Lowered My `23 XL 2WD For Mountain Twisties

[CurveRider]

I live a few minutes from the 318 curves of the "Tail of the Dragon", Hwy. 129 @ Deals Gap in E. TN which I drive often. Since a lower center of gravity helps handling, a Belltech axle-flip kit was installed which lowers my Ranger 2" front and 4" rear. The kit fit just fine but created very annoying vibrations from 15-35 MPH due to excessive pinion-up angle. So, I got an angle-measuring app for my iPhone and measured the tranny and pinion angles (they should be very close to parallel for minimal vibes). The pinion had gained 6 degrees up-angle from lowering so I ordered Belltech 6 degree spacers and installed them between the axle and springs which corrected the angle and eliminated the vibes. The Ranger rides smoothly now and handles much better...! I am so happy with the results that I ordered a Livernois ECU tune.

Cheers from the Smoky Mountains.

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[superj]

Thats sweet!

 

[Snoranger]

Looks good.

 

[Uncle Gump]

I like it...

and...

It's not a more door.

 

[superj]

Its the real life version of the one ai made for me.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Kinda...

 

[JohnnyO]

Hellwig makes a rear sway bar for us but 1) It's not cheap and 2) I'd check with them first to see if it will work with the lowering kit.

 

[superj]

I have a super pro 24mm rear sway bar. Makes a huge difference

 

[CurveRider]

Hellwig makes a rear sway bar for us but I'd check with them first to see if it will work with the lowering kit.

Good point. Thanks.