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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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Leveling Kit

Im looking at putting a leveling kit on my 96 4x4. I was wandering what other ppl have used and how hard was it to do...Thanks
 
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 05:58 AM
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Ummmm, are you saying that you've got the **** end sagging (draging) as you are driving down a pubic roadway? I have to wander(), because Rangers, like most pickups, have the rear end sittting up when unloaded, and as expected and by design, when you put some weight in it (like about 3/4T)will sit about level. If you fart around with it and make it level with no load in the back, then you will have ruined a perfectly good pickup for God only knows what lame reason(s)......oh, it will also drive like a child's skatebaord with the goon driving it standing way in the back
 

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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 07:39 AM
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I have my 04 leveled with a t-bar crank, with your truck, you have a couple of options, 1) longer front spings. 2) a spring spacer kit. The longer front springs is the best, spring spacers are the cheapest. You can find both systems and more at www.jcwhitney.com. I like the stance of a leveled truck, it doesn't drive any different leveled than it did unleveled. Yes, it will squat easier under load, so if you haul alot, you may want some kind of overload system, like airbags, or overload stablizers. I don't haul many heavy loads, so it's not a problem.
 
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