i'm on a budjet,need a 3" lift with no body lift

[maritimeranger]

i got a 94 ford ranger ext cab 4x4 with a 4.0L 5spd. i have a dana 35 front and 8.8 rear,completly stock with 3:27 gears (hate them)

i heard about explorer rear leaf and front f-150 spacers how much lift would that make?

i do not want the front wheel looking like /-\ or \-/ i want them strait |-|

i do lot of 4x4 and want to fit 31" with 15x8 offset wheels,maybe 33" later if it fits

bacicly want a cheap,tough and road drivable suspension for everyday driving

 

[jims89broncoII]

well, anything over 2 inches your going to need drop brackets. youll only get maybe 2 from the springs and spacers. your best bet may be trying to find a used 4" kit on here or some other forum. but since you do alot of wheeling and your running the d35 keep more of an eye out for a duff or skyjacker kit to keep your 35 from hitting the pass. side beam drop plate bracket.

 

[pwrranger88]

you should be able to fit 31s' stock with little to no rubbing

 

[93rangerXLT4x4]

yes 31's fit stock with little to no rubbing.. i have pretty much the same truck as you and i've put 91'-92' explorer rims and 31" all terrains on my truck for the winter of 08/09. the early 90's exploder had automatic hub also, so does our trucks.. i have pics if your interested.

but to half ass answer your question, putting explorer leaf springs will lift it 2 inches i believe. there is a kid over on ranger-forums.com that has an exploder rear end in his 94 ranger and he said it lifted it like 2". not sure about the front.

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

Just get some coil spacers or leveling coils (2" lift). Any more and it won't align.
That's all you really need, otherwise my truck (stock) had the same specs, and I drove it to work everyday, 65mi round trip.
2" Daystar coil spacers, 31x10.50R15s Cooper STTs on factory FX4 Level II 15x7 Alcoa wheels

$100 suspension, with perfect alignment, and performance like this...

...Damn my truck used to be ugly. Remind me to never pull those pics out again.

It'll also give you a pretty good looking stance too.

 

[maritimeranger]

i got my question awnsered. and how much high a guy can lift his suspension without messing around the driveshafts??? i do have a carier bearing on mine. here a picture of the truck. it is all original with 235/75/15 all seasons on.

 

[Sean806]

I did coil spring spacers in the front and 3" block in the rear for a 3" lift all around and heres how my 2WD looks.

Theres a whole article on my lift just click the link in my signature

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

i got my question awnsered. and how much high a guy can lift his suspension without messing around the driveshafts??? i do have a carier bearing on mine. here a picture of the truck. it is all original with 235/75/15 all seasons on.

My truck is lifted 10in with the stock driveshafts. Though not a permanent deal, but they work.

Yes, you do have a 2 piece shaft with a carrier barring. I don't know how much but the 2pc shafts don't take much lift before you get vibration issues. 4" lift maybe...

 

[Nater]

anyone got a pic of them standing next to their lifted 2wd?

 

[Frank The Tank]

Sean, do you have a locker? or did somebody push your 2wd up that snow mound? that's nuts!!! lol.

You can take a torch to the carrier bearing and just toss in a 1 piece. They will last a long time though...... even lifted high running a 2 piece.

You may have to buy a conversion to get the bolt pattern to mate up but it's an easy fix, ask railman, he knows all about that!!

Frank

 

[maritimeranger]

nice to know i almost bought a superlift 6" for 400$ the other day without shocks. i knew there were issues with it if instaled, that why im asking question and the driveshaft was my major concern.