wanting to lift a '99 Ranger

[DBCcatcher007]

I have a '99 Ford Ranger and im wanting to put a suspension lift on it, but i have a tight budget. i was thinkin i would use a block lift in the rear. if i do that, would i have to get new shocks? and how could i (cheaply) lift the front end to match it?

 

[Ozwynn]

check the tech library for lifting on a budget

 

[DBCcatcher007]

The tech library gives ideas mostly for 4x4's. i forgot to note that i have a 2 wheel drive. It says at the bottom that i could shim the coil springs, but how do i do that? and, other than that, how could i lift the front?

 

[98greenrangerguy]

Spindle lifts are about the only option for us 98+ 2wd guys (except for Edge owners). All of the ones I've seen lift 3". You could use blocks, add-a-leaf's, or Chevy lowering shackles to lift the rear. Body lifts are also available if you want to go that route. I wouldn't recommend using coil spacers on the SLA suspensions of our trucks.

 

[philzilla]

Spindle lifts are about the only option for us 98+ 2wd guys (except for Edge owners). All of the ones I've seen lift 3". You could use blocks, add-a-leaf's, or Chevy lowering shackles to lift the rear. Body lifts are also available if you want to go that route. I wouldn't recommend using coil spacers on the SLA suspensions of our trucks.

yea spindle is pretty much the only option for 2wd, try getting lifting coils

 

[JohnnyO]

If you go very much taller with the coils, then alignment is difficult to impossible. Dropped spindles don't change any of that (although an alignment afterward would be a good idea anyway).

 

[philzilla]

or you could get bigger upper arms, i think fabtec makes them for 99 rangers, actually, yea im pretty sure they do, they give a 2" lift(with coils)
check it out
http://www.fabtechmotorsports.com/applications/ford/2wd98-05ranger.html

you can also get a spindle lift , new leafs in the rear, and flip the shackles.... through on some 33 mudders, dude your set

 

[DBCcatcher007]

yea, thanks. i dont think i want to go over about 2" with the coils, so i dont think that should throw off the alligment geometries.