What's up new to this forum just bought myself 1993 ford ranger 3.0 5 speed ranger to tow my race car with a tow dolly. The rear shackle brackets need to be replaced and was thinking about flipping the shackles since its higher in the rear then the front, by doing this does it effect anything while I'm towing a car ?

How much does your "race car" weigh? A 2wd 3.0 Ranger is NOT a good platform for towing.

Your "race car" is the civic in the background, isn't it?

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It's another civic weighs 1780 my friend has a ranger and also tows with it but what i want to know is if I flip the shackles would that effect anything when I tow

Once you put weight on it the rear will squat down. If you lower the rear, then squat it even more you are just losing more control of the steer axle.

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1999 ranger ext cab 5 speed with 3.0
2012 3500 dodge cummins

If you want to tow with it I would not flip them.

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^^^ agreed on the platform (I should know, I have the 2wd 3.0) and kudos on very appropriate use of quotes.
...race car...civic...haha

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At least it's only a civic that weighs less 2k pounds. As long as you don't have much weight in the bed (any), and drive PAINFULLY slow, no faster than 55mph, and DON'T flip the shackles. You can do it. Not advisable, but do able.

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Well let me rephrase that 10 second car street car with a 2 gallon fuel cell lol

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Thanks for the info just wanted to know before I made a mistake I'll just replace them with new ones

you might be better off towing the ranger with the "race car"

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1999 ranger ext cab 5 speed with 3.0
2012 3500 dodge cummins

Don't think its that bad my friend has a 96 ranger regular cab 3.0 5 speed he tows his civic with the ball on the bumper atleast my ranger has a tow hitch

Danka, senor. Excuse me if I sound rude in that but around here the 'ricers' i see are a joke. Almost all of em are micky moused so they break down and smoke at every stop and the last time I went to the strip only 4 blew the engine off the line right after one another, honda civic hatchbacks. if yours is useful great but personal experience and all that

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He needs to get a proper hitch before he kills someone.

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2018 Chevy Equinox diesel- Wife's
2001 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 4.0 Supercab Off-Road Stepside - Bunch of stuff.

You do realize that wont make a shittin bit of difference right?

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1999 ranger ext cab 5 speed with 3.0
2012 3500 dodge cummins

Eh, actually. Considering how lame the stock brackets that hold the bumper on are, at least having a hitch he wouldn't have to worry about the bumper being ripped off.

Previous owner of my truck towed with a ball of the bumper and MANGLED the bumper brackets. One was bent about a 30 degrees down, Bumper had a really bad lean on the drivers side until I did the body lift which replaced the factory bumper brackets.

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2018 Chevy Equinox diesel- Wife's
2001 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 4.0 Supercab Off-Road Stepside - Bunch of stuff.

a 10second 1/8 mile pass isnt fast.

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