Have te urge to lower my Edge....
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Have te urge to lower my Edge....
As the title says, I have the urge to lower my edge. I have read this ( https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...=lowering+edge ) over and over again and think I have everything down packed as far as figuring out how I'm going to do it. For the real I intend to go with the Bell Tech 3" drop springs and remove the factory blocks. For the front, of course, torsion key flip. Is it absolutly nessecary to swap the control arm on the driver's side with a passenger side one? How about the tie rod flip? Anybody lower their edge via torsion key flip and not do these two things? How long have you been riding this way?
Anybody have any pictures of their lowered ranger? Lets see some pics.
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Anybody have any pictures of their lowered ranger? Lets see some pics.
thanks
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youll be lower then 2wd xlts... here mine and compared to chris' it seems that youll be an inch or so lower...
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Originally Posted by smash_lizard
As the title says, I have the urge to lower my edge. I have read this ( https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...=lowering+edge ) over and over again and think I have everything down packed as far as figuring out how I'm going to do it. For the real I intend to go with the Bell Tech 3" drop springs and remove the factory blocks. For the front, of course, torsion key flip. Is it absolutly nessecary to swap the control arm on the driver's side with a passenger side one? How about the tie rod flip? Anybody lower their edge via torsion key flip and not do these two things? How long have you been riding this way?
Anybody have any pictures of their lowered ranger? Lets see some pics.
thanks
Anybody have any pictures of their lowered ranger? Lets see some pics.
thanks
And Jeff Ive seen lowered edges, unless hes planning on running rubberbands hell be about stock 2wd height unless he goes all out to the point where its not alignable.
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Your truck looks good both on the ground and in the air Dub. The flip kit lowered you 4" in the rear from stock height, am I correct? Your truck looks really low to have only gone down around 2" or so. Your pictures have that hampster in my head running on his wheel, thus initiating the thought process. Since your rear ended up being 2" lower than the front, what if I kept the factory blocks in the rear and installed the 3" Bell tech springs and de-cranked the t-bars all the way. Should keep the front and rear closer to level. Of course I could be totally wrong, who knows.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
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The more and more I read about flipping the keys, the less and less I want to do it. I have heard of people running fine with them flipped, and I have heard a few horror stories as well. I am begining to think it is more trouble than its worth based on the alignment issues alone. Is the flip kit 100% bolt on? I really don't know anything about it except it places the axel on top of the leaf springs.
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01-26-2007
Flipkit will give you 5 inches.
Flipkit with lifting shackles 3 inches
Those are without the blocks.
I dont know why you want to keep the blocks, without blocks and flipkit with lifting shackles around a 4 inch drop.
Flipkit is 100% bolt on, basically it takes your axle from underneath the leafs and puts it on top of them netting a 5 inch drop with stock shackles.
If you want to get a minium drop for minium cost You can take out your blocks and flip the rear hangers with about 10$ in new hardware bolts and that will get you around 3 inches for 10$
Flipkit with lifting shackles 3 inches
Those are without the blocks.
I dont know why you want to keep the blocks, without blocks and flipkit with lifting shackles around a 4 inch drop.
Flipkit is 100% bolt on, basically it takes your axle from underneath the leafs and puts it on top of them netting a 5 inch drop with stock shackles.
If you want to get a minium drop for minium cost You can take out your blocks and flip the rear hangers with about 10$ in new hardware bolts and that will get you around 3 inches for 10$
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Here..
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=35136
I've since taken another inch out of the **** end with a set of leafs made locally ( Brute Spring, Buffalo, NY ). I Fabbed up a set of Keys that were 15degress off from factory ones. This allowed me to put factory pressure back on the torsion bars so the suspension wouldn't be ' bouncy ' or going all over when hitting potholes. I DID have to change shocks.
Maybe ScottyG will chime in but I was ALMOST as low as his XLT with a 4/5 drop. If I had smaller Tires, I'm sure I would have been even closer.
The Top of my Inner fender at its highest point above the wheel is 29.5-30inches and the Rear is exactly at 31inches now. Very mild ' rake ' to it.
Theres a company now that makes drop-keys. I tried to fabricate more but ran into problems and ' other projects ' that were more important.
Some people have had sucess with flipping their front keys.. I haven't heard of any of those guys going 120+ on Nitrous either or cornering too well.
The problem I HAD.. Balljoints. When an ' Edge ' is lowered that much, its easy to bottom out the upper balljoints. They don't last much past a year.
If your just going for looks and not beating your truck, dropping it should be fine. You will loose the Utility of the vehical ( I cant carry my quad in minde anymore, had to aquire a trailor ). and it will ride much differently.
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=35136
I've since taken another inch out of the **** end with a set of leafs made locally ( Brute Spring, Buffalo, NY ). I Fabbed up a set of Keys that were 15degress off from factory ones. This allowed me to put factory pressure back on the torsion bars so the suspension wouldn't be ' bouncy ' or going all over when hitting potholes. I DID have to change shocks.
Maybe ScottyG will chime in but I was ALMOST as low as his XLT with a 4/5 drop. If I had smaller Tires, I'm sure I would have been even closer.
The Top of my Inner fender at its highest point above the wheel is 29.5-30inches and the Rear is exactly at 31inches now. Very mild ' rake ' to it.
Theres a company now that makes drop-keys. I tried to fabricate more but ran into problems and ' other projects ' that were more important.
Some people have had sucess with flipping their front keys.. I haven't heard of any of those guys going 120+ on Nitrous either or cornering too well.
The problem I HAD.. Balljoints. When an ' Edge ' is lowered that much, its easy to bottom out the upper balljoints. They don't last much past a year.
If your just going for looks and not beating your truck, dropping it should be fine. You will loose the Utility of the vehical ( I cant carry my quad in minde anymore, had to aquire a trailor ). and it will ride much differently.
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Originally Posted by D.
Theres a company now that makes drop-keys. I tried to fabricate more but ran into problems and ' other projects ' that were more important.
Also, how much did those keys cost you D?
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Originally Posted by rolla_guy72
Anyone know where those keys can be found? Are those the ones on eBay by any chance?
Also, how much did those keys cost you D?
Also, how much did those keys cost you D?
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01-26-2007
Originally Posted by D.
Here..
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=35136
I've since taken another inch out of the **** end with a set of leafs made locally ( Brute Spring, Buffalo, NY ). I Fabbed up a set of Keys that were 15degress off from factory ones. This allowed me to put factory pressure back on the torsion bars so the suspension wouldn't be ' bouncy ' or going all over when hitting potholes. I DID have to change shocks.
Maybe ScottyG will chime in but I was ALMOST as low as his XLT with a 4/5 drop. If I had smaller Tires, I'm sure I would have been even closer.
The Top of my Inner fender at its highest point above the wheel is 29.5-30inches and the Rear is exactly at 31inches now. Very mild ' rake ' to it.
Theres a company now that makes drop-keys. I tried to fabricate more but ran into problems and ' other projects ' that were more important.
Some people have had sucess with flipping their front keys.. I haven't heard of any of those guys going 120+ on Nitrous either or cornering too well.
The problem I HAD.. Balljoints. When an ' Edge ' is lowered that much, its easy to bottom out the upper balljoints. They don't last much past a year.
If your just going for looks and not beating your truck, dropping it should be fine. You will loose the Utility of the vehical ( I cant carry my quad in minde anymore, had to aquire a trailor ). and it will ride much differently.
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=35136
I've since taken another inch out of the **** end with a set of leafs made locally ( Brute Spring, Buffalo, NY ). I Fabbed up a set of Keys that were 15degress off from factory ones. This allowed me to put factory pressure back on the torsion bars so the suspension wouldn't be ' bouncy ' or going all over when hitting potholes. I DID have to change shocks.
Maybe ScottyG will chime in but I was ALMOST as low as his XLT with a 4/5 drop. If I had smaller Tires, I'm sure I would have been even closer.
The Top of my Inner fender at its highest point above the wheel is 29.5-30inches and the Rear is exactly at 31inches now. Very mild ' rake ' to it.
Theres a company now that makes drop-keys. I tried to fabricate more but ran into problems and ' other projects ' that were more important.
Some people have had sucess with flipping their front keys.. I haven't heard of any of those guys going 120+ on Nitrous either or cornering too well.
The problem I HAD.. Balljoints. When an ' Edge ' is lowered that much, its easy to bottom out the upper balljoints. They don't last much past a year.
If your just going for looks and not beating your truck, dropping it should be fine. You will loose the Utility of the vehical ( I cant carry my quad in minde anymore, had to aquire a trailor ). and it will ride much differently.
Not to bring you down but yeah scott was low with his 5/5 But Im a tad lower than he was with the same identical drop it sits lower because I have an ext cab v6 and reg cabs dont really drop that low esp when they have the 4 cyl in them.
So if you thought scott was low you should see my truck lol When you coming to cleveland next?
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Originally Posted by rolla_guy72
Anyone know where those keys can be found? Are those the ones on eBay by any chance?
Also, how much did those keys cost you D?
Also, how much did those keys cost you D?
These are the only kind of lowering keys I found for the ranger. They apparently allow you to crank the t-bars down lower that the factory keys.
http://www.airbagit-store.com/produc...t.asp&ID=93531
Found that link on an explorer forum:
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...01#post1561401
Even with these keys, wouldn't you still have the problem with ball joints wearing out quickly?
