Looking to lift my Ranger a little more like 2-3" does anybody have a kit that they like or heard of one i want actual coil springs not spacers and I want different backup lights is the reverse light circuit enough to handle the stock lights and smaller ones or should i just wire them into my accessory fuse panel that i put in and put them on a switch

just tie the lights into the stock reverse lights and it should be fine
and as for the lift go look at skyjacker systems anywhere from 1"-8" can be done, personally i would go with the 4" lift

Skyjacker and James Duff are currently about the best overall in suspension kits.

Both have excellent brackets, the coils could be a bit flexier though.

Unless Duff changed their 70/30 shocks in the last few years, they're really stiff.

Unless Duff changed their 70/30 shocks in the last few years, they're really stiff.

they're still quite stiff

Unless Duff changed their 70/30 shocks in the last few years, they're really stiff.


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rancho has a 2.5 " lift that has longer radius arms and strong drop mounts - i have installed 2 of these lifts and would install one if i had a ranger fits 31" :smokin:

BDS also has a nice lift for the Ranger -- you can pick 4 or 6 on the same kit.

The brakets are heavy duty and everything is life-time warranty - period - even springs.

Thanks but the reason i wanted a 2-3" lift is because i already have a 3" BL with 30" mud rovers I had 31' BFGoodrich A/T but decided to go with 30" tires for some reason so can i get a 2" kit with coils and not spacers

rancho has a 2.5 " lift that has longer radius arms and strong drop mounts - i have installed 2 of these lifts and would install one if i had a ranger fits 31" :smokin:
I broke or cracked nearly every component of a POS Rancho kit on my Ranger :shaking:

i had a 6 inch skyjacker on my 88 i loved it then i did the sas

Thanks but the reason i wanted a 2-3" lift is because i already have a 3" BL with 30" mud rovers I had 31' BFGoodrich A/T but decided to go with 30" tires for some reason so can i get a 2" kit with coils and not spacers
buy the 6" skyjacker kit and get rid of the body lift then

After doing all the work with the TTB lift on my Ranger, I would have been much better off to have done a decent SAS from the begining...both money and for the trouble.

With that said, if you are planning on staying with the TTB, I would recommend the Skyjacker kit. I had a 6" kit on my truck, and the only problem that it had, although it was a big one, was the camber was ALWAYS out. The springs would sag, then I had to make some spacers to get the correct ride height again, then pay for another alignment, only to repeat it again later.

It constantly wore the inside tread of the tires out. Also, when driving down the road and you crest a hill that unloaded the front suspension...hold on. The steering linkages were not able to work properly at those angles. When the axles dropped lower, the tierods basically got shorter and it made the tire toe way in...it was really funky feeling.

On to the lights...I wouldn't run the second set of lights directly off the original wiring. Definitly make sure you have a relay in there to take the load off of the original wiring.

To make the additional lights more convieniant, run them with a 3 position switch (on-off-on).

Pull one lead from the factory reverse wire though one side of the switch and to a relay.
Pull a FUSED lead from the battery though the other side of the switch and then to the relay.
Pull a FUSED power lead from the battery, to the relay, then back to the rear for the lights.

With this set-up, you will be able to have the lights come on with the stock reverse lights, not at all, or you will be able to run them with whenever you need them...even with the engine off.

What size relay should i use

Thanks

Also, when driving down the road and you crest a hill that unloaded the front suspension...hold on. The steering linkages were not able to work properly at those angles. When the axles dropped lower, the tierods basically got shorter and it made the tire toe way in...it was really funky feeling.
I usually suggest people stick with the 3-4" lifts for that very reason, and use a bodylift if more height is needed.

The steering (and lack of proper correction by the lift industry) is the source of probably 99% of problems people have on these things (which is what primarily wears out the tires like that, not camber).

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Lighting relays are pretty much all standard, most are 30 amp-rated, although I've seen some 40s. Cost averages about $5-7, can be had at autoparts stores, as well as Radio Shack.