Suggestions for Lift Kit. 96 Ford Ranger

[Twinkss]

Looking to Lift my 96 Ford Ranger 4.0L V6. i live in Juneau Alaska. we do have some mudding holes around and i travel to haines for all the trails. terrain is consisted of creeks, rivers, mudding trails. im mainly looking to have my truck lifted atleast 6 in and if need crawl of some fallen down trees if needed crawl up muddy hills sandy hills. basicly looking for a good 6in performance lift for her. any suggestions?

thanks

Nieko

 

[railman]

the best all-around 6" lift is the Skyjacker Class II with the extended arms.....really the only way to go

l8r, John

 

[Bennybooster]

the best all-around 6" lift is the Skyjacker Class II with the extended arms.....really the only way to go

l8r, John

John is right, the Skyjacker class 2 6in is the only way to go

 

[legoms013]

I'll 3rd that notion.

Hands down best that money can buy, or even James Duffs 5.5" kit is good too.

Both are about the same price.

The kit is worth it trust me. Trying to piece together a system then later swapping to the class two kit is more expensive.

It may seem like an expensive kit, but it comes with everything, and very little modification is needed to dial it in.

 

[bronco2guy]

Um, I've had both kits and would much rather run the James Duff Kit. IMO it better, both are the best available, but duff is better

 

[legoms013]

Um, I've had both kits and would much rather run the James Duff Kit. IMO it better, both are the best available, but duff is better

Simple stating one is better than the other is not very convincing. Reasons, reasons....

Both have their pros and cons. They are about the same price and have their strengths and weaknesses.

For me the deciding factors were that I didn't like their heim RA's, since hiems are noisy and wear out faster, I chose Skyjacker for their stock style doughnut bushings that are cheap to replace and long lasting. And the progressive coils would be bottoming out the *soft* windings underneath my heavy winch bumper, 4.0L supercab. Linear rate coils are better for flex anyway.

Both kits provide different things, suited for different people. In my eyes they are equal in terms of durability. But in terms of what you get for what you pay for, install time, upgrade-ability ect ect they will be different yes.

I am running James Duff EB/RBV coil buckets though, and am very happy with the quality and easy of installation of those

Bottom lines is, you can't go wrong with either since they are both excellent kits/products and all the other cheapie brands don't hold a candle to them.