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This ReadyLift video offers some good insight in to tire options for your 2019 Ford Ranger.

Discusses wheel offsets, tire sizes, and what tires will fit your 2019 Ford Ranger.

They used a 3-inch front lift and 1-inch rear lift to fit a 285/60/R/18 on wheels with +18 offset.

They claim to have gotten up to 33-inch tires on the factory +50 offset wheels. I think the 17-inch rim is a +55 offset, so I'm not sure if they're referring to the 17 or 18 inch wheel being +50.

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I just looked at their site:

3-Inch Front Kit Common Tire/Wheel Sizes:

  • 18x9 +18 offset 285/60R18
  • 18x9 +30 offset 275/65R18
  • 20x9 +18 offset 275/55R20
  • 20x9 +30 offset 285/55R20

3-Inch Kit With 1-Inch Rear Allows for:

  • 18x9 +18 offset 265/65R18
  • 18x9 +30 offset 265/65R18
  • 20x9 +18 offset 275/55R20
  • 20x9 +30 offset 275/55R20
Note: the front crash bars can be loosened and adjusted forward to increase clearance.

2-Inch Kit Common Tire/Wheel Sizes:

  • 18x9 +18 offset 265/65R18
  • 18x9 +30 offset 265/65R18
  • 20x9 +18 offset 275/55R20
  • 20x9 +30 offset 275/55R20
 
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Those wheels do look a lot better than the stock ones. Truck looks good with 3".

How do spacers rank as a lift on coilover trucks? I always thought they were a kind of sketchy thing with coil springs but have no experience with coil overs.
 

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Looks good. Whatever happened to going for bigger side walls for off road designs instead of bigger wheels? More "street cred"?
 

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Wouldn't those spacers put more angle on the CV's?

Is this the new version of the Ebay chinese torsion key lift? lol
 

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Wouldn't those spacers put more angle on the CV's?

Is this the new version of the Ebay chinese torsion key lift? lol
They do. You are ok until a certain point before the angle change becomes a problem. Most "experts" say 2" should the the max limit and not have reliability issues.
 

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I can't imagine all trucks would be 2" max before problems. Especially with different suspension/control arm designs, manufacturers, etc. Rule of thumb? Maybe.
 

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I can't imagine all trucks would be 2" max before problems. Especially with different suspension/control arm designs, manufacturers, etc. Rule of thumb? Maybe.
That when you need to spindles, relocation bracket and what not to prevent too much CV flex. They had to do that with the torsion bar Rangers. But even then, kits like that cause other problems like issues with the front drive shaft. The new Ranger might be different, depending on it's design as far as kits and reliability go. The CV flex issue by itself won't change.
 

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You mean knuckles?

The new Ranger's front suspension doesn't really look any different than the previous generation Ranger's aside from the struts vs torsion bars. Still a lame IFS with a center, solid mounted differential and traditional control arms, knuckles, etc.. Any higher lift will surely require front driveshaft mods or an entirely new driveshaft because it'll do the standard thing and lower the mounting points for the control arms, drop the diff, and require new knuckles with a taller top section.

The only thing the newest generation Ranger has going for it in my mind is that it doesn't have huge torsion bar mounting brackets (key boxes) hanging way down, behind the front wheels.
 

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The only thing the newest generation Ranger has going for it in my mind is that it doesn't have huge torsion bar mounting brackets (key boxes) hanging way down, behind the front wheels.
Torsion bars are not great performers offroad either. Cheap to crank but that also changes ride.

I would think coil overs with a spacer would offer similar amounts of lift as cranked t-bars, similar driveline strain but not make the ride harsher.
 

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You mean knuckles?

The new Ranger's front suspension doesn't really look any different than the previous generation Ranger's aside from the struts vs torsion bars. Still a lame IFS with a center, solid mounted differential and traditional control arms, knuckles, etc.. Any higher lift will surely require front driveshaft mods or an entirely new driveshaft because it'll do the standard thing and lower the mounting points for the control arms, drop the diff, and require new knuckles with a taller top section.

The only thing the newest generation Ranger has going for it in my mind is that it doesn't have huge torsion bar mounting brackets (key boxes) hanging way down, behind the front wheels.
Knuckles are part of it. The differential would need to be dropped as well. Like you said, thankfully, there isn't the torsion brackets to deal with. Unfortunately, there isn't many trucks, or SUVs for that matter, that are built with solid front axles. Vehicle manufacturers go after what the majority of the market wants for the best bang for their R&D and manufacturing money. What works well for those who want an off road vehicle is a nitch market.
 

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Manufacturers don't use solid front axles mainly because of government safety regulations relating to rollovers. Jeep has skated by in this area, I suspect because many models have always been a solid front axle, they have data to show that sales would be vastly reduced if they went to an all IFS line-up, and they've got good lobbyists in the right places in government.
 

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Manufacturers don't use solid front axles mainly because of government safety regulations relating to rollovers. Jeep has skated by in this area, I suspect because many models have always been a solid front axle, they have data to show that sales would be vastly reduced if they went to an all IFS line-up, and they've got good lobbyists in the right places in government.
Hard to say, they have a lot of SUV's that don't even have a sold rear axle on the road.
 

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Hard to say, they have a lot of SUV's that don't even have a sold rear axle on the road.
Built for the soccer moms that insist on owning a Jeep brand product because girl power... :LOL:
 

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Built for the soccer moms that insist on owning a Jeep brand product because girl power... :LOL:
A lot of wranglers are sold because they look cute and come in fun colors too.
 

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