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Old 02-21-2011, 03:23 PM
VegasRanger02 VegasRanger02 is offline
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Default Mild Desert/ DD Suspension - What do you think?

I want to be able to run my Ranger at decent speeds on dirt roads, etc.. just real mild stuff. Itll see mostly pavement, so I want a decent ride to- Ive gone back in forth in my mind with different set-ups and have finally settled on this idea, what do you think..

Front:
3" lift coil
Custom upper control arm with Moog High Angle Ball Joint or Fabtech if I find a deal
Bilstein 5100 with Jounce (Same bilstein Camburg uses on their 5.5, its for a chevy i think)
No sway bar
6-8" limit strap
poly bump to replace stock
New bushings and moog ball joints for lower arm
Gusset UCA mounts
1.25"-1.5" Hubcentric wheel spacers

-With this Im expecting around 10" travel. Its essentially the same idea as a Camburg 5.5 kit but no 3" lift spindle and Ill use a 3" coil vs a 2.5" coil. My 31s are brand new, I may get a lift spindle when they are done (ill go to 33s).

Rear:

Flipped hanger, stock shackle- possibly longer if one will fit under the bed.
10" Bilstein 5150 with jounce - Ill make mounts higher up/farther back as needed and I will move the mounts on the axle as wide as possible for better handling.
Explorer or Sport Track leaf springs without the helper spring.
Polybumps if needed.
Eventually a 8.8 with 4.10 and POSI when it crosses my path
Spare in bed for a little weight out back.

I hope this set up can deliver 12-14" of travel in the rear.
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Old 02-21-2011, 04:33 PM
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Default Re: Mild Desert/ DD Suspension - What do you think?

thats alot of travel for leaf springs no?
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Old 02-21-2011, 05:38 PM
VegasRanger02 VegasRanger02 is offline
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Default Re: Mild Desert/ DD Suspension - What do you think?

Not necesarily. That would be alot for stock ranger leafs. However, the explorer leafs have more arch, and sport tracks have even more than explorer leafs, but they all have the same eye to eye measurement- this means they are actually longer and can flex more before the basically go flat. It is a matter of being able to flex them, that is why I am going to remove the flat helper spring to make them softer and try to get some weight over them in the rear with a spare or two.

The F35 Deaver pack, a very nice spring upgrade but pricey, allows for 16" of travel with a flipped hanger and a good bed cage.

Some of the guys out there are running 63-64" chevy leaf springs, moving the front mount forward, flipping the hanger and putting a long shackle on it. They can pull 20+" of travel.

I am probably only going to run the 8" bilstein 5150 in the stock rear location. I see there isnt really much wider I can go with the mounts, and it seems like a pain to make them fit. Id just do a bedcage if I wanted that much work lol.
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