Help me get to the bottom of something.

[mp3deviant721]

Is it just me or does the Gen 3 2wd Rangers have more rake than the generation before it and after? Because all of the Gen 4 2wds I see are fairly level and most of the Gen 3s I see have a pretty noticeable rake to them. What gives?

 

[superds]

With the advent of the torsion bar IFS in the Gen4 it allowed more ability to correctly tune the ride height over the coil sprung TIB.

I don't have as good a theory on the Gen2 vs Gen3 thing. I think it's possible that they increased the payload on the Gen3 and in turn had to put stronger, and therefore higher riding, springs in the rear.

 

[AgPete139]

With the advent of the torsion bar IFS in the Gen4 it allowed more ability to correctly tune the ride height over the coil sprung TIB.

I don't have as good a theory on the Gen2 vs Gen3 thing. I think it's possible that they increased the payload on the Gen3 and in turn had to put stronger, and therefore higher riding, springs in the rear.

+1.

As far as tuning, meh. It's just a completely new suspension/front end design. Apples to oranges.

The rear is always higher; when you have the bed loaded, the truck sits level and for stability/handling purposes.

This kind of reminds me of loaded/gross/tongue weights when hauling.

I don't think the 2nd Gens are any different from the 3rd Gens, really. I think it's just you.

Pete

 

[mp3deviant721]

LOL. I know the rear ends are designed to be higher. Its just that some of them seem to be more level as mine has a pretty noticeable rake to it. And some of them I can't really tell if there is any rake at all. I dunno. It just may as well be me and my own imagination.

 

[straycat]

Yea, my back end has always sat higher. I thought after the lift it would be level...but it is the same way as stock. I would like my front end to sit just a bit higher then the rear end. I see so many of the larger truck 2wd and 4wd that have been lifted and alot of them have the front ends way up higher then the rear. I think that looks stupid....my .02......

 

[AgPete139]

Yea, my back end has always sat higher. I thought after the lift it would be level...but it is the same way as stock. I would like my front end to sit just a bit higher then the rear end. I see so many of the larger truck 2wd and 4wd that have been lifted and alot of them have the front ends way up higher then the rear. I think that looks stupid....my .02......

Don't use 3" lift blocks. Use 2" !

So this doesn't bother you, right?

Pete

 

[AgPete139]

But hey...it's totally functional. For reals. Prerunners are great.