I just bought my truck and it's got a spindle lift and a body lift and 33" tires. It's a 3.0L 5spd and 2wd with a 7.5" rear.

Now the shocks are Fox shocks with some sort of remote resevoir. I don't know **** about them or how to use them. Plans are to eventually put a LSD in and some steeper gears and go offroad a bit. My only real concern is my suspension seems very very tight. it bounces quite a bit. I'm thinking the shocks can be adjusted somehow and if i loosened them a bit i'd be better off catchin a little air in the dunes.

Also, will i get more flex disconnecting the sway bars? front or rear or both?

 

what type of lift do you have in the rear? is it lift blocks, add-a-leafs, or new springs?

if you have lift blocks or add-a-leafs, that is most likely why your suspension is stiff.....

if you remove boths sway bars you will get more wheel travel(flex)......but i wouldn't recommend removing them and driving your truck on the road.......

 

I believe they're add-a-leafs, but I'm not positive. So do you think the suspension is up for getting beat on?

 

yea......add-a-leafs are not the strongest thing, but better than stacked blocks.....the ideal setup is new lifted leaf springs...

 

Hey welcome to RF, where in So-Cal are you located? Take a pic of your leaf pack and we can tell ya what you got under there!

 

You are also going to want to consider what kind of spindle lift is in the front before you go jumping it. Some of them just can't handle it.

 

I'm in the Oceanside area. whereabouts are you? I don't really know the area that well, I'm here as a military duty station.

 

Ah Oceanside, my buddy is in the Navy living on Coronado, I'm just north of LA county, a little less than a 3 hour drive from SD.

 

He's living it up then. I'm a Marine at Camp Pendleton. LA is pretty cool, I usually find my way up there once a month. Is your ranger a 2wd or 4wd? know any good trails that're 2wd friendly?

 

2wd...just went to hungry valley last week here are some pics:
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=32264
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=32338

its a little drive for you haha...in orange county there is santiago peak...i think there is a place called ochotillo wells or something along those lines closer to you...ill look in my book later today if you want to know of some more places...