using drop brackets?
 

i am thinking of getting drop brackets for my ranger 93 is there anything else i need i am getting the brackets and a cross member anything else?? besides coils i read that f-150 coils are good for that cheap lift with the brackets...

Re: using drop brackets?
 

Do NOT get rough country drop brackets. They have a tendancy to crack your 3rd member. You dont need a new crossmember, I dont know who told you that. Also, w/ the F150 coils, they wont fit right in the upper coil buckets. You need the j-clips for the F150s. Broncograveyard.com sells them for $10 a pop. As for the bottom of the coils, you need F150 coil seats for them to seat properly. Also, if you dont know this now, your truck will ride like a damn dumptruck with those springs due to their spring rate. If you want 3 inches of lift, get rough country 4 inch springs, skyjacker drop brackets, add a leaf and shackle for the rear, etc. Do it right or dont do it at all....hope this helps.

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x2 on all that ^^^^.

I will add that on my truck with 6" lift the drop brackets were to long. I think that 4" drop brackets with 6" coils are good. perhaps the same for you, 4" springs, 3" brackets, if possible. On my truck it the axles were above the pivot points

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ok thanks brinker thats what im trying to do do it RIGHT??

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got it .. you lost me on the last part of your reply

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There is a local person selling me
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Drop brackets but from what I'm use to see and what he is selling doesn't add up bit he swears up and down that he has done it to 3 ranger and it's worked can anyone confirm what all comes in a basic drop bracket kit

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you don't have to get drop brackets to run f150 coils. you also dont need to do anything with the buckets. the lower seats well enough and the upper will lock in with a set of ubolts or hoseclamps.

http://www.fordrangerforum.com/membe...8-img-3605.jpg

http://www.fordrangerforum.com/membe...3-img-3600.jpg

http://www.fordrangerforum.com/membe...4-img-3601.jpg

http://www.fordrangerforum.com/membe...5-img-3602.jpg

http://www.fordrangerforum.com/membe...6-img-3603.jpg

http://www.fordrangerforum.com/membe...7-img-3604.jpg

works fine so far got 10K on it so far and its been going like a year now. it rides stiff. had to remove the stock sway bar and it rides better after that. alignment is back within a couple % of stock.

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I have a 1995 ford ranger XLT Extended cab 3.0 gas. I bought this truck from an individual that had done some suspension upgrades i.e. 6" bocks and coils, 3" body lift (he says it was skyjacker kit, i'm not sure)
QUESTION: my left hand drop pivot bracket broke. How can I make sure i'm replacing it with the right part before ordering? PLEASE HELP!!!