i had these keys put on my 08 sport after (probably like most purchasers of 08 rangers) having been dissappointed with the reduction in ride height from previous years. the installer said he could only get about 2 inch of height in the front, and at his suggestion, i had 1 1/2 inch blocks in the back instead of the springs. it sits pretty level and looks great, but the ride up front is pretty stiff and quite bouncy. it says here longer shocks might be necessary to maintain ride quality, but the installer said it wouldnt help. anyone have any thoughts or experience with this? and since ive developed a bad case of lift fever, am considering a body lift. would prefer 2 over 3 inches, but it appears no-one offers a 2 inch kit for this year?
http://store.fatbobsgarage.com/share...t=products.asp
third product from the top

 

call the guys at fatbobs. their website doesnt do them justice. great guys.


what exactly are you looking for? just more height? ride quality? a body lift isnt going to solve your stiff ride problem. if youre looking for more lift with a better ride then get a suspension lift.

 

No no no!

Remove those keys! Aftermarket torsion bar keys made to "lift" the truck are terrible! They will eat up balljoints, along with making your ride quality suck.

 

just want more ride heght. and i understand bl wont change ride quality. duh. im just searching for info bout whether different shocks up front will help

 

my bad....forgot you were the expert.


new shocks wont do that much if anything. remove the keys and do a body lift if youre just wanting height and ride quality.

 

Exactly. Remove the keys, and scrap them. Then find yourself a body lift..

 

The main reason the ride quality sucks is because you now have no/little suspension droop from ride height. If you hit a 1" deep pot hole you're probably hitting the end of the suspension travel.
It's the nature of the beast. Torsion keys do this. There is a reason why they are "cheap" compared to a real lift.
New shocks probably aren't going to do much for you, you will still be topping out the suspension.

Sorry dude, it pays to research these things a bit before buying them. You could "un-crank" them to a slightly lower ride height. But you could also remove them and re-sell them, and get a body lift or something else.

Here is a suggestion though...
Measure the wheel to wheel-well height on both sides (up front) sitting on level ground.
Lift the truck with a jack until the front tires are off the ground. Measure the well to wheel-well distance again. That will tell you how much droop you have.
I wouldn't want to have any less than 2-3" of droop. You can readjust until it sits at a more reasonable height, just remember you may need an alignment.

 

put some older OEM keys in it and then body lift it. the OEM keys from older rangers are designed to sit higher (pre 2007 i think)

 

i dont see why all you guys think keys are sooo bad. it wouldnt be any different than tightening the T-bars except for the fact that thats free and the keys arent. wont you top out the suspension either way though?

 

i have keys on my f150 and for a long time it rode like a tank. i lowered it 3/4" and now its rides like glass. it doesnt take much. there is a happy medium that you need to find with those keys

 

The aftermarket keys put way more stress on the bars than the stock keys ever could. Also it they kill your ball joints quickly as well.

 

what he said^^^



however, it did push my f150 to the sky. lol

 

With the 4/3 my truck as good as stock after the lift was installed. It even handeled better because of the wider tires.

 

i thought id researched it thoroughly enough, but i didnt discover these forums, (rangerstation, rangerpowersports, etc) until after id already had it installed. everything id read said it would retain stock ride quality, which was an outright lie. ive decided to go this way as suggested above. after the key swap and 3 inch body lift ive been toying with, mine will look just like the yellow sport final product, which will make me happy.
http://www.rangerpowersports.com/for...rsion+key+swap

 

btw, ive still got the stock 08 keys if anyone would be interested in swapping with me for 07 or older keys.

 

I have the same keys, i didnt top out my suspension so it isnt any worse than cranking your keys. its a stiffer ride cauz you do top out alot more over large pot holes. uncranking them will help with ride quality, im still on stock shocks and they suck but i dont drive a truck because i want a smooth ride. and for more lift a bodylift is an inexpensive way to go, thats what i did.

stock


after keys and 3" taller leafs


after 3" body lift

 

dude i just remembered, this weekend ill be getting rid of my keys. shoot me a pm if your interested.

/end threadjack

have you tried cranking them down a little bit?