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2wd lift block kit questions!!!!

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2wd lift block kit questions!!!!

http://www.stylinconcepts.com/parts..../categoryid/30

i found these..im not sure on how well they work.the price caught my attention.if this is a good product and i use it for the rear how do i lift the front?but im not sure.will i need to add anything else to it?leafs?shocks?hoeses?what else would i need for this?
 
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We will need some info. What year etc? The front generally cost more than the rear.
 
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i have a 2002 ranger single cab 2wd.i was thinking of lifting it 3inches or more.
 
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how much more does the front cost?and is the block a good idea?
 
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if u run a block in the rear anything higher then 3inches.. i would recommend u use traction bars.. also dont double stack.. asking for disaster.. if u gunna do the front ur prolly gunna wanna use spindles, unless u have coils in the front.. use 2in coil spacers
 
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exactly- do not stack blocks! In the past I bought a K5 Blazer, and the previous owner stacked two 1" blocks for the rear. The first thing I did.... since they were steel, was weld them together.
 
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Ok im planning on doing the same thing to my 2004 2wd, get http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku for rears (it says chevy but it raises our trucks) and either http://sporttrucksuspension.com/rangerlift.htm spindles or coils, if you go coils you will need new shocks, you will probably want new shocks anyway for front and rear.... You dont have to, but it will help give you flexing room.
 
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i would do spindles in the front, maybe aal if needed and chevy shackles
 
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it looks like i have coils so would spindle still be the best point of action?I liked IR0NS1N idea with the coils.is the spindal better or are the coils
and for the rear wich would be better the block or the chevy shackle idea?
 
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for the front the still offer spindles for coil trucks no different, i would get those. then eather add a leaf or shackels for rear, blocks are LAST resort, because they cause wheel hop
 
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so if i add a leaf in the bacl that would work?which do u guys find better leafs,or shackles?

and for the front spindles seem to be more exspensive then coils but they both work good?

which ones harder to install?spindles vs coils?and leaf vs shackles?

thnks guys ur guys are helping a lot thnks!
 

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with the coils, you will need new upper control arms...so the spindles are cheaper...however i am selling lift coils, new upper arms and shocks for your model truck...but if you would rather get the spindles check out:

sporttrucksuspension.com/rangerlift.htm
 
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for the 2wd Rangers who want some front end lift- Sprindles are the best option. why? becuase all the suspension angles stay the same, all you're doing is lowering the point at which the wheel is placed, thus raising the truck.
 
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