I'm looking for some where to get stock torsion keys for a pre 2007 ranger. i have a 2007 ranger that i am almost 99% sure has the torsion lift keys on it and i want them off because i might be getting the super lift.

do you have to get these from a scrap yard/the forums? can you get these directly from ford or some kind of replacement parts place?

 

43.56 a piece new but list price is 66. part #12 below

 

well damn there ya go. do you have the part number that I can either type in on some ford parts website or so that i can give to ford when i go to the dealership? generally people that work at dealerships are retarded and i know more about my truck than they do if i can just give them a number and they give me a product it'd be a lot easier haha

 

2004 Keys PN#
F57Z5B328B

 

dam sweet stuff. and thats only 1 right? they don't come in pairs right? thats not as bad as i was expecting.. $140 for brand new keys from ford.. not to shabby considering its coming from the stealership.

still might attempt to hit up a junk yard and get some off that.. a decent size junkyard is bound to have at least one 98-2011 ford ranger 4x4 in it and hopefully its keys haven't been removed haha. only problem is i have no idea how to get them out..

thanks for the help guys

 

good luck with hand tools. Just get new ones and save the hard work for getting yours out. They are usually pretty rusted in place

 

tascaparts.com is where i got the diagram and where the price of 43ish/side comes from. they're stock ford parts. go under front suspension, torsion bar, and its listed under adjuster.

$87.12 for both of them together plus shipping which is around 10

 

damn thanks man. saved me $40 right there.

 

https://www.ranger-forums.com/old-suspension-tires-wheels-118/99-ranger-torsion-keys-wa-124535/

 

ah dam! hell yeah! okay now I have to actually determine if I have stock keys or lift keys so i can know if i need to buy these or not. can anyone explain to me how I do that?

 

either way your truck will have "smaller" keys than the 99 keys listed above. they changed them in 07 which is why 07+ 4x4 rangers look really small compared to 06<

 

they changed them in 08

 

The 'shorter' trucks are 08+

 

ready lift torsion keys right? not stock?

ah its upside down wtf.. gimme a minute to fix it..

HA! finally got it...

okay well let me add the two different ones haha and we'll see for sure

 

friends dad has an 07 4x4 sport that looks like a 2wd 98-06. might just be a late year production model. its tiny next to their 01 xlt which has a cap and is sagging in the rear full of tools haha

 

i can't tell if thats stock or not. i google imaged ranger torsion key and my truck popped up, weird lmao

 

okay here we go. the side by side comparison of all three.
Ready Lift Torsion Keys 1st picture
Stock '99 torsion keys 2nd picture
Mystery torsion keys in my truck 3rd picture

 

neither of them look the same lol. yours look like they have a perfect 90* drop while the others curve

 

well what we have to look for is the how the socket aligns for the bolt. the new lift keys are just indexed farther around. from what i'm seeing the stock keys bottom side of the socket is parallel with the bottom of the whole key. Where as on the lift key it angles up at about 35-40 degrees compared to the bottom of the whole key. now on mine at first glance it looks like it would be the lift keys because the bottom socket line is angled up but that skid plate is kind of in the way to see the entire bottom line of the key.. ugh might have to go back down there again to make 100% sure there the lift keys but I'm pretty sure they are. hopefully sometime tomorrow somebody who knows for sure can chime in

 

upon further inspection they are DEFINITELY ready lift torsion keys. which is good because that means getting stock keys and a superlift should improve ride quality!!!

 

It won't change ride quality much at all you'll need coilovers for that