General Technical & Electrical General technical and electrical discussion for the Ford Ranger that does not fit in any other sub-forum.

Going to get a body lift kit soon....

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 06-29-2009
LancerRevo's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: El Paso, TX
Posts: 262
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Going to get a body lift kit soon....

Got some questions. own a 99 ford ranger xlt 2wd
1.is a 3'' lift bad?
2.will it change the speedometer? not going to get tires yet, check after that
3.shifting and all that, will that be affected?

and im not sure what else to ask, fill me in on some stuff i need to know as well please.

this is the kit im buying btw:
Performance Accessories Body Lift Kit : JC Whitney: Auto Parts & Accessories
 
  #2  
Old 06-29-2009
Lazler's Avatar
Senior Member
iTrader: (18)
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Brantford, Ontario
Posts: 5,526
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
BL won't affect ur speedo until u get bigger tires because ur just lifting the body off the frame 3".. Go with Summits
 
  #3  
Old 06-29-2009
04blackedge's Avatar
RF Veteran
iTrader: (13)
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Durham, NC
Posts: 23,426
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 6 Posts
No, 20 people on this site run a 3" BL and none have had problems that weren't caused by faulty install. No the lift will not change the speedo, the bigger tires you can fit will though. Again the lift will not change the shifting, the bigger tires will though.

Search body lift tips, you'll find tons of info.

And get this one instead:

Summit SUM-7888300 - Summit® 7800000 Body Lift Kits – SummitRacing.com
 
  #4  
Old 06-29-2009
04blackedge's Avatar
RF Veteran
iTrader: (13)
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Durham, NC
Posts: 23,426
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 6 Posts
Originally Posted by Lazler
BL won't affect ur speedo until u get bigger tires because ur just lifting the body off the frame 3".. Go with Summits its only 119$ if i remember correctly
They finally raised the price back up, it used to be 109.
 
  #5  
Old 06-29-2009
Lazler's Avatar
Senior Member
iTrader: (18)
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Brantford, Ontario
Posts: 5,526
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Originally Posted by 04blackedge
They finally raised the price back up, it used to be 109.
Ahh kk
 
  #6  
Old 06-29-2009
LancerRevo's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: El Paso, TX
Posts: 262
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
ah ok cool, thanks guys. cant wait to get this lift next check hopefully.
 
  #7  
Old 06-29-2009
robert99ranger's Avatar
RF Veteran
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Indiana/Mississippi
Posts: 5,809
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Are you a manual or auto?
 
  #8  
Old 06-29-2009
LancerRevo's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: El Paso, TX
Posts: 262
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
automatic
 
  #9  
Old 06-29-2009
robert99ranger's Avatar
RF Veteran
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Indiana/Mississippi
Posts: 5,809
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Good then you wont need anything but the lift kit.
 
  #10  
Old 06-29-2009
LancerRevo's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: El Paso, TX
Posts: 262
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Compare

whats the difference between the performance and the summit?
 
  #11  
Old 06-29-2009
robert99ranger's Avatar
RF Veteran
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Indiana/Mississippi
Posts: 5,809
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Name and price
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
jamesxEDGE
Drivetrain Tech
17
07-02-2009 12:09 AM
herm59
General Ford Ranger Discussion
14
04-22-2009 02:26 PM
jamiec
General Ford Ranger Discussion
29
04-19-2009 03:58 PM
ranger882
General Ford Ranger Discussion
11
12-03-2006 07:34 PM
QWIKSNK
Fabrication & Tool Tech
17
06-20-2006 06:40 PM



Quick Reply: Going to get a body lift kit soon....



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:23 AM.