quick newb dixon brothers long travel
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contact dixon bros and see what they have to say. i would suspect they reccomend deaver.
really anything would work, just some would work better than others. an inexpensive option off the top of my head would be to get explorer leaves and mount them spring over in your ranger. should net about 4-5" of lift.
if you really want to make the best use of the front suspension, some type of coilover rear suspension would be top notch, but would have to be custom.
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as far as rear shocks go, if you want to actually run the truck hard, some type of remote resivoir shock would be in order.
really anything would work, just some would work better than others. an inexpensive option off the top of my head would be to get explorer leaves and mount them spring over in your ranger. should net about 4-5" of lift.
if you really want to make the best use of the front suspension, some type of coilover rear suspension would be top notch, but would have to be custom.
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as far as rear shocks go, if you want to actually run the truck hard, some type of remote resivoir shock would be in order.
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Dixon Bros offers a separate rear suspension package that includes a shackle flip kit, deavers, and i think long travel shock towers. Pretty sure this include cutting up the bed though just so ya know.
Don't use explorer leaves cuz they are gonna only lift it. If you want travel go with deavers.
Don't use explorer leaves cuz they are gonna only lift it. If you want travel go with deavers.
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The kit does not include rear suspension.
I am no pro, but I'd say go with some Deaver springs(they make 2 different packs for different loads, the F31 is softer, and the G50 is stiffer and made for spare tires, fuel cell, etc). If you want to keep your bed intact, you can flip the stock shackles and hangers and you can run a 2.0 shock. You are pretty much limited to a 10" travel shock, you can fit a 12" but you will need new shock mounts, and even then you might have limited up-travel without bottoming out the shocks.
If you don't mind cutting your bed, you can run flipped hangers, extended shackles, and a longer shocks with a bedcage.
I am no pro, but I'd say go with some Deaver springs(they make 2 different packs for different loads, the F31 is softer, and the G50 is stiffer and made for spare tires, fuel cell, etc). If you want to keep your bed intact, you can flip the stock shackles and hangers and you can run a 2.0 shock. You are pretty much limited to a 10" travel shock, you can fit a 12" but you will need new shock mounts, and even then you might have limited up-travel without bottoming out the shocks.
If you don't mind cutting your bed, you can run flipped hangers, extended shackles, and a longer shocks with a bedcage.
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