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Old 02-13-2015, 10:46 AM
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What parts do I need im on a budget will i need and alignment afterwards
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What parts do I need im on a budget will i need and alignment afterwards
Please make a signature so we know what you drive: http://www.fordrangerforum.com/profi...=editsignature
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Old 02-13-2015, 11:09 AM
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Ok I did it

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But what parts will I need its a 2003 ford ranger xl 2wd 2.3
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Old 02-13-2015, 11:17 AM
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Depends how you want to lift it
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Old 02-13-2015, 11:23 AM
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I want to use spacers in the suspension

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Will this work and what else do I need to do
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Old 02-13-2015, 11:29 AM
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I want to use spacers in the suspension Will this work and what else do I need to do
junk.
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Old 02-13-2015, 11:31 AM
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junk.
Im a highschool kid on a limited budget i only want to spend at most 300
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Old 02-13-2015, 11:31 AM
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Im a highschool kid on a limited budget i only want to spend at most 300
Then wait till you can do it right.
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Old 02-13-2015, 11:33 AM
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I know that the blocks will work I did those on my friends f250 4x4 but I only have leaf springs in the back

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Then wait till you can do it right.
Is there a way i can just do a leveling kit
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Old 02-13-2015, 11:38 AM
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Then wait till you can do it right.
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Im a highschool kid on a limited budget i only want to spend at most 300
then don't do it
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Old 02-13-2015, 11:42 AM
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then don't do it
Body lift?
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Old 02-13-2015, 12:18 PM
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Nothing wrong with taking some time & saving here & there to do it the best way possible.

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Old 02-13-2015, 12:37 PM
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Im a highschool kid on a limited budget i only want to spend at most 300
I was a college kid on a limited budget when I first bought my truck. It stayed completely stock until after college.
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Old 02-13-2015, 01:59 PM
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I was a college kid on a limited budget when I first bought my truck. It stayed completely stock until after college.
Darn oh well I guess ill just wait
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Old 02-14-2015, 06:56 PM
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Nah don't listen to these old farts, kid. You wanna lift your truck for under 300 and aren't worried about ruining your truck? Do it. You're probably not gonna get any help from these forums though. Back when I was a dumb kid, I lifted my front end with a pair of lift springs. Never got an alignment or nothing. Drove just fine.
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