Suspension Tech General discussion of suspension for the Ford Ranger.

My coilover swap has begun!!!!

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Old Jun 21, 2008
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word, its in progress
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008
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Nice! I like the coil over idea!
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008
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Originally Posted by MudSlanger
PASS SIDE COMPLETE: :)



it wasnt that bad was it?
if anything you just need to pry the LCA down a little bit to get it to line up.. Mr.I-Cant-buy-the-right-bolts-the-first-time

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Looks good man. Now get out there and do the Driver side and take it for a drive. Haha.... we need test results!
you dont need to, it'll just lean a ton more one way than the other

but dont ask me how i know lol
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008
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looks good man! you going to add the stainless bars going to the frame where the tbars went?
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008
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I decided not to... I dont wheel that hard at all so i should be ok!!
 
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Old Jun 22, 2008
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Man! you do some great work! that looks great, cant wait to see how it works out for you
 
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Old Jun 22, 2008
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Is that....why.....yes it is. Its one of my new shocks! yay.

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.. Mr.I-Cant-buy-the-right-bolts-the-first-time
you talking about me? lol....i bought the wrong bolts for my SL crossmembers....they are like 1/2" too long. lol.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2008
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:) yes it is my friend :)
 
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Old Jun 22, 2008
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Well I drove home from where i was doing this swap AND I LOVE IT.....

But i have to work out a few kinks to make it perfect. First kink is to crank the coils so they match the rear of my truck, and the second kink is to get an alignment. Once i crank the coils Ill take it down to get an alignment.

I probably lost about 1-1.5 inches of lift because of these coils. They arent cranked at all haha... I rub now but once i get them cranked and back to normal height to match the rears then i should be all good to go, no other problems are noted!!!! :)
 
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Old Jun 22, 2008
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WORD.....all I got to say about that....
 
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Old Jun 22, 2008
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Nice work.
 
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Old Jun 23, 2008
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thank you sir!
 
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Old Jun 23, 2008
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Did you crank the coils up so you sit level yet? I'm interested in this, I'm having some torsion bar/lower control arm problems!

I need new lower control arms, the spot for my ball joints is wallowed out and they are popping and creaking with brand new joints!
 
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Old Jun 23, 2008
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I will have them cranked tomorrow morning and will post pics and a review of how the ride quality when they the front is level to the rear.
 
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Old Jun 23, 2008
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Dude I wanna do this now, looks badass!
 
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I recommend this mod to all superlift owners :)
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008
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Ok fellas, i cranked the coils so they are even with the rear of the truck, They turned out GREAT... My truck sits even now with the rear and the ride quality was barely affected at all. Rides GREAT, i dont rub anymore and I LOVE IT!!!!!! Ill take some pics later on in the week when i wash it to show just how it looks height wise. Im tellin all superlift owners to do this mod, its amazing. No regrets whats so ever! :)
 
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Old Jun 24, 2008
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I'm ready!!!!!!!
 
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GOD DAMNIT HURRY THE FAWK UP AND WASH YER CHIT
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008
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SHut up Eric haha.. you make me angry :-P
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008
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Eric = lol
 
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You are telling all SL owners to do this mod? You havnt told me...
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008
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Hey Shane....There's this mod, if you have a superlift you put coil over's instead of having torsion bars ! DO THE MOD>....LMAO
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008
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could you do this with a lowered truck???????
it would be sweet with complete coilovers
 
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Old Jun 25, 2008
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ummm Im sure you could but probably not with the coils i used. Whats your suspension setup now?
 
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