eventually will, but to the passenger side, not the drivers. Checked out the leafs, and all looks well, and the hangers look ok. Everything is pretty consistant 1 1/2 low on P-side. Anything else I should check?

BlackBII · 05-06-2009, 10:40 AM

Is the frame lower or is the body lower? Or both?

You could fill it up with a full tank, that should drop the driver's side down some

**fastpakr** · 05-06-2009, 10:45 AM

I wonder if somebody switched the spring packs to cover for the typical problem.

bufordanthony · 05-06-2009, 11:38 AM

Should've included that I have a 4" superlift, and that the stance was fine. Let it set for about nine months in the carport while work was crazy (needed to do electrical work). Finally got it running and noticed it was low on p-side when I was walking towards it in a parking lot. Got home and measured everything (body, frame, shocks, etc...), and found it was all about 1 1/2 difference. The lift blocks on the leafs look good, and not squished. Think it's time for new leafs, or can shocks make that big of a difference?

Tony Raine · 05-06-2009, 12:13 PM

is the lean more pronounced in the front or back?

check your coils (on both sides), make sure they are seated properly in the coil bucket. may have to rotate them a little. there's a little "stop" in the bucket that the end of the spring butts up to.

oh crap, wait. you have a 99, so you have torsion bars, right? just play with the bar adjusters until it levels out. crank drivers side "up" or the other side "down" a turn or 2, then drive it around and re-check.

bufordanthony · 05-06-2009, 12:27 PM

It's all in the back. Front end is damn near dead nuts (1/8" maybe, and that could be my driveway).

tpking · 05-06-2009, 12:51 PM

quit hauling around fat friends

bufordanthony · 05-06-2009, 12:58 PM

Maybe I can use this to get the ol' lady to hit the gym... or me.

kris97ranger · 05-13-2009, 09:48 PM

mine does the same thing execpt i have a broken leaf on the drivers side and its lower on the passenger side :S
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05-06-2009, 10:12 AM	#1
bufordanthony Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Orting, Wa Year: 1999 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 4.0L Class: 4x4 Used For: What ever strikes my fancy Posts: 33 Rep Power: 9 iTrader: (0)	Got the "Ranger Lean" with a twist My 99 is leaning like most rangers eventually will, but to the passenger side, not the drivers. Checked out the leafs, and all looks well, and the hangers look ok. Everything is pretty consistant 1 1/2 low on P-side. Anything else I should check?
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05-06-2009, 10:40 AM	#2
BlackBII Cheaf of Grammor Poleace Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Orem UT Year: 1989 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 2.3 Class: 4x4 Used For: Getting irritated Posts: 6,398 Rep Power: 33 iTrader: (0)	Is the frame lower or is the body lower? Or both? You could fill it up with a full tank, that should drop the driver's side down some __________________ I hate all RBV's, especially the ones I own.
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05-06-2009, 10:45 AM	#3
fastpakr Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Roanoke, VA Year: 1994 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 2.3 Lima Class: 2WD Posts: 2,724 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (1)	I wonder if somebody switched the spring packs to cover for the typical problem. __________________ 99 Kawasaki Vulcan 500 1992 F-150 4wd, 5.0/C6
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05-06-2009, 11:38 AM	#4
bufordanthony Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Orting, Wa Year: 1999 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 4.0L Class: 4x4 Used For: What ever strikes my fancy Posts: 33 Rep Power: 9 iTrader: (0)	Should've included that I have a 4" superlift, and that the stance was fine. Let it set for about nine months in the carport while work was crazy (needed to do electrical work). Finally got it running and noticed it was low on p-side when I was walking towards it in a parking lot. Got home and measured everything (body, frame, shocks, etc...), and found it was all about 1 1/2 difference. The lift blocks on the leafs look good, and not squished. Think it's time for new leafs, or can shocks make that big of a difference?
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05-06-2009, 12:27 PM	#6
bufordanthony Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Orting, Wa Year: 1999 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 4.0L Class: 4x4 Used For: What ever strikes my fancy Posts: 33 Rep Power: 9 iTrader: (0)	It's all in the back. Front end is damn near dead nuts (1/8" maybe, and that could be my driveway).
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bufordanthony Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Orting, Wa Year: 1999 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 4.0L Class: 4x4 Used For: What ever strikes my fancy Posts: 33 Rep Power: 9 iTrader: (0)	Maybe I can use this to get the ol' lady to hit the gym... or me.
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05-13-2009, 09:48 PM	#9
kris97ranger Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: lisle ontario Year: 1997 2006 Make: ford Model: ranger f 150 Engine: 4 litre and 4.2 litre Class: 4x4 ranger 2wd f 150 Used For: ranger was rolled... working on rebuild. the f150 is for a dd and towing Posts: 2,769 Rep Power: 18 iTrader: (1)	mine does the same thing execpt i have a broken leaf on the drivers side and its lower on the passenger side :S ________ SquirtBOOM Last edited by kris97ranger; 08-30-2011 at 04:28 AM.
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