3" body lift for the Ranger, worried about installing it
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3" body lift for the Ranger, worried about installing it
well i finally got a body lift, 3in bl from summit....had a friend that was going to install it, he kind of bailed. and i have no clue where to even begin, i do not think i can do it for i am not mechanically inclined. any tips to give? anyone know of any shops in nj that would install a bl?
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yea i pretty much said that, id help as much as i can, and id buy food and ****...but he still wants like 250 bucks, the thing im most worried about is i only get 1 day off a week from work and my friend lives an hr away, so if we couldnt finish in that 1 day then im screwed as far as work the next day .
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If he won't do it for a case of beer and a meal or 2... I would say that's not much of a friend at all. You need sockets, a MAP gas torch to heat the cab body bolts, an impact wrench would be good. Look here, it should provide you with enough information to do it.
https://www.ranger-forums.com/1-3-body-lifts-102/ford-ranger-body-lift-3-tech-info-extravaganza-83805/
And you can download the instructions from the performance accessories website, and their customer service is super helpful.
https://www.ranger-forums.com/1-3-body-lifts-102/ford-ranger-body-lift-3-tech-info-extravaganza-83805/
And you can download the instructions from the performance accessories website, and their customer service is super helpful.
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It is very time consuming, 8-10 hours of manual labor is worth more then $250. I have done a few and i wouldn't do it for any less then that. Go to a local garage and get a quote. You will be $750 + if they will even do it. Your being a bit ignorant towards your friend.
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yea i know right? he has a lifted dodge ram (trans went twice on it) and he knows what he is doing but wants to charge...looks like i need new friends, id be happy buying him food/drinks but thats not good enough, but the thing is i need to get the lift on, so i may have have him do it....
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It is very time consuming, 8-10 hours of manual labor is worth more then $250. I have done a few and i wouldn't do it for any less then that. Go to a local garage and get a quote. You will be $750 + if they will even do it. Your being a bit ignorant towards your friend.
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Its not worth paying anyone to do it. Especially a "friend" who wants $250. I did mine by myself in my driveway and finished in about 8 hours. I'm pretty mechanically inclined, but if you have a socket set, and you are capable of using it, you're set. x2 on the map gas torch, it helped a lot on the front 2 cab bolts. I didn't have an impact gun until about 3pm (started at 8am), when my buddy got off work. It wasn't that bad, I just stuck a like 3ft long pipe on the end of the ratchet and went to town. Make sure you have a T-55 torx bit for the bed bolts, and a T-50 for the removal of the jumpseats (4-door only). It's pretty straightforward, just time consuming.
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It is very time consuming, 8-10 hours of manual labor is worth more then $250. I have done a few and i wouldn't do it for any less then that. Go to a local garage and get a quote. You will be $750 + if they will even do it. Your being a bit ignorant towards your friend.
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grow a set and throw the lift on! theres a forum full of pictures and an instruction book full of details how to do it! ask us any questions, people will be more then willing to help!!!
and dont say you dont have tools to do it, because it seems like you have 250 to throw away to a "friend" so go out and buy urself some tools.
and dont say you dont have tools to do it, because it seems like you have 250 to throw away to a "friend" so go out and buy urself some tools.
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x2 Spend that money on tools and do it yourself. Follow the instructions in the link I gave in my earlier post. I used it and the PA instructions.. followed it step by step. No issues, except a friend who wanted to stop every 5 minutes and talk about what to do next.
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Buying some tools and doing it your self is a great idea. By the sounds of it he was trying to get his friend to do the job as oppesed to help with the job. There is a big difference. I will help some one who is willing to try their best and put in some effort. It's really not that hard just time consuming.