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05-04-2010, 07:17 AM
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Ok well, back to the drawing board
So, I'm needing to know how I can achieve a 6-8" suspension lift on a 2000 Ranger. They don't sell a lift like that for the Ranger, unless I want to do a 4" suspension lift and a body lift as well. I'd rather have the clearence.
So, any help here would be appreciated.
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05-04-2010, 07:19 AM
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Re: Ok well, back to the drawing board
could always do a SAS ( solid axle swap). Then you will achieve whatever lift you wanted.
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ya, it can get tough to get the tool to fit in the slot,
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drilling? id prefer not to drill down there.
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05-04-2010, 07:37 AM
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Re: Ok well, back to the drawing board
This changes the type of lift I can get? I was already planning for a SAS, Maybe I'm misunderstanding my options..
Getting, say, Dana44 changes my options for lift kits? If so, what does that open up for me? The rear end will be the same...
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2000 Ranger Etx cab XLT 4.0L Auto trans. Currently I've got my 60/40 cut down into buckets, and a cheap walmart console to fill the gap. Working on gathering parts, paint, vynals, and such for the rest of the build LOL. I use this as an everyday truck, but it's also the only truck I have for hunting and general off road fun. Hoping to make it much better than stock!
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05-04-2010, 07:44 AM
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Re: Ok well, back to the drawing board
well i have never heard of a 6/8 inch lift. Therefore the only thing you could do is sas. ( to my knowledge)
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Mods:Cb/recon third brake light/air silencer mod/new door speakers and h/u / shorty console, 245-75-16 goodyear wrangler duratracs on rock crawler rims. hellas and 03 honeycomb grille.
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ya, it can get tough to get the tool to fit in the slot,
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drilling? id prefer not to drill down there.
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05-04-2010, 07:45 AM
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Re: Ok well, back to the drawing board
You'll have to forgive me, I know what I want to do, and some of what is involved due to reading everything I could, however, I am still very new, this will be my first truck I've ever fixed up.
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2000 Ranger Etx cab XLT 4.0L Auto trans. Currently I've got my 60/40 cut down into buckets, and a cheap walmart console to fill the gap. Working on gathering parts, paint, vynals, and such for the rest of the build LOL. I use this as an everyday truck, but it's also the only truck I have for hunting and general off road fun. Hoping to make it much better than stock!
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05-04-2010, 07:49 AM
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Re: Ok well, back to the drawing board
its no problem. as far as i know, ( which isnt alot) I have never heard of a 6-8 inch lift for rangers. So therefore i dont know of any other option of sas.
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2001 ford ranger XLT/4.0 sohc./160,000
Mods:Cb/recon third brake light/air silencer mod/new door speakers and h/u / shorty console, 245-75-16 goodyear wrangler duratracs on rock crawler rims. hellas and 03 honeycomb grille.
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ya, it can get tough to get the tool to fit in the slot,
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Originally Posted by 2004xlmiller
drilling? id prefer not to drill down there.
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05-04-2010, 07:55 AM
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Re: Ok well, back to the drawing board
Yeah, I'm digging around about the SAS. For sure I want to do that, I don't like the axle type I have, and I'm wanting to at some point put a 302 in there as well.
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2000 Ranger Etx cab XLT 4.0L Auto trans. Currently I've got my 60/40 cut down into buckets, and a cheap walmart console to fill the gap. Working on gathering parts, paint, vynals, and such for the rest of the build LOL. I use this as an everyday truck, but it's also the only truck I have for hunting and general off road fun. Hoping to make it much better than stock!
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05-04-2010, 07:57 AM
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Re: Ok well, back to the drawing board
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its no problem. as far as i know, ( which isnt alot) I have never heard of a 6-8 inch lift for rangers. So therefore i dont know of any other option of sas.
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skyjacker made 6 inch and 8 inch kits back in the day for gen 3's, but thats it.
as to an SAS, you set the height you want by using coilovers, or coils, or leafs. alot of people end up using leafs on their SAS's, but coil overs are becoming more popular.
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05-04-2010, 08:01 AM
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Re: Ok well, back to the drawing board
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skyjacker made 6 inch and 8 inch kits back in the day for gen 3's, but thats it.
as to an SAS, you set the height you want by using coilovers, or coils, or leafs. alot of people end up using leafs on their SAS's, but coil overs are becoming more popular.
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I had thought the same but i dont think the kit would work for his gen ( 4) is that correct.
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2001 ford ranger XLT/4.0 sohc./160,000
Mods:Cb/recon third brake light/air silencer mod/new door speakers and h/u / shorty console, 245-75-16 goodyear wrangler duratracs on rock crawler rims. hellas and 03 honeycomb grille.
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Originally Posted by surfer03133
ya, it can get tough to get the tool to fit in the slot,
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Originally Posted by 2004xlmiller
drilling? id prefer not to drill down there.
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05-04-2010, 08:01 AM
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Re: Ok well, back to the drawing board
well dixon bros makes a long travel suspension lift kit and it utilizes coil over witch i would imagine are adjustable like the orw kit. but its at quite the cost http://www.dixonbrosracing.com/content/view/8/2/
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05-04-2010, 08:01 AM
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Re: Ok well, back to the drawing board
exactly
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05-04-2010, 08:21 AM
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Re: Ok well, back to the drawing board
Hmm, I'll look into using one of those 3. I don't want to put out the cash for the long travel.
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2000 Ranger Etx cab XLT 4.0L Auto trans. Currently I've got my 60/40 cut down into buckets, and a cheap walmart console to fill the gap. Working on gathering parts, paint, vynals, and such for the rest of the build LOL. I use this as an everyday truck, but it's also the only truck I have for hunting and general off road fun. Hoping to make it much better than stock!
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05-04-2010, 09:27 AM
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Re: Ok well, back to the drawing board
I would do this if you want a Large Lift like you said 6"-8" then you need to do a custom lift thats is if you dont want to piece 2 lifts together. I would say go with the SAS and go one of 2 ways. Coils or leafs. It is cheaper to do leafs because all the thing you will need can be easly found at any junk yard Just find a full size chevy or ford. Then all blocks and shackles. Hell you can go even bigger then what you wanted to in the first place at this point its skys the limit. As for keepin the same rear axle If you are goin of a d44 up front you should just put at least the same in the rear matchin then up in the best bet so the stress is equaled out. and you dont have to worry about the stock ford axles givin out.
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05-04-2010, 11:17 AM
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Re: Ok well, back to the drawing board
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I would do this if you want a Large Lift like you said 6"-8" then you need to do a custom lift thats is if you dont want to piece 2 lifts together. I would say go with the SAS and go one of 2 ways. Coils or leafs. It is cheaper to do leafs because all the thing you will need can be easly found at any junk yard Just find a full size chevy or ford. Then all blocks and shackles. Hell you can go even bigger then what you wanted to in the first place at this point its skys the limit. As for keepin the same rear axle If you are goin of a d44 up front you should just put at least the same in the rear matchin then up in the best bet so the stress is equaled out. and you dont have to worry about the stock ford axles givin out.
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Good point, especially about swapping both axles, I hadn't thought of that. I'll have to look into how to use leafs to do a lift,...... I had planned on using a kit. Don't really care to buy 2 kits for a lift.... Would be a waste.
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2000 Ranger Etx cab XLT 4.0L Auto trans. Currently I've got my 60/40 cut down into buckets, and a cheap walmart console to fill the gap. Working on gathering parts, paint, vynals, and such for the rest of the build LOL. I use this as an everyday truck, but it's also the only truck I have for hunting and general off road fun. Hoping to make it much better than stock!
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05-04-2010, 11:40 AM
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Re: Ok well, back to the drawing board
if youve been doing research on SAS's like you said, youd know how to use leafs.
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