Just bought another 86

[Chic N Stew]

just bought a junker 86 4x4 ranger, gonna put a 12in suspension lift with a 6in body lift, gonna put a 302 in her its gonna be sweet, so im sure im gonna have lots of questions since this is my 1st lift

 

[ryan]

just bought a junker 86 4x4 ranger, gonna put a 12in suspension lift with a 6in body lift

is that serious or are you joking?

 

[BlackBII]

18 inches of lift? Going for some 54" Boggers?

 

[86ford]

just bought a junker 86 4x4 ranger, gonna put a 12in suspension lift with a 6in body lift, gonna put a 302 in her its gonna be sweet, so im sure im gonna have lots of questions since this is my 1st lift

you are going to need to put a slow moving vehicle triangle on the back of that thing because if you make turns faster that 5mph it will flop.

86

 

[Chic N Stew]

i may not go that big, i was fantasizing, lol

 

[86ford]

i may not go that big, i was fantasizing, lol

wet dreams are ok, just dont make us thing your serious. we mite have to poke ya a little.

throw blocks under the rear, 1inch spacers up front. extend the diff lines, get atleast 1 tow pt front and back. get some good MTs TSLs or similar in a 31 and wheel it!

86

 

[Chic N Stew]

Actually, i think more realistically, im gonna go maybe with a 6in suspension lift with either a 4 or 6in body lift, and remember im gonna throw a 302 stroker in there, lol

 

[BlackBII]

Why so much body lift?

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Actually, i think more realistically, im gonna go maybe with a 6in suspension lift with either a 4 or 6in body lift, and remember im gonna throw a 302 stroker in there, lol

I wouldn't go bigger than 3" on the body lift, much more than that and you are putting some serious stress on the bolts whenever your truck flexes or changes direction going down the street.

 

[Chic N Stew]

I plan on rebuilding the whole truck from frame up, its going to be strickly off-road, never gonna see the pavement, not on purpose anyway

 

[LittleBigFoot]

Yeah, 6" body lift would be a horrible idea.

It'd be worthless on the trail lifted that high. Steering would be a disaster. Most I'd ever say on a Ranger is 3" body lift and 4 to 6 inch suspension.

There might also be legal issues with a 6" b/l. (If it's only a trail rig, remember, you need a tow pig)

Some states have a limit on how far the body can be off the chassis.


LBF

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Yeah, 6" body lift would be a horrible idea.

It'd be worthless on the trail lifted that high. Steering would be a disaster. Most I'd ever say on a Ranger is 3" body lift and 4 to 6 inch suspension.

There might also be legal issues with a 6" b/l. (If it's only a trail rig, remember, you need a tow pig)

Some states have a limit on how far the body can be off the chassis.


LBF

If it isn't on the street they couldn't care less about it. If you want to fit big enough tires to justify that combo you could just do the 3" body lift, 6" suspension and cut the fenders to fit the tires and it wouldn't goof up your shifting, steering and weaken the truck.

 

[Danger FX4 Ranger]

Congratulations. Post plenty of pics as the work progresses!

 

[Chic N Stew]

I will, but i'm not going to get started on it until the summer, im hoping to have it drivable for the renunion, that way i can go to the dragstrip and go off-road with most of the guys on this forum