2wd Lift?

[feellnfroggy]

Rim size has little to do with gearing. It's the OVERALL size of the rim/tire combo that matters. I am running 15" rims and the rear tires are 28" tall. I could run 17" rims and only have a tire that is 25" tall. Right now I love that I have 4.10's with the 28" tall tires, but if I install tires that are 25" tall I may not like how high my RPM's are at highway speeds.

James

This is kinda what I was refering top but kinda not. Imight have misworded but outer diameter(od) is what i was getting at. Street stangs runs lsicks at the track even the low power ones. I drive a v-6 with 3.8 and the websites i refer to are v-6 mustang sites. referring to 20" rims I was referring to stock mustangs which is still within the same OD that you guys are talkin about. You are right about the highway rpms. I have 17 rims with 45 series tires and OD is the same as the 14 inch rims with stock tires on my ranger. But that stang also has 2.73 gearing(mixup with 8.8 inch axle install) its an absolute acceleration dog compared to 3.73 gears, but it still gets up and goes. the clutch is still fine.

All im saying is teh gear ratios you guys keep referring to are not making sense to me. Like I also mentioned I drove a 91 ranger 2wd with 2.3 and 35 inch thornibirds(or did i say 31) and 4.11 gears, it would roll justlettin out the clutch and i didnt even have to give it gas, I almost couldnt stall it. the guy pulled a 40 ft boat with it(i might have given a differnt length earlier too, it was big) with the 2.0 I cant say anything because its a small motor i know nothing about, but anything over 4.11 gearing is overkill.

Ford put 4.11 in the 99 ranger stock in some 4x4 models, teh guy I spoke with got 11 mpg highway with 4.11 ad stock tires.

It just seems to me than 4.56 is alot of gear for a truck runnning highwys speeds no matter the tires size (with exception of 35 and higher)

:;Edit:: someone mentioned tranny gearing, this is something I didnt take into account, but the 4 cyl ranger and 4 cyl stangs used the same tranny for 2wd I thought.

 

[sluginxlt]

i did about what your looking at. i had spacers then decided to go with leveing coils. now im running leveing coils, 1.25" steal spacers i made at work with longer i beam bolts, in the rear im running leafs that came on my 94, and i have a 3" body lift. swapped in an 8.8 with 4:56s and a lockright on my 2.3 5spd drivetrain. some times i still think i could push it up hills better than drive it hahaha. im runnin 31s that hit the rear of the fenders a few times jumping it at the dunes. but im still happy with it its a 2wd 4cyl that made it everywhere at silver lake besides test hill. heres some pics to give you an idea. and this is with leveling coils and 1/2 spacer and a rotted core support, now with bigger spacer and reconstructed core support the front is about level with the rear.

 

[rockin86ranger]

what kinda mpgs ya gettin with that right now?

thanks

 

[volrath]

i could see regearing it. the weight gain alone from a stock tire to a 35 would be a lot. btw i would suspect that if you were to just let out the clutch in a 2.3 with 35 inch tire and it wouldn't stall that the clutch is slipping. and the point of re-gearing makes good sense to me. just putting on 33" tire would be like running 2.80(or something) gears with stock tires. that little motor would really have to work to move it. no offence. i had one. a 92 2wd 2.3 truck just for playing in the mud.

if 31"s why not 30"s? and maybe keep them a little on the narrow side. less rolling resistance that way. like running a 9.5 instead of a 10.5

you could also try to get 4x4 ranger rims. they would be 15"s and cheeper that getting new ones

 

[pillen140]

i would like to see this 4oft yacht pulled by a 2.0L! those had about 78hp stock, and 80something lbft of torque. i doubt a full size big block truck could pull a 40ft boat safely.

 

[rockin86ranger]

it would roll justlettin out the clutch and i didnt even have to give it gas, I almost couldnt stall it. the guy pulled a 40 ft boat with it

no offense thanks for the input but

my truck won't roll by letting the clutch out with stock tires unless im already rolling let alone putting bigger heavier tire on it

 

[dave@threat]

be prepared for high cost, and bad gas mileage. and my old '86 with the 2.0 (same truck) could barely move the stock tires! its a bad idea to do 33's with a 2liter! that 76hp or what ever it was is not fun..... even with a 140hp 3.0L is hard enough with 33's some times. tires your looking at about $500 plus install, body lift $100(at least), new rims $200 (for cheap steelies), suspension, with coil spacers and lift blocks, about another $100, plus allignment.
and i forgot gearing!!!! it would be a must!!! gears could go for about $50-$$$, plus install(very expensive)

Haha! When I read your post I thought to myself "Dam I got into the wrong hobby" If I would have done something other then what I do now I would have a lot more more plus it would stil be fun as hell haha! My dam shocks alone on my truck cost me over $5,700.00 You sir just made me depressed lol!

 

[pillen140]

Haha! When I read your post I thought to myself "Dam I got into the wrong hobby" If I would have done something other then what I do now I would have a lot more more plus it would stil be fun as hell haha! My dam shocks alone on my truck cost me over $5,700.00 You sir just made me depressed lol!

that is the cheapest way, mine cost more than that to do, but i still did it cheap..... it could easily cost $--,---. what do you do? baja?

 

[rngrdngr]

i have a 99 ranger 3.0 on 33s.love it but i do suggest you use 31s the ranger spindles are not designed to run 33s.i have sheared 3 spindles and have prolly picked up 7 rangers with sheared spindles in my tow truck.if u do deside to go big and break a spindle , it broke on the asphalt.if u tell them it happened on a dirt road its really hard to get a cent from the lift kit companys. but good luck.

 

[rockin86ranger]

anybody know of a good simple way to beef up the spindles to keep them from doing this

THANKS

 

[rockin86ranger]

oh and just fyi i will be running 31x12.5 and was wondering if 3in body lift and 2" suspension lift will be big enough. i can do minimal fender cutting but only in the bottom corners

thanks, sorry for the double post

 

[Dangeranger3]

Your spindles will be fine. The suspension changed after 97 which is what rngrdngr is refering to. The lifts you stated will fit the 31's.

 

[rockin86ranger]

so the width won't be a problem i knew it was enough height i'm just worried about rubbing with the wider tires and what backspace should i use i want them to stick out a little

 

[Sunk]

It depends if how soft your suspension will be. I have 6" SJ coils and extended arms, and my 31x10.5s rub. I know you won't necessarily be flexing out as hard, but if you're jumping it, it may be an issue.

 

[rockin86ranger]

thank you so now i've finally figured out what i'm running

a 3"body lift
a 2" coil spacer/2" coils (if i can find some real cheap)
a 2" rear block
on 31"x12.5 on 15x10 wheels

thanks for all the help