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wanting to lift my edge, but i have some questions...

well since its going to be a PITA to lower my truck, im thinking about lifting it a little. things im wondering is how hard/easy it is to do this? also its a 2wd, so would you recommend against this? ive seen a a few 2wd edges that look good lifted. what are the biggest tires i can get without having to change gear ratios and stuff like that? im thinking about doing 33" tires, so what size lift would you guys recommend?

sorry for all the questions, but thanks in advance.
 
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spindle or body lift either will look good spindle is best but it is a little more $
 
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ya, i definately want to do a suspension lift, i hate the look of body lifts....
 
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4.0 or 3.0 for the gearing?
 
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do spindle and some 33s, thats what i'll be doing
 
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its a 3.0
 
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Same here, i'll be doing spindle and 33s with a 3.0 soon.
 
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normally if they are 2wd...most the time they are 3.0....every once in a while we will get a 4.0 sometimes
 
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I have a 06 sport/edge I did a 3" spindle and cranked my torsion keys and I have 33's

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Originally Posted by 04_edge
well since its going to be a PITA to lower my truck, im thinking about lifting it a little. things im wondering is how hard/easy it is to do this? also its a 2wd, so would you recommend against this? ive seen a a few 2wd edges that look good lifted. what are the biggest tires i can get without having to change gear ratios and stuff like that? im thinking about doing 33" tires, so what size lift would you guys recommend?

sorry for all the questions, but thanks in advance.
you said you want a small lift? You'd probably wanna lean toward a spindle lift. its a 3 inch lift for non edges but for and edge i think its a 3.5 inch lift. 33's would look good. As for re-gearing, you should really look into getting 4.56's if you running a tire that size. I have 32's and i upgraded to 4.56's.
 
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how much will the re-gearing cost me?
and are there any good ranger part stores on the net?
 
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