Lifting my ranger up a few!

[Mikerod16]

Ok, so Im thinking on lifting it. I installed the fiberglass panels, and will be installing 35's. This a 1996 ranger btw. It looks like it will clear as is, but not for offroading or anything. enough for daily driving.

my question is, will f-150 coils, with the 2"spacers be too much for stock ibeams? what if I put adjustable camber bushings? Let me know.

Im on a super tight budget. and please spare me the rearend gears thing. i know what i need.

 

[wahlstrom1]

2" Spacers or F150 coils, with both you will need lift brackets. Either or puts you at the limit for camber bushings only.

 

[Mikerod16]

ok, but i know if I put either f-150 coils or spacers, itll give a ~2" lift each, which is my limit on stock beams. With both about 4" there isnt any type of bushing or technique I can do so i can align the car properly afterwards without buying lift beams or some expensive setup?

This truck is a build on little or no money. The front fenders are the only big money i have spent.

Truck=Free (Girlfriends dad bought it out of nowhere. It was $500)
Tires=$90
Rims= Free (had a set of Cobra Rims laying around)
Front Panels= $380

My rear panels will be cut for $40
Gears will be from the JY
Any lifting parts also from JY (exc. rear lift blocks)

 

[NJRanger94]

The most you can go is 3 " well wit mine anyway i got 4" skyjacker coils and 3 1/2 degree camber bushings and it was way out so i cut a inch off and its all good now their is drop brackets but thats where it gets expencive you could always mak it custom and make your own brackets and extend your radius arms

 

[Smurf Mobile]

You can try to wiggle an extra half inch under the spacer to get you to 2.5" or maybe even 3" but even that will be pushing it. Past that everything else just starts to go to hell.

Just keep your eyes out for a used set of brackets online and I'm sure something will pop up.

Andrew

 

[hoosier1104]

Ok some I am new to the whole lift and Ranger seen. So if I understand correctly I could put F-150 coils on the front with stock ranger suspension minus the coil. What about the back? Is that where an add-a-leaf comes in or blocks? I would prefer add-a-leaf due to I do not like the gap between the frame and cab/bed.

 

[NJRanger94]

Blocks would be better with longer shackles and you are going to be running 35s right they wiil fill up the weel well no gaps less stiff and more lift then add-a-leafs.I plan on going to the junk yard and finding leaf springs with more arch and mixing them in with the stock ones to get some more lift then you can run smaller blocks

 

[hoosier1104]

Ok. That takes care of my rear suspension but what about the whole F150 coil part?

 

[basketranger]

you get the gap between the body and frame when you do a "Body Lift" otherwise it is a suspension lift minus the gap.