Suspension Tech General discussion of suspension for the Ford Ranger.

4WD or edge shocks in an XLT?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Nov 28, 2011
  #1  
DJ Skillz's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Member
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
From: San Diego, CA
4WD or edge shocks in an XLT?

New guy here-- been lurking for a while but this is my first post.

I have a 2002 XLT and I just installed 2" blocks in the back and coil spring spacers in the front. During the install, I noticed my shocks are pretty shot, and I'd like to replace them with something a little bit longer since I'm now extending them a little farther that they should be.

My questions are: 1) Are the 4WD or edge shocks longer than the XLT shocks? and 2) Will they fit in my XLT?

Thanks.
 
Reply
Old Nov 28, 2011
  #2  
robert99ranger's Avatar
RF Veteran
iTrader: (4)
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 5,809
Likes: 4
From: Indiana/Mississippi
Sorry I don't have an answer but question for you.

1) How much lift did you get with the spacers?

2) Did you need the camber kit?

3) What time of spacer did you get?
 
Reply
Old Nov 28, 2011
  #3  
DJ Skillz's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Member
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
From: San Diego, CA
Originally Posted by robert99ranger
Sorry I don't have an answer but question for you.

1) How much lift did you get with the spacers?

2) Did you need the camber kit?

3) What time of spacer did you get?
I didn't measure beforehand, but it looks to be about 1.5" - 2" taller.

I haven't taken it in for an alignment yet, as I just finished it last night and just got home from work. Just from eyeballing it, the camber seems to still be slightly negative, so it doesn't look like it will need much tweaking.

The spacers I got were universal ones from Pep Boys.
The front look identical to these, but a different brand:
Amazon Amazon
And the rear were these:
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...ntifier=540310
 
Reply
Old Nov 28, 2011
  #4  
robert99ranger's Avatar
RF Veteran
iTrader: (4)
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 5,809
Likes: 4
From: Indiana/Mississippi
Thank you sir. Have any pictures of it?
 
Reply
Old Nov 28, 2011
  #5  
robert99ranger's Avatar
RF Veteran
iTrader: (4)
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 5,809
Likes: 4
From: Indiana/Mississippi
I believe the rear shocks would be the same but the front ones mount different on the 4x4's
 
Reply
Old Nov 28, 2011
  #6  
DJ Skillz's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Member
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
From: San Diego, CA
Originally Posted by robert99ranger
Thank you sir. Have any pictures of it?
Not yet. Not after the lift anyway.
 
Reply
Old Nov 28, 2011
  #7  
2004xlmiller's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (5)
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,601
Likes: 1
From: Sac, CA
i did the same with my ranger (coil spacers) and asked the same questions.. they will fit, the stock 4x4 or edge shocks are longer. but the travel is different cause of the bar they put in them to clear the CV or something. if youre buying new, get some pro comp ES 3000s or some ES 9000s, only a $2 difference. when you get them, at a 4wheel parts store, or call, tell them you want these shocks for your ranger xlt 2wd with about 2-3 inches of lift, theyll help you out. when i get mine, theyre being shipped, ill get you the part number if you want.
 
Reply
Old Nov 28, 2011
  #8  
DJ Skillz's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Member
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
From: San Diego, CA
Originally Posted by 2004xlmiller
i did the same with my ranger (coil spacers) and asked the same questions.. they will fit, the stock 4x4 or edge shocks are longer. but the travel is different cause of the bar they put in them to clear the CV or something. if youre buying new, get some pro comp ES 3000s or some ES 9000s, only a $2 difference. when you get them, at a 4wheel parts store, or call, tell them you want these shocks for your ranger xlt 2wd with about 2-3 inches of lift, theyll help you out. when i get mine, theyre being shipped, ill get you the part number if you want.
If you could get the part number, that would be awesome.
 
Reply
Old Nov 28, 2011
  #9  
2004xlmiller's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (5)
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,601
Likes: 1
From: Sac, CA
ill pm you when i recieve mine.
 
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
wvcat
General Ford Ranger Discussion
14
Feb 26, 2023 05:26 PM
teddy
2.9L & 3.0L V6 Tech
3
Jan 21, 2015 09:32 PM
energylaw
Suspension Tech
1
Apr 15, 2014 09:25 PM
01xltranger4x4
Drivetrain Tech
27
Jun 6, 2007 08:13 PM
HarryTasker
Drivetrain Tech
10
Jan 19, 2007 06:16 PM




All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:44 AM.