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Old 08-09-2010, 04:00 AM
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Default I NEED SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO LOWER MY 96 ranger help!!!!

hey every1 kan any one tell me how difficult is it to lower a 96 ranger maybe 2 or 3" AND WAT IS A I-BEAM IS that all i would need to lower my truck some one plz answer well thanx
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Old 08-09-2010, 06:26 AM
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Default Re: I NEED SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO LOWER MY 96 ranger help!!!!

an ibeam is the kind of suspension you have in your truck if you want to do a 3/4 drop (3 inches up front 4 in the rear) you get new ibeams for the frount suspension and a diffrent bracket for the back
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Old 08-09-2010, 09:22 AM
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Default Re: I NEED SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO LOWER MY 96 ranger help!!!!

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/Drop.html
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Old 08-30-2010, 10:18 PM
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Default Re: I NEED SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO LOWER MY 96 ranger help!!!!

new dream beams r 3 inch drop and they replace the factory i beams. rear flip kit for the axle and ur set. i cut my coils and it was a big mistake. did the flip kit in my drive way and it looks great tucking 20s
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Old 08-31-2010, 01:22 PM
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Default Re: I NEED SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO LOWER MY 96 ranger help!!!!

Check out my vendor forums on here I have a list of all the links to parts on my site you could ever need to lower your truck.
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Old 08-31-2010, 04:16 PM
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Default Re: I NEED SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO LOWER MY 96 ranger help!!!!

I used DJM's dream beams on the front and their axle flip kit on the back. I lowered mine 4" in front and 5" in back. The back went on just fine but the front was hard to do because 1-ive never done it before and 2-you have to pull the spindle off the old beam and put it back on the new beam. The hardest part about that was putting new ball joints on the spindle. I suggest you install new ball joint, break pads, anything you can while the spindle is off. But ball joints suck. Let me know if you need any pointers.
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Old 09-03-2010, 05:09 PM
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Default Re: I NEED SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO LOWER MY 96 ranger help!!!!

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If you put beams on your truck to lower it, then your truck is definitely not a 98
my truck is a 96
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Old 09-21-2010, 11:32 PM
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Default Re: I NEED SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO LOWER MY 96 ranger help!!!!

i have a 96 4cyl 5 speed reg. cab step-side. what is the lowest i can drop it and still have 20s fit? without having to cut wheel wells/make major mods. im talking just installing a complete lowering kit.

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