Bronco638
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Thanks for the feedback but the Bilstein units are outside of my budget.
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I think you might be right.monsterchuck said:I notice you said you had LT tires on your truck. That can definitely cause rough riding issues on a vehicle as light as a Ranger. What load range are they? You can change shocks, but it might not help as much as you hope.
I guess it depends on your definition of 'expensive'. The Bilsteins I found for my Ranger were about $100 each. I can't afford to be that picky. I'm happy for you that you can be.6.2 said:Bilstiens aren't that expensive. Sounds to me you can't afford to be picky. Run what you have.
I guess it depends on your definition of 'expensive'. The Bilsteins I found for my Ranger were about $100 each. I can't afford to be that picky. I'm happy for you that you can be.
I'll take a look at those mount insulators. However, I would not be surprised if they're in good/great shape as this is a southern truck. However, just because the truck is from down south doesn't mean they're not getting tired.
At this point, I think it might have more to do with the tires, load rating and the fact there's 35 psi in them. I am getting ~18 MPG though.....
I wonder what taking one leaf, out of each leaf pack, would accomplish.
I run 25 psi with 255/70R16's P metrics, not LT tires. They still do not contact the road at the outside edges of the tires! You may get better mileage at 35psi but I bet you are burning the center out of those tires and getting a bad ride from them.
Note I air-up if I am carrying anything of wieght in the bed and won't carry heavy loads. I don't need the load rating and bad ride of a "C" rated LT tire do you?
I have ran 30psi in mine for 14 years... tires wear fine. Load range c tires ride fine too.
I wonder what ~200 lbs. of sand, over the rear axle, would do. Winter is coming but the truck does have 4WD.