Bilstein shocks?

[Nyx]

After spending some time browsing the forums here, I've decided to purchase bilstein shocks to upgrade my current shocks. I have a 1987 ford ranger xlt 4x4 that I'm trying to upgrade to make it ready for some occasional weekend offroading.

Could someone suggest what shocks I should buy to replace the front and rear shocks on my truck that has the stock lift from the factory.

I tried finding some on my own, but I was told the Xlt models are lifted higher than the regular rangers and that lift requires a specific shock ...

 

[Bill in Arizona]

My ranger has a 6" lift

I just bought mine on amazon for the front. I have a 6" lift. The part number for the front is 24-185684 They are great. I need the number for the rear. Haven't found it yet. Tried writing the company. No help. I tried skyjacker too. They are made in Mexico crap. Don't even consider them.

 

[gw33gp]

The 4WD STX model can be higher but the 4WD XLT is not higher than any other Ranger 4WD unless it has the High Rider option.

I had an 89 STX which had the equivalent of the High Rider. I could not find Bilstein shocks that fit it. In fact, I had a difficult time finding any shocks to fit it. I finally found a brand called Heckethorn that had shocks for both the standard 4WD Ranger and the High Rider Ranger. They were decent shocks and worked well off-road. They were good for close to 100K miles.