95 Ranger Spring/Leveling Spring Replacement Recommendations or Ideas

[95TravelinRanger]

Hello Ranger Bros,

I have a RWD 1995 Ford Ranger XLT Supercab with a 2.3 BANGER and bone stock suspension and stock diff (7.5 incher running 3.73s). I'm running 31x10.5R15s BFG KO2s on all 4 corners (no rub). I got her about 7 years ago with 125K and she probably well over 200K now (odometer broke about 6 months into driving her).

I have done timely fluid services, changed out sensors, replaced the spark plugs (difficulty is overrated), etc.

Now, it's time I start on the suspension. The plan is to change ALL the bushings, replace ball joints anything that needs replacing down there. This truck is my daily driver but I do off-road her on occasion up north at the Oceano Dunes (AIR DOWN) and some trails near Santa Maria. Plan to do some more off-roading/overlanding down in Baja in the future but nothing too crazy. I'd say she's probably a 90% road and 10% trail rig.

I'm going to start with a 1.5 inch leveling coil from Rough Country and some Bilstein shocks then move on to Radius Arm Bushings.

Can anyone vouch for Rough Country or a better coil or recommend something that I am not seeing? Pretty sure I have the OE spring installed with OE shocks lol!

 

[gaz]

I can only recommend Sky Jacker Softride or James Duff coils. They both feel really good on and off road.

 

[95TravelinRanger]

Thanks Gaz! I just saw the Sky Jacker. Did it give you two inches of lift? Did you change from a stock height coil to an extended one?

I see that they only offer the 4WD coil, I'm sure that it would fit the 2WD for my 95. Did it work on yours or what?

 

[gaz]

95TravelingRanger:

In 2003-04 installed a 4" Sky jacker suspension lift on my 87 Bronco II that I pulled it from an Extra-cab 4.0L Ranger in a wrecking yard. I pulled the complete anti-sway, all the drop brackets, the drop pitman, front coils and the rear springs (they had an add-a-leaf with no block).

The front springs were sagging so I replaced them with new Sky Jacker Softride 4" coils. The front wound up a little higher than the rear, so shortly thereafter I grabbed a set of axles from a 94 Explorer with the complete rear packs and used leaves from both until it was at the height I wanted.

I had never liked the way this truck rode but after these were installed, it became my favorite truck suspension. They provide a solid 4" are variable rate coils and just work great.

 

[95TravelinRanger]

Thank you so much for your recs. I ended up going with the Skyjacker 132X leveling coil and M95 shocks on all four corners. All I can say is WOW. The ride quality improved drastically and I got approximately 2.5 inches of lift in the front. In fact, the front may be a hair higher than the rear of my Ranger. I think I will be going with the Deaver F31 rear spring in the future but we shall see!

 

[gaz]

95TR,

IAM.unfamiliar with Deaver 31 rear springs. Please share ..)

 

[Fast Eddie]

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I have a RWD 1995 Ford Ranger XLT Supercab with a 2.3 BANGER and bone stock suspension and stock diff (7.5 incher running 3.73s). I'm running 31x10.5R15s BFG KO2s on ...cut

Are those on the stock 6" rims?

 

[95TravelinRanger]

95TR,

IAM.unfamiliar with Deaver 31 rear springs. Please share ..)

Apparently they're second to none in the leaf-spring department. They make a full on pre-runner leaf pack and then a mild-moderate leaf pack code F31.

 

[95TravelinRanger]

Are those on the stock 6" rims?

No, they are on some 15x8s with 4 inch backspace!