Suspension Tech General discussion of suspension for the Ford Ranger.

doin a djm 4/5 drop

Old Jun 24, 2008
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doin a djm 4/5 drop

im doin it when i get my bush money and i have been thinking what rim size would be a good choice i wanted 18x8.5 or 9.5 black bullits would those fit with some 245's and what do you guys think on color's anthrocite or black would look good on my truck

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p.s- i just got a smoked led third brake light and i 5% tinted the windows
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008
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come on guys i need input im getting this soon
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008
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It's only been 20 minutes. Wait.
 
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black w/ 9.5's in the rear..
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008
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the thing im wondering is will the 8.5's rub with 245's on the front or should i just do 225's up front with 8.5s and then 9.5's out back with 245's think that would look sick especially black bullitscan some1 show me there ranger with black bullits or just bullits period
 
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I'm running 17x8 Cobras with 245/45/17 if you run 18x8.5 I'd suggest a 255 for a little more protection against the lip

here's a pic of mine with 17's
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do you have a bigger picture of your avatar?
 
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looks good what year is it mines a 99 i put 2000 taillights on it and just took a hole saw bit and a dremel and made the 99 tails but red i like them but anyways your truck looks good bro did u put the 4x4 lower valance on and what drop do you have
 
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do you have a bigger picture of your avatar?
who's avatar bro
 
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here's mine if you u where wanting mine
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Originally Posted by torchedranger
looks good what year is it mines a 99 i put 2000 taillights on it and just took a hole saw bit and a dremel and made the 99 tails but red i like them but anyways your truck looks good bro did u put the 4x4 lower valance on and what drop do you have
his is probably a 98 do to the front bumper pads that were 98 only
 
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Mines a 98, I put 06 tails on mine. I put the 4x4 valance on it last year got it cheap from the dealer. It's got a 4/4 drop on it. I went from a 2/3 to a 4/4 so it's got DJM upper and Lowers and out back it has a flip kit and a lifting shackle to get the 4".
 
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who's avatar bro
yours man. sorry i didn't specify. it looks like it could be funny
 
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here's mine if you u where wanting mine
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n/p ive been a mini truck finatic 4 sum time now ive always loved dropping old 86-93 mazda's cause you can drop them 4 free i loved my mazda but now i got the ranger and i want 2 drop it 4/5 or maybe even 5/6 i think that would be sick what exactly would i have 2 do 2 do that ???
 
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To get a 5/6, cut a half a coil out of the 2" spring in the DJM kit or get the Belltech 3" coil and put a 1" block in the rear or you can flip the rear hangers for another 2" in the back
 
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thanks man i was thinkin about doin that but its my daily i was just wanting 2 know just incase i wanted 2 do it l8r on
 
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youll be fine with a 5/6 esp since yours is a reg cab and wont sit as low as an ext cab thats the drop im running..
 
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got pics bro id like 2 see it and what tire and rims are you running
 
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im running 9'' mach 1s in the rear. no rub. have a lot of clearance left.
 
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nice bro looks sweet i think i will do 5/6 ill just sell the 2 in coils 2 sum1 oh did i mention that i bought my truck and it came with a ebay flip kit and 3in coils lol there up 4 sale if any1 wants them pm if interested
 
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your going to need those 3 inch coils if your going for 5 inches up front.
 
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and nothing wrong with the ebay flipkit does the same thing as a djm flipkit
 
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i know that i just dont want ebay coils on my truck thats all
 
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