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poll on what you guys think i should do i need help here for BL

ok my truck has 285/75r16= 32.8x11.5 and i have 1.25" spacers on the stock wheels. truck also has a 4-leif pack useto have a 3leaif pack, chev drop shackels and maybe a 2 turn tb crank in the front.

now i dont know how it would look with a 3" BL on it the way it is now? i dont want to get new tires right away cause these are like brand new.

my GF asked me what i wanted for my b-day/christmas present ish and its between this and the new led tail lights they have now?

+ my dad will give me all sorts of S*** if i get the BL

also lol my gf said she gets me the BL i have ot promise to get the chrome tubed sidesteps for it lol.
 
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i was going ot post pics but i cant upload anymore i reached my max aloud to upload :( but i have some pics in the cardomain page at bottom of sig

and if ppl have some pics with rangers with the same set up as me plz post.
 
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i say no the truck looks *****in the way it is.
 
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It would look better with more of a gap between the fenders and the tires, I say go for it.
 
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Originally Posted by winks
It would look better with more of a gap between the fenders and the tires, I say go for it.
thats what i was thinking to

if anyone has shots of a ranger with 285 and 3in bl pleas post pics
 
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It should pretty much look just like mine. Here is a thread whith some pics I took yesterday. https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ighlight=winks

Just so you know, you can clear out your attachments. Just click on manage attachments, and somewhere on there it lets you delete them. I just did it as well.
 
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i have a cd at home that i am sure i have some 285s with a BL.

I say lift it.

why would your dad give you crap about a BL?
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
i have a cd at home that i am sure i have some 285s with a BL.

I say lift it.

why would your dad give you crap about a BL?
he thinks its going to be so top heavy every corner i'm going to roll around everything is negative on my truck my spacers i have ahd for like 3 years and everything is like o my spark plaugs are bad well if you dint have wheel spacers you would be fine stupid crap like that and like my HID's well i have had my explorer since 97 and i still have my stock bulbs in it and they work fine lol

i just cant take it anymore since i live at home i hear it everyday.
 
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My truck has BL and 285's

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ok here is my truck as it sits now in my driveway and pic with white truck in it i have 265's and the white truck has my 285's with stock rims and a 3" bl
 
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lift it....i will look 100x better with more tire to fender gap...
 
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Originally Posted by 04 EDGE
heres what you do.

get a job, move out, then get a bunch of credit cards and max them out on stuff for your truck.
AWW that is what i'm going ot do!!!! i make 36k per year and i'm 19 but i dont see any of it? i never have enoufhg $$ it all goes back into school. school is for fools!
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
lift it....i will look 100x better with more tire to fender gap...
ya i think so to, i'd prob get better rims and tail lights, and id like to get a nice grill to, and it never goes off road eather, i just want this for looks and i think the biggest thing is little lift.

Has anyone had problems getting inspected with just a 3" bl?
 
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Lift it!!!

It looks so much better, plus if you decide to wheel you wont have any problems with rubbing.
 
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there is no law that says you can't do it....and PA's body lifts are 50 state DOT legal....
 
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Originally Posted by MonsterGuy
id like to get a nice grill to
you ought to do like RentonRanger did with his grill....put the '03 style honeycomb behind yours....
 
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aye, i just posted some pics of my truck in the "BL and 32s" thread

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ya i was looking at that i kinda liked it.

i dint know the pa body lift was 50 state leagal eather. what sight is the cheepest place to order form online? for the kit?
 
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Summit will have a pretty good price. Also try ebay.
 
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Originally Posted by 04 EDGE
heres what you do.

get a job, move out, then get a bunch of credit cards and max them out on stuff for your truck.
That is the sh*ttiest advice I've ever heard.
 
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Originally Posted by MonsterGuy
he thinks its going to be so top heavy every corner i'm going to roll around everything is negative on my truck my spacers i have ahd for like 3 years and everything is like o my spark plaugs are bad well if you dint have wheel spacers you would be fine stupid crap like that and like my HID's well i have had my explorer since 97 and i still have my stock bulbs in it and they work fine lol

i just cant take it anymore since i live at home i hear it everyday.

i get it from time to time. i just tell him thanks for the words of encouragement :)
 
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I really didnt notice that much difference in my cornering when I got my BL and bigger meats. Unless you are drifting your truck you will not have any problems.

You will be fine.
 
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Originally Posted by winks
That is the sh*ttiest advice I've ever heard.
next to BL'ing.....


FWIW, I'm 5inches higher (technically 6inches if you count my tires) than OEM. Body roll doesn't seem any worse than what I was before I put the RCD kit on. If dad's that paranoid about 3inches giving you roll have him think about 5 inches of suspension lift plus 1 inch of tire lift from my 33s.
 
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if he wants to know what body roll is have him jump in my truck and then he will know what body roll is.
 


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