Stock ride height

[Hagan]

I forgot to measure before I lifted my truck. Now I'm trying to get a good idea how much lift I got. I need a stock ride height. I know spring sag and there are a lot of variables. But can someone post the difference between the center of the hub to the fender? I loooked at the stock photo and it looks like the '4' in 4x4 is about the distance between the tire and the fender...so I measured the lifted distance and subtracted the distance of the '4' and got about 7.5" lift...not sure if thats right. Anyway, its belltech shackles and Chevy 63's

Thanks!

Before...

After

 

[Hagan]

Any help? Don't make me go prowl the Walmart parking lot looking for Rangers to measure! People don't like it!

 

[Ruffinit]

Well, I just checked my BIIs because my Rangers will definately be different than yours.. ('96 4x4 and '03 4x2) Here's what I got. Both of them are riding very close to original without sag:

'84 - rear = 17.75"
'84 - frt = 18.0"

'88 - rear = 17.5"
'88 - frt = 17.25"

Measurements taken from center of hub to top of fender.

 

[Hagan]

Thank you so much!

Do bII's have factory 2" blocks?

 

[Ruffinit]

Not that I'm aware of. I can check in the morning.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Your before pic is a nice broadside, can you draw a line across the rear wheel well to an approximate point on your wheel and measure the difference that way?

 

[Hagan]

Well I measured mine from the center of the hub to the fender and it was 22.5". So about 5" of lift.

 

[Ruffinit]

BTW - checked the springs, they're bolted directly to the axle perches. So in answer to your question; there are no blocks, stock or otherwise.

Looks like you got your lift answer.. 5"?

 

[Hagan]

unless I only got 3" of lift. Because if I removed my factory blocks the distance between mine and yours would only be 3".

 

[Ruffinit]

Well, you gotta like the fact that there's no block in there now. It looks like you have a nice lift. What were you trying to accomplish? Are you trying now to figure out the shocks and such?

 

[Will]

This is how to measure ride height on a Dana 28 according to the Ford manual. Stock ride height is shown.