help me find new coil springs!

[ForOffRoadDriving]

my little brother has a 1990 ranger 4x4 STX with the high rider option which if im correct is a factory 2" lift. i want him to go through the front end and replace all the bushings and steering components as well as ball joints, u joints, and diff fluid so that we know he will be all set for winter. i already helped him get new shocks for the 2" lift which were rancho rs5000s. now we want to do the coil springs but i cant find any listings from rancho for a 2" lift and moog doesnt list or even acknowledge the fact that ford made a high rider edition. this is kind of annoying but i understand that not many people own a high rider so there is a big demand for these parts. please help me, hes got money to spend but no one seems to have what we need. oh yeah i work at a parts store so even if you guys only have part numbers i can use those too.

 

[engdept]

Skyjacker makes a 2" lift spring.
http://store.summitracing.com/partd...925130+4294839061+4294839818+115&autoview=sku

 

[rickcdewitt]

if they aren't broke why fix them unless you want to run a 3" spring? you can lift the truck another inch or so as is.

 

[ForOffRoadDriving]

what do you mean why replace them if they arent broken? are you saying that coil springs never wear out and lose their tension this truck was badly abused by its previous owners and we are trying to get it as close as possible to perfectly functional. when he got it someone hacked in a power brake controller, coil-over rear shocks, add a leafs, and an aftermarket sway bar. upon removing the add a leafs i found that the two lower springs were craked at the centering hole and those coil over shocks had turned into coil springs on sliding tubes. weve got the rear all squared away, we installed the H.D. leaf springs from LMC truck which stiffened up the rear and fitted the rear with above mentioned rancho shocks, but now the front end is super soft and is just plain worn out compared to the rigidity of the rear. looking at the ford service pamphlet from 1990 that was still in the glove box, the original owner of the truck had done every imaginable service not only on time, but on time every time for 6 consecutive years. then the log stopped. at this time the log said 95,000mi. the truck now only has 105,000mi and they were obviously a very hard 10,000 mi. but anyways im going to check into the skyjacker link posted above but keep the comments coming

 

[mkpecor]

i would go with the sky jacker coils. even go to james duff.com they have 3'' kits. so you could get the 3'' lift coils and still be fine.

 

[canyoncritter]

unelsss the springs are worn out, rusty etc...why replace.

any of the "levling" 2inch lift springs used for the normal 83-97 rangers will work, and put it as close to factory as your going to get.

or you can get the duff 3.5 i springs.and "level" out the highrider.

 

[86ford]

unelsss the springs are worn out, rusty etc...why replace.

any of the "levling" 2inch lift springs used for the normal 83-97 rangers will work, and put it as close to factory as your going to get.

or you can get the duff 3.5 i springs.and "level" out the highrider.

rusty? have you ever visited the rust belt? everythings rusty!

we need to know if you are going with appearance only or plan on wheeling, because if you plan on wheeling i would look into softer coils such as XJ coils or similarly soft coils.

86

 

[ForOffRoadDriving]

unfortunately this truck is probably only going to see street use. its my brothers only transportation so he doesnt want to risk breaking stuff playing around in it. maybe in a year or two he'll get another car and ill buy his truck and build it up, but for now hes just looking to put it back to stock. to me those 3" coils sound like a good idea becuase it would probably level it out good and since he doesnt haul heavy loads very often and he does have the h.d. springs which dont squat much under 250 - 300lb load he should be fine. thanks for the help guys, hopefully someday ill be able to help you with one of yours.