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-1995 ford ranger prerunner, 4.0, 4x4, 5-speed, 62k original miles, 2.5 radflo bypass front and 2.5 radflo triple bypass rear, deavers f23, 4.56 gears front and back, 07 seats, 07 mirrors, 35x12.50 bfg a/t, 4" fiberwerk glass front and rear, eagle alloy rims, 6k hid heads, two 8k hid off road lights, 34" led light bar, bed/roll cage/engine cage, 25 gallon fuel cell, cut and extended beams/radius arms
-2000 ford SVT f150 lightning -SOLD Lifted 2001 Ford Ranger EDGE, April's 2012 TOTM

tbar wear is what it's called. The bolts don't just back out.


Your truck is guaranteed to have F bars on it....the weakest of them all. Upgrade to B-bars and this will cure the heavy sag issues and will allow you to keep more of the "lift" you got.

X-cabs, I suggest #1 bars.

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'01 XLT disguised as a '03 Fx4 Level II.

what are the # 1 bars, and how much would they roughly cost?

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1999 ranger 4x4 supercab, 4.0L
-3 inch PA body lift
-16 inch pro comp alloys
-33x11.50 BFG all terrain
-Go Rihno roll bar with 4 KC Daylighter lights
-weston bull bar
-dual exhaust,
-air box mod, tightend throttle cable.

shane how much do the b-bars cost? just any number lol i dont care if they are stiff. the harsh ride dont bother me. i want the front end up without maxing the t-bars out.

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-1995 ford ranger prerunner, 4.0, 4x4, 5-speed, 62k original miles, 2.5 radflo bypass front and 2.5 radflo triple bypass rear, deavers f23, 4.56 gears front and back, 07 seats, 07 mirrors, 35x12.50 bfg a/t, 4" fiberwerk glass front and rear, eagle alloy rims, 6k hid heads, two 8k hid off road lights, 34" led light bar, bed/roll cage/engine cage, 25 gallon fuel cell, cut and extended beams/radius arms
-2000 ford SVT f150 lightning -SOLD Lifted 2001 Ford Ranger EDGE, April's 2012 TOTM

do all rangers come with f bars or is there a way to tell which bars your specific truck might have?

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2003 Ranger Edge
Magnaflow Dual Exhaust

PLANNED:

Fabtech spindle kit + torsion bar crank
american outlaw wheels
procomp tires

The torsion bar stiffness rating is like so:

<-higher lower->

1 2 B D E F K L

The FX4's and MOST other recent 4.0L 4x4 supercabs have the stiffest Ranger/Explorer bars which are #1.

Look on your driver door jamb label under SPG. The first character under SPG is the front torsion bar code.

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2006 Ford Ranger Sport 4.0 2WD on 32x11.50R15s
-3" Doetsch Spindle Lift


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2000 supercab here- Mine were B....just for reference

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2000 Ranger Super cab 4x4- 4.0/3.73's/5 Speed
TBAR max/31x10.50 Yokahoma AT/S

2005 Explorer XLT 4x4- 4.0/3.73's/AUTO

Si. Except I think it's SPR. Mine's SPR on the door sticker. I'll also add...

Some are 4 digit. BBKK 11CC 11KK etc... Some are 2 digit: BK 1C 1K

Like Tom said, first set or first charater is the front spring rate. Second set or second character is rear spring. As far as I know, Torsion bar trucks got K or C leaves, C leaves being the strongest, highest spring rate...Usually standard on trailer hitch optioned trucks.

My truck stock was BBKK. '01 4.0 4dr 4x4. It's now 11kk.

New torsion bars used to be only about $60 per side from Ford....but reports in recent months say they're double that now. You can't just walk up to the counter and say "give me #1 bars".....they're VIN# based. So if you give them your vin #, you'll get whatever your truck came with. You've gotta find a truck with the bars that you want, and tell them THAT VIN#. OR.....hit up junkyards for low mile Expos and newer Rangers.

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'01 XLT disguised as a '03 Fx4 Level II.

Wow, dang i jus went out and checked mine and i have 1C. 2003 FX4 4x4 ext-cab.

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The {EVOLUTION} Continues
!:::My Ride:::!
[SIZE="1"]2003 FX4 Ext cab 4x4.
4.0L V6, 4.10 axel 8.8 l/s, CAI, 2.25" Exhaust w/ turbo muffler.
T-bar crank, 33x12.5 Firestone Destination A/T on 15x8 Soft 8's.
3" BL, 6400 Shackels
Red LED's:Under dash and behind Grill, 6" fogs behind grill, painted headlights and flairs
Truxxedo Lo-pro Tonneu Cover and Chrome bed rails
Mods to come:DIY bedliner.

yea mine are FC. so i have some weak ass t-bars lol what if i crank them to max. what is the downside to that? they get real weak after a while? like worn out coils or something?

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-1995 ford ranger prerunner, 4.0, 4x4, 5-speed, 62k original miles, 2.5 radflo bypass front and 2.5 radflo triple bypass rear, deavers f23, 4.56 gears front and back, 07 seats, 07 mirrors, 35x12.50 bfg a/t, 4" fiberwerk glass front and rear, eagle alloy rims, 6k hid heads, two 8k hid off road lights, 34" led light bar, bed/roll cage/engine cage, 25 gallon fuel cell, cut and extended beams/radius arms
-2000 ford SVT f150 lightning -SOLD Lifted 2001 Ford Ranger EDGE, April's 2012 TOTM

dam that sucks. get #1 bars!!

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2007 Black FX4
Nitto Terra Grapplers - 285/75
Mickey Thompson Classic II's - 17"

haha yea i might do that. i will junk yard the B bars. or maybe just get a spindle lift lol go around the whole thing and keep my FC bars. lol

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-1995 ford ranger prerunner, 4.0, 4x4, 5-speed, 62k original miles, 2.5 radflo bypass front and 2.5 radflo triple bypass rear, deavers f23, 4.56 gears front and back, 07 seats, 07 mirrors, 35x12.50 bfg a/t, 4" fiberwerk glass front and rear, eagle alloy rims, 6k hid heads, two 8k hid off road lights, 34" led light bar, bed/roll cage/engine cage, 25 gallon fuel cell, cut and extended beams/radius arms
-2000 ford SVT f150 lightning -SOLD Lifted 2001 Ford Ranger EDGE, April's 2012 TOTM

spindle lift > F bars and #1 bars combined!!
do the spindle lift haha

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2007 Black FX4
Nitto Terra Grapplers - 285/75
Mickey Thompson Classic II's - 17"

OP, the same things happen to t-bars when maxed out. faster wear on the bar, sagging is imenent, off-camber alignment. Going to higher grade bars will not sag as much. B bars would be nice on a reg cab...I think #1's would be too rough on a light truck like yours, but some have ran 'em in reg cabs and they like it.

Oh...btw...there's NO COILS to wear out. The torsion bar IS your suspension...what holds your truck in the air.


you've got sooo much to learn. lol.

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'01 XLT disguised as a '03 Fx4 Level II.

I have an extended cab- are b bars sufficent for my setup?

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2000 Ranger Super cab 4x4- 4.0/3.73's/5 Speed
TBAR max/31x10.50 Yokahoma AT/S

2005 Explorer XLT 4x4- 4.0/3.73's/AUTO