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Howdy,
I want a bit of lift on my Ranger, maybe 1-2" and I can't afford $2k on a 5" lift kit. I just want some extra room for my tires when offroad.
A friend of mine said if I put on a set of aftermarket shocks (I am running the stockers on my XLT) it will lift up the truck about an inch. Can anyone out there second that, and what shocks will do this?
Thanx
I want a bit of lift on my Ranger, maybe 1-2" and I can't afford $2k on a 5" lift kit. I just want some extra room for my tires when offroad.
A friend of mine said if I put on a set of aftermarket shocks (I am running the stockers on my XLT) it will lift up the truck about an inch. Can anyone out there second that, and what shocks will do this?
Thanx
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you should do a explorer swap get the front coils and rear leaf springs
that can give you 1.5-2in lift over stock height. add some coil spacers and some 2inch blocks and your set.
i did the swap but i got 2inch lift/not over stock. i got my stuff new. you need to align the truck of course. and not to mention i did a complete bushing overhaul while i was there.
that can give you 1.5-2in lift over stock height. add some coil spacers and some 2inch blocks and your set.
i did the swap but i got 2inch lift/not over stock. i got my stuff new. you need to align the truck of course. and not to mention i did a complete bushing overhaul while i was there.
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Originally Posted by mtbjedi
Howdy,
I want a bit of lift on my Ranger, maybe 1-2" and I can't afford $2k on a 5" lift kit. I just want some extra room for my tires when offroad.
A friend of mine said if I put on a set of aftermarket shocks (I am running the stockers on my XLT) it will lift up the truck about an inch. Can anyone out there second that, and what shocks will do this?
Thanx
I want a bit of lift on my Ranger, maybe 1-2" and I can't afford $2k on a 5" lift kit. I just want some extra room for my tires when offroad.
A friend of mine said if I put on a set of aftermarket shocks (I am running the stockers on my XLT) it will lift up the truck about an inch. Can anyone out there second that, and what shocks will do this?
Thanx
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Thanks guys. Yeah, I wish this puppy had coils..that would be a cinch to bump up.
Those links re: the torsion bar lift and leaf mods are great. Definetely options I am considering.
Shocks are going on soon. Something that is really important to me is the ability to manually adjust the shock damping.
Those links re: the torsion bar lift and leaf mods are great. Definetely options I am considering.
Shocks are going on soon. Something that is really important to me is the ability to manually adjust the shock damping.
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Well, there IS one kind of shock that will lift the truck...air shocks. And it would give you the ability to adjust damping. However, I would NEVER try to do any real off-roading with them. To get the lift out of them you're looking for, they'd be way too stiff to let your suspension travel the way it would need to. Not a practical option, but maybe that's what your friend was talking about????
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Well, there IS one kind of shock that will lift the truck...air shocks. And it would give you the ability to adjust damping. However, I would NEVER try to do any real off-roading with them. To get the lift out of them you're looking for, they'd be way too stiff to let your suspension travel the way it would need to. Not a practical option, but maybe that's what your friend was talking about????
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Originally Posted by mtbjedi
Howdy,
I want a bit of lift on my Ranger, maybe 1-2" and I can't afford $2k on a 5" lift kit. I just want some extra room for my tires when offroad.
A friend of mine said if I put on a set of aftermarket shocks (I am running the stockers on my XLT) it will lift up the truck about an inch. Can anyone out there second that, and what shocks will do this?
Thanx
I want a bit of lift on my Ranger, maybe 1-2" and I can't afford $2k on a 5" lift kit. I just want some extra room for my tires when offroad.
A friend of mine said if I put on a set of aftermarket shocks (I am running the stockers on my XLT) it will lift up the truck about an inch. Can anyone out there second that, and what shocks will do this?
Thanx
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Originally Posted by MeLikeFords
Well, there IS one kind of shock that will lift the truck...air shocks. And it would give you the ability to adjust damping. However, I would NEVER try to do any real off-roading with them. To get the lift out of them you're looking for, they'd be way too stiff to let your suspension travel the way it would need to. Not a practical option, but maybe that's what your friend was talking about????
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Thans greenpus. My point exactly about them just not being practical. However, there is at least one company that does make air shocks for the front. I saw them on a website a while back, only now I can't find it again. I could very easily be mistaken, but I think they were Bilsteins, but then again maybe not. I hate throwing around info I can't verify, but I know I saw them on a truck site. To their credit, I remember that they were NOT advertising them for off-road use, I think it was more for show trucks. Either way, air shocks are definitely not the way to go for a truck that's actually going to be used for anything.
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I did a small lift to my 96 Ranger Splash. The front has coils so that won't do you much good, but on the rear I'm debating going 1 of 2 roads. I'll either add a spacer between the axel & leafs or put on a longer shackle.
Longer shackles will be a pain in the but on mine because of the locations of the bolts, but the spacer method works well.
A friend of mine raised his Bronco using a hocky puck (1.5") and he said it even passed the safety when he sold it.
Longer shackles will be a pain in the but on mine because of the locations of the bolts, but the spacer method works well.
A friend of mine raised his Bronco using a hocky puck (1.5") and he said it even passed the safety when he sold it.
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also make sure you take off your spair tire when you do body lifts because the hole that you use to lower the spaie tire is missalined and the tool will not go in. it looks ugly to see the spair sticking out. you will have to cut the tire out. for a one or two inch lift ever thought about a spindle lift they are pritty cheep and you can keep your stock coil and shock.
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Originally Posted by greenpus
they don't make air shocks for the front and using air shocks to lift a truck is pretty much a waste of time and money. I've used them and they leak air so you are always filling them and after about 6 months to a year they blow up which sounds like a 12 gauge shotgun. I had to change my shorts after that.........
Never had a problem with them.
I've also put air shocks on my '00 Ranger. I keep them at 80lbs. Again no leaks or problems at all. Maybe I've been lucky (knocks on wood), but I've also heard of others having the same problems you mentioned. To date air shocks have worked great for me.
I installed air shocks because my dog box is so heavy that it pushes the rear end down and points the headlights into the eyes of oncoming traffic. I kept getting bright lighted until I installed them and got my truck leveled back out. They have their uses for some things............
Last edited by GWIGG; Jun 2, 2005 at 01:40 PM.