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front end!

hey guys okay the way the truck is sittin right is now back end is a little higher than the front! i want to bring the front end up a little bit so it sits even.. across
does anyone know a fast easy way of doing so??

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Coil spacers, Or lift coils. I flipped my shackles so it sat level. But every time you put anything heavy in the bed, the front would be higher. Now, I like the back being higher.
 
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if you have torsion bars then crank em...if you have coil springs then your gunna have to find coil spring spacers...there may be other ways that i dont know about though...looks through here it'll tell ya how to crank t-bars if you have em https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...beginners+mods
 
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He has coils.
 
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put sand bags in the the bed and make it level
 
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Originally Posted by woody99stpsde
if you have torsion bars then crank em...if you have coil springs then your gunna have to find coil spring spacers...there may be other ways that i dont know about though...looks through here it'll tell ya how to crank t-bars if you have em https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...beginners+mods
T-bars didn't start until 98
 
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T-bars didn't start until 98
ahhh...i didnt know that...thanks for the info
 
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alright coil spacers then??
 
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I would think Lift Coils would provide a better ride then coil spacers. Then you would want to get longer shocks as well. Depending how much more you want to lift it.
 
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with 2 inches of lift he should be good with stock shocks
 
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Originally Posted by FRXLT
I would think Lift Coils would provide a better ride then coil spacers. Then you would want to get longer shocks as well. Depending how much more you want to lift it.
WRONG got to love it.. coil spacers actually dont affect the ride at all being you still have the exact spring rate you have before, because it just sits under the coil...

BUT i would HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend lift COILS due to ease of install i have done over 5+ coil spacers on TTB and Ibeam back in the day its a *****.. coils are simple as hell to do...





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with 2 inches of lift he should be good with stock shocks
WRONG ran coil spacers on my 1993 for 5 years stock shocks for about 1 month when it ripped itself inhalf because it was to short...


Procomp and Skyjacker sell a very good 0-2" lift Shock i ran the Skyjacker Hydro's for Years great shock liked it alot
 
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i'm with steve on the sand bags in the bed lol but seriously take zacks advice
 
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Cool. I thought it would be stiffer with a coil spacer.
 
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