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Old May 16, 2012
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Icon5 Cant find a lift kit

Hey does anyone know where i can get a lift for my 2000 ranger 4x4 all i can find is body lifts?
 
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Old May 16, 2012
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If you have torsion bar suspension you can always do t-bar cranks.. My buddy did coil spacers and rear blocks. maybe try here http://www.4wheelparts.com/
 
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Super lift sells a kit, and it is 10x the cost of a body lift
 
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If your not on a budget, try 4 wheel parts, or car stuff.com. If you are on a budget, go on craigs list, and just be patient. Something will come along
 
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Old May 16, 2012
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A super lift would cost almost as much as a d30 sas...personally if I was gonna pay $1500 for a lift I'd go ahead and sas it.
 
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Superlift suspension lift: $1,777.05
Superlift driveshaft: 465.63
Total $2242.68


$2242.68/159.95(cost of body lift)= 14.02

you'd be paying 14 times a body lift for a superlift with the driveshaft. not worth it at all. You'll still have the torsion bars hanging down with a superlift just as you would with a body lift and fit the same size tires.

you could go with a coilover swap with both, with a superlift and coilover swap you'll probably be around $3500 then add wheels and tires, the parts would probably end up being close to if not the entire value of the truck lol
 
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I say you should just sas it. It's easier to work on and it only costs like half that lol
 
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Old May 16, 2012
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Originally Posted by 99offroadrngr
Superlift suspension lift: $1,777.05
Superlift driveshaft: 465.63
Total $2242.68


$2242.68/159.95(cost of body lift)= 14.02

you'd be paying 14 times a body lift for a superlift with the driveshaft. not worth it at all. You'll still have the torsion bars hanging down with a superlift just as you would with a body lift and fit the same size tires.

you could go with a coilover swap with both, with a superlift and coilover swap you'll probably be around $3500 then add wheels and tires, the parts would probably end up being close to if not the entire value of the truck lol
I think im 1100$ into my superlift. Nice that you post the most expensive way to possibly purchase a SL
 
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Well if you body lift instead of suspension is it going to really look different?
 
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I think im 1100$ into my superlift. Nice that you post the most expensive way to possibly purchase a SL
i just went on summit since i buy everything there. why don't you post the cheapest pricing
 
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Your an idiot if you think you can sas for less than $2000... Either do a body lift, torsion bar crank and shackles or spend the money on a superlift and ypu could always do coilover swap like mwntioned above. Unless you plan to wheel your rig hard then dont waste time on a sas cuz if you want to do a good job it will costmuch more than $2000
 
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Its not going to look that much different. In my opinion you can see the torsion bars more on a superlifted truck.
 
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Originally Posted by andrew_deaton
Well if you body lift instead of suspension is it going to really look different?
not really aside the frame not being moved up. if your frame is black(paint, undercoating, whatever) you won't really notice it. mine is undercoated and you can't really see it that much
 
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[QUOTE=-spilly;1986696]Your an idiot if you think you can sas for less than $2000... Either do a body lift, torsion bar crank and shackles or spend the money on a superlift and ypu could always do coilover swap like mwntioned above. Unless you plan to wheel your rig hard then dont waste time on a sas cuz if you want to do a good job it will costmuch more than $2000[/QUOTE

You think you can't sas a ranger with a d30 for less than 2 grand?
 
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Originally Posted by -spilly
Your an idiot if you think you can sas for less than $2000... Either do a body lift, torsion bar crank and shackles or spend the money on a superlift and ypu could always do coilover swap like mwntioned above. Unless you plan to wheel your rig hard then dont waste time on a sas cuz if you want to do a good job it will costmuch more than $2000[/QUOTE

You think you can't sas a ranger with a d30 for less than 2 grand?

When everything adds up, no. Sure you can, if you own the tools and knowledge, get a D30 for pretty cheap and hook it up. But you need a custom dshaft usually, knowledge of angles for making ****, parts for setting up steering(plus yota steering box i think), probably some replacement parts. You should regear which'll really help axle. Costs just add up man...to build a GOOD rig it takes a little dollar.

But I do believe if you could do all the work yourself, you could get a setup that's very nice for 2000$.
 
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Old May 16, 2012
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Yeah if he can do it himself he could get a nice setup for around $2000...and assuming he takes his truck offroad (his username is mudranger18) it would do alot better and lockers, gears, and other stuff is way easier to come by with the d30 vs a rangers d35.
 
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I would vote for not being able to SAS for under $2k. I have yet to see one and I have seen a lot of builds.
 
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