cheap lift question

[n_bannerman]

how much lift would i be able to get out of a 88 ranger super cab 4x4 with a 2.9 if i got some springs from a 4.0l model? im looking at going to 245/75r16's and am going to do some fender cutting so i can lift as little as possible.

 

[mjonesjr]

You probably will get between .5" and 1". I got 1" on my BII when I put 4.0 Supercab springs in it.

 

[rickcdewitt]

get them from a 4 door explorer since your 2.9l weighs the same as a 4.0l.

 

[mjonesjr]

get them from a 4 door explorer since your 2.9l weighs the same as a 4.0l.

The 4.0 Explorer springs will lift the same as the 4.0 Ranger extended cab springs; they have the same spring rate.

 

[rickcdewitt]

The 4.0 Explorer springs will lift the same as the 4.0 Ranger extended cab springs; they have the same spring rate.

spring rate and height are the two variables and ford had a few different applications.his truck is about the same weight as a 4.0l truck i don't see why they would put a stiffer spring in it.the 4 door ex is the heaviest rbv on the other hand.the 2 door sport probably has the same springs as the super cab v-6

 

[mjonesjr]

His supercab weighs no more than my BII does; 4.0 Ranger supercab springs will lift the SAME as the 4 door Explorer springs which is about 1".

 

[tanbuddy]

Get leveling coils or a coil spacer, that would be the cheapest route

 

[4x4junkie]

Ummm...

A Ranger Supercab is EASILY 500lbs heavier on the frontend than a BII.

 

[tanbuddy]

My truck weighs 2220 on the front, and 1550 on the back. total 3770 with nothing in it and afull tank.

I have a 40 lb brushguard on the front, the rest of my trucks specs are in my sig. This is from a junkyard scale so its pretty accurate. If anyone took a b 2 or exploreer to a scap yard or something tehy should put there weights down so we can see actual differences in wt, not what people assume they are.

 

[4x4junkie]

On one of those roadside scales that semi trucks use, my Ranger weighed 3050lbs on the front axle, and 1900 on the rear (me & one passenger inside, about 400lbs total).
That same scale said my BII weighed 2400 -+ 25lbs for both ends (near even balance).

It seems that scale is calibrated quite a bit on the high side, although it still clearly showed how much heavier the Ranger is (and mine's not even a Supercab, but does have a winch and dual batteries under the hood).

 

[n_bannerman]

tanbuddy, do you have any issues with tire rubbing at all with 31's and a 2" kit or did you do some fender cutting?

 

[tanbuddy]

I never had rubbing wiht my setup no cutting the fender eather, spacer on the front adn blocks in back thats all i got. 4x4 junkie your truck seems real heavy, alsomt 5K on a ranger? Wow i had some 3/4 tons about that weight.

 

[n_bannerman]

cool it looks like i may need to just cut the little 1" flat piece off the edge of the flare to make them fit and maybe at the bottoms a little bit more.

 

[4x4junkie]

I never had rubbing wiht my setup no cutting the fender eather, spacer on the front adn blocks in back thats all i got. 4x4 junkie your truck seems real heavy, alsomt 5K on a ranger? Wow i had some 3/4 tons about that weight.

Like I mentioned, I think that scale was calibrated wrong (or isn't as accurate at those weights), I posted those figures just to show that the Ranger's frontend weight is indeed MUCH more than that of a BII.

I think the actual weights at the time I weighed them were closer to 2700lbs front, 1700 rear (Ranger)... 1950lbs front & rear (BII).