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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 11:44 PM
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lift and gear questions for everyone

i have a 2000 ranger 3.0 four door
and i want to put leveling keys in the front of the truck, what kind size and from where should i get these?

and for a 6 inch suspension kit what brand and from where should i look to get this?

then the gears what should i do? thanks.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 05:01 AM
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what type of truck do you have? Keys are only available for 4x4 and 4x2 Trailheads.
This will also determine what brand of 6 inch lift is available.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 03:52 PM
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If you have torsion bars, don't buy the keys, waste of money. Just crank them up.

If you have coils, you can buy coil spacers.

What size tires were you planning on running?
 
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 09:36 PM
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Yeah if your wanting a 6 inch lift torsion keys wont do sh!!t. So your looking at buying a lift kit that comes with the stuff to drop the IFS with longer coils, The spacers or keys are only good for like a 2 inch lift, Then in the rear youll need shackles. DONT GO PAST 4 INCHS WITH BLOCKS. But if you plane on wheeling this truck, Just put in a straight axle it will be worlds better then IFS. But if your doing it more for looks and you got the money for a kit then just get a kit. Just make sher its got Shocks Shackles Coils and the IFS drop brackets.

Or the other option would be, 3 inch body lift and 2 inch suspension lift, if you want a cheaper lift
 
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