7/7 dropped ranger?

[98DangerRanger]

Iv seen a few of these around here and thats the same direction im wanting to go with my ranger aswell. just a few questions though becuse i seem to be lost on what is needed in the front in order to get the full 7" drop. I have my plans already for the rear 7" drop. besides the 3" drop coils for the front what else do i need? lead me in the direction to find the answers if need be.

 

[RangerSVT]

I'm sitting 7/9 on 20's...I have 2" drop coils that have settled 2 more inches, but I'd highly recommend going bags...I'm static dropped, but am about to put my bags on...

SVT

 

[98DangerRanger]

Well I cant afford a $1k bag kit so thats why im wanting to go static and id have to get a whole new frame if i want to bag it so im staying away from all that mess untill i have money(never) so thats pretty much why im trying to find out how to do this with out bags.. So what else did you do to get the rest of the 7" drop on the front? also how did you manage a 9 in the rear?

 

[RangerSVT]

For the front I did 3" DJM beams (Dream Beams), 2" drop coils that settled 2 inches for a total of 4" from the coils...Out back I did an Explorer 8.8 swap which is under sprung already, which gave me 5 inches, I started with blocks but took the blocks out and flipped my rear hanger giving me 4 inches, and I made my own frame notch...You don't need a new frame to bag, and I have maybe $500 into my bag setup, but I didn't buy a kit, I bought it piece by piece and came out way ahead...I have four 1" valves (fill), four 3/8" valves (dump) a 4 ft long by 10" round tank (12 or 14 gallon I think) Free from an old 18 wheeler, and 3 air compressors from factory air ride lincolns....All I need to buy is air line, and make my own brackets...
SVT

 

[98DangerRanger]

if you saw my frame you would say i do. i wouldnt know what all i would need to get in order to install it, and free stuff doesnt come by me all to often. so im pretty much doing it the hard way. so i plan on going with 3" lowering leaf springs and 4" lowering blocks in the rear and go with your set up in the front.
one question. there is no guarentee that the coils will settle 2 more inches for me right? meaning you just got lucky they settled that much right?

 

[bcost882]

hey SVT your back tire looks a bit flat haha

 

[sfwjesse]

Lol SVT just what does one use a brush guard for on a truck that doesnt have the clearance to make it over a pebble....let alone a trail with brush on it.

 

[RangerSVT]

if you saw my frame you would say i do. i wouldnt know what all i would need to get in order to install it, and free stuff doesnt come by me all to often. so im pretty much doing it the hard way. so i plan on going with 3" lowering leaf springs and 4" lowering blocks in the rear and go with your set up in the front.
one question. there is no guarentee that the coils will settle 2 more inches for me right? meaning you just got lucky they settled that much right?

I got my coils from a guy who had them on his truck with a 4.0L and auto, so the extra weight had settled 2 more inches...you can cut the coils to the desired height (no torch, use a sawzall or band saw)

hey SVT your back tire looks a bit flat haha

Yep, I need new ones, but I got rims and tires cheaper than cheap

Lol SVT just what does one use a brush guard for on a truck that doesnt have the clearance to make it over a pebble....let alone a trail with brush on it.

Scraping reflectors and pushing cars in my way
SVT

 

[slammedxonair]

What kind of drop coils do you have that setteled 2" thats just crazy. Belltech 2" coils are the only way to go anything else is junk. The max you can drop and still for sure be able to align any year ranger is 5" in the front any more and you will have camber issues. A good air ride kit is going to cost $1500-$2000 roughly depending on the kit and components. Also cut coils are hack and ride like S*** I did it when I was younger so I know first hand how unsafe they are(heating them is even worse).

 

[dj224ranger]

that doesnt look like 7/9 measure from your center of your wheel to the bottom of your wheel well please

you say you have a expo rear axle they give you 5.5" inches and you flipped your rear shackles they give you 2-2.5" not 4" unless you have lift shackles( ie flipped upside down would lower you) that would give you 7.5-8" plus sag from stock leafs so i can see where you got 9 in the rear but 7 in the front and you can still align this?