Hey guys im brand new to the forums and my mother passed away a couple years back and i loved the ranger and wanted to always do my own mods to it. I have a 2000 ford ranger xlt 3.0l v6 2wd and i plan on doing a 4 in kuckle lift with 1 in spacers for the leaf springs in the back with a 2 in shackle to add to it. Now i have been doing a lot of research the past 2 weeks and i was curious if im going to do this lift if i would need to increase the size of sway bars or anything else to compensate for the lift, like what size struts and springs i should use or if i need to make any adjustments on other parts but im not finding anything. I will post my first profile pic once this project is said and done lol XD

 

Doing spindles leaves your suspension geometry stock, just places the wheel a few inches lower

 

So would you sugest just using struts with a 2in lift as well as a 2in lift on the coils?

 

My suggestion would be the lift spindles. You can run factory shocks, ball joints, tie rods, and sway links. The only thing that changes is the fact that you'll need an alignment and some adjustable camber bolts for your upper control arms.