I was thinking of using tortoni keys in the front of my 08 ranger sport to get an extra 2", & either a block under the rear springs, or add a leaf to the rear
Will this make it ride too rough?.......or will it ride ok?

 

the thing about these ifs fronts is that there is no real cheap way to gain lift. you'll spend at least 1k when you're done for more than 4 inches. you can crank your front t-bar bolts for 2 inches of lift up front. just remember to keep the same number of turns on each side, and get an alignment after. as for the rear, don't do blocks. I did and it made my truck ride like ****. i'd use shackles or an add a leaf. that'll put you right at 2 inches all around easily for under $100. look into new shocks also if you find yours are maxxed out. I went with the gabreal max control shocks and I found that even though they are an o.e.m. shock they were good for 2 inches.

 

keys do the same thing as cranking your T-bars, they just give more room as your T-bars wear out.

 

Everyone is saying that Keys will ride like crap....I really do not want that. I can spend 1K for 4" max Don't want to go any higher......A 2" key lift would be ok, provided I knew they would ride ok. It seems to makes seance to use the keys, instead of torquing the torsion bars up.......

Am I understanding correctly that simply increasing the shock length, for example 2" (coilover) will give me that much lift?


I have been seeing lift kits with a great deal of suspension parts for 1K & higher. Then I will have to pay someone to install them. Sounds like $1500 easy for 4"

 

keys are a waste of money, you can achieve the same lift from cranking your tbars
now they do ride stiffer, and they do put wear on your ball joints a bit faster. 2 inches you will see a stiffer ride up front, I took my sway bar off to combat that

 

Will keep the t-bar crank in mind.

Will adding 2" longer coilover shocks increase my lift in the front? Don't full understand that yet.

 

you shouldn't have coil overs, you have torsion rods. shocks don't increase lift at all, they change ride quality.

 

only other thing you can do is the coil over swap for ifs, I believe someone on here has the brackets or a link to a person who fabs them up. I thought about doing it but I don't wheel enough to spend 700 on my front end

 

lol

Sorry. Couldn't resist.

 

I just bought the 2000lb version of this jack on Friday :-)

OK...now I totally understand about the coil over shocks. I will not be off roading much either, just want the truck up off the ground. I can spend 1K on a lift kit, if there is such a thing. Might cost much more.

Have no idea on what to do about going to coilover's. I was reading someone's post about it, but had no idea what they were talking about. Seems like a huge expense to do so.

 

if you don't wheel, don't lift it. it will ride different on the highway and on the road

 

I did this and it had no adverse effects on the ride or wear and tare:

 

Thank You....This is what I will do for the fromt !!!!

What about the back? should I use a 1" block, an extra leaf, shackles or nothing?

 

Mine came from the factory with a lift. They use a block...

 

use an add a leaf, ride is much better if you put a bigger than stock block

 

You can use pre 08 stock torsion keys and pre 08 stock lift blocks in the rear. This will net you around 1-2" lift and get you at the factory 98-07 4x4 ride height.