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F-150 Coils, tell me I won't need drop brackets.

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F-150 Coils, tell me I won't need drop brackets.

Alright, I got a pair of F-150 coils to bring the front of the Ranger up and make it a little stiffer.

The only thing I'm concerned with is how hard it's gonna be to align it.

When I got the idea from TRS, the wirte up said he hadn't tried to get it aligned.

If I can't get it aligned, I'm not gonna bother doing it right now, I'll get drop brackets and do it that way.

Has anyone used them and had luck getting the truck aligned?

Having never dealt with TTB suspension, would these be on the lines of what I need?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/83-97...Q5fAccessories

Now, I more than likely wouldn't order those, because $96 is pretty sketchy, but after looking through the Tuff Country website, maybe they aren't so bad.
 

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How much bigger are the f-150 coils then your stock ones? You will be fine with the alignment unless it is way bigger then stock.
 
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They're around 2 inches taller uncompressed, compared to an old saggy pair of coils I used to have on the front.

here's the original write up.

http://www.therangerstation.com/Maga..._or_Ranger.htm
 
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You will be fine.
 
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