Coil Spring spacer problem

[08rangerXL]

I put a 3" coil spring spacer on my 08 2wd ranger. About 2 weeks later, it settled about an inch which made it ride really bouncy. I put the rancho rs5000 maximum travel shocks which said 1" to 2.5" lifts and they bottom out. Any ideas on what could've caused this?

 

[Snal]

I've been told the most you can put is a 2" spacer or you'll have to get an after market control arm to compensate for the extra spring length

 

[shane96ranger]

Did you get it aligned after installation?

 

[08rangerXL]

Did you get it aligned after installation?

Yeah, I had it aligned. The right toe was the only thing off.

 

[08rangerXL]

Well I kinda ghetto rigged the shocks to make them not bottom out anymore but I guess I have to live with the front being slightly lower than the back again.

 

[NickRanger89]

What spacers did you use? I installed 2in spacers a few months ago and they haven't settled. I don't think it would if they were aluminum. Maybe its the way you installed them or seated the springs? You installed them with the open part facing the outside right?

 

[06RangerXLT]

a spacer should not settle. sounds to me like you broke one. spacers should have zero play or compression.

 

[pillen140]

Shitty poly ones do settle over time..... they mushroom out til the break. You're seriously way better of stacking steel washers than the spacers. Took me almost a year to break mine.

 

[06RangerXLT]

Shitty poly ones do settle over time..... they mushroom out til the break. You're seriously way better of stacking steel washers than the spacers. Took me almost a year to break mine.

he cant stack washers. The spacer is a convex/concave horseshoe type that sits on the top or bottom of the coil. what is really better in spindles and replacement coils.