01 ranger

[01rang]

i have a 2001 ranger 2wd 4cyl. i and want to build a prerunner, not for race at this time, just something to have fun with. Can anyone help me out with how to start this project. i would like to stay kinda low on the money.
Any help would be thankfull

 

[edgerunner]

if you want it to "look" like a prerunner and wanna stay cheap grab some 31's or 32's and get leveling kit if you have torsion bars crank them. take your front bumper off or buy a prerunner bumper pull you bed (look it up on different thread) and a couple fog lights...pm me if you need anything else i hope this helps!

 

[RaceRanger97]

fabtech makes a 5.5 kit that handles decent and is pretty inexpensve...combine that with some wheel spacers and fenders and i think you would be happy with the way it looks

 

[01rang]

fabtech makes a 5.5 kit that handles decent and is pretty inexpensve...combine that with some wheel spacers and fenders and i think you would be happy with the way it looks

ya i had a 97 that i put the fabtech 5.5 lift on i, i thought it was a little high tho but yes it handled pretty well

 

[bovaddict]

its only a 3.5 inch lift if you leave your torsion bars alone..

and wheel spacers? noo!!!!

 

[01rang]

its only a 3.5 inch lift if you leave your torsion bars alone..

and wheel spacers? noo!!!!

im not to sure i had a shop do it. im just getting into the seen. and wanted to build this one and not have a shop do it

 

[edgerunner]

he doesnt have torsion bars

 

[canyoncritter]

The cheapest way would be a pair of levling coils or 2.5 inch lift coils.or some spacers.The down fall of doing this,is your going to put your balljoints at higher angles.nearly MAX at ride height. and you will have very little or no down travel.......doing this would be like twisting up the tortions on the 4wd or edge trucks.

if you want just a couple inches of LIFT, a pair of spindles would be the cheapst,easiest way.and wont eat up ball joints if you limit travel correctly. factory ride along with factory travel number

next, would be one of the 5.5 inch kits on the market.spindal, upper arm and longer coil springs.

fabtech is your base kit here that still uses balljoints....this kit is fine for a daily driver week end,fool around in the dirt.I would not consider this a rugged use kit at

Mcneiloff-road has a kit also, that uses a uniball vs the ball joint. I would consider this a daily driver weekend playtoy, taking it easy prerunner kit.That could take a bit of abuse.
(I know this shows a T-bar set up,but Chad also makes a coil spring kit that is very simular to this.

your next step would be one of the 5.5 kits that come with a custom spindle

H&M motorsports

then if you want something "more" then your getting in to the high dollar kits.With coil overs,and such....

 

[burningRANGERtires]

The cheapest way would be a pair of levling coils or 2.5 inch lift coils.or some spacers.The down fall of doing this,is your going to put your balljoints at higher angles.nearly MAX at ride height. and you will have very little or no down travel.......doing this would be like twisting up the tortions on the 4wd or edge trucks.

if you want just a couple inches of LIFT, a pair of spindles would be the cheapst,easiest way.and wont eat up ball joints if you limit travel correctly. factory ride along with factory travel number

next, would be one of the 5.5 inch kits on the market.spindal, upper arm and longer coil springs.

fabtech is your base kit here that still uses balljoints....this kit is fine for a daily driver week end,fool around in the dirt.I would not consider this a rugged use kit at

Mcneiloff-road has a kit also, that uses a uniball vs the ball joint. I would consider this a daily driver weekend playtoy, taking it easy prerunner kit.That could take a bit of abuse.
(I know this shows a T-bar set up,but Chad also makes a coil spring kit that is very simular to this.
http://mcneiloff-road.com/photo_gallery/SV400002.html
http://mcneiloff-road.com/photo_gallery/SV400003.html
http://mcneiloff-road.com/photo_gallery/SV400005.html

your next step would be one of the 5.5 kits that come with a custom spindle

H&M motorsports

http://www.hnmmotorsports.com/popups/product.php?name=ranger_perf4_big
http://www.hnmmotorsports.com/popups/product.php?name=ranger_perf1_big

then if you want something "more" then your getting in to the high dollar kits.With coil overs,and such....

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