Gacknar
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- 47
- Location
- Douglasville, Ga
- Vehicle Year
- 1989
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9L
- Transmission
- Manual
My 89 Ranger STX High-Rider regular cab with a 4" (Moded to around 6") suspension lift rides really, really, really harsh.
And I don't mean it rides like a truck. My 86 FSB with 9" of lift on 38"s rides like a truck. My 93 Explorer rides like a nice truck.
This thing rides like a go-kart.
I have never rode in anything that was this harsh. Not even my 89 Mustang with Saleen Auto-Cross race springs rides this harsh.
Wile I have lived with it for the last 10yrs, I am ready to do something about it. So first I need to know "Why" it rides this way.
I bought the truck with the lift already on it, but I believe the lift kit is from Trail-Master. It uses the drop plate for the pass side beam instead of a new bracket and the shocks had Trail-Master stickers on them. I placed coil spacers under the front coil because it had some serious rake to it. The rear looks like stacked blocks and an Add-A-Leaf. Rear shocks are the twin tubes that had the Trail-Master stickers on them when I bought the truck. Front shocks are ProComp ES-1000's.
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I just found the spring rate calculator in the tech section and plan on using it to calculate the spring rates later.
So, why does it ride so harsh?
Is it the shocks?
The spring rate?
Or both?
And I don't mean it rides like a truck. My 86 FSB with 9" of lift on 38"s rides like a truck. My 93 Explorer rides like a nice truck.
This thing rides like a go-kart.
I have never rode in anything that was this harsh. Not even my 89 Mustang with Saleen Auto-Cross race springs rides this harsh.
Wile I have lived with it for the last 10yrs, I am ready to do something about it. So first I need to know "Why" it rides this way.
I bought the truck with the lift already on it, but I believe the lift kit is from Trail-Master. It uses the drop plate for the pass side beam instead of a new bracket and the shocks had Trail-Master stickers on them. I placed coil spacers under the front coil because it had some serious rake to it. The rear looks like stacked blocks and an Add-A-Leaf. Rear shocks are the twin tubes that had the Trail-Master stickers on them when I bought the truck. Front shocks are ProComp ES-1000's.
Pics
I just found the spring rate calculator in the tech section and plan on using it to calculate the spring rates later.
So, why does it ride so harsh?
Is it the shocks?
The spring rate?
Or both?
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