Truck lift/tires question

Shift518 Automotive
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Need some help from someone whos firmiliar with lifted trucks and big tires as I’ve owned like 56 cars in my life and maybe 2 trucks lol… I fixed my ranger up to running nice and good, just got it detailed today at northeast motorsports and got some hids installed at tint star… I know hids on a ranger is wierd but after having a million kits on your car its kinda hard to drive with stock yellow lights.

Anyways, now that the trucks running and looking good I wanna hook it up a little bit by doing a SLIGHT lift and bigger tires to hopefully make up for the stupidity of a 2wd truck lol and hopefully make it look it little agressive.

Truck specs

2006 Ford Ranger XLT short bed 2wd

I kind of like the look of this truck right here, in order to get this look what would I need to do? On ebay I see a 3" bodylift, would that be enough or would I HAVE to do a suspension lift?

http://i56.tinypic.com/4g0z01.jpg

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You’re just all over the map with your projects! :lol

Reckone has had a lot of experience, also slwrthnu and offroadjz.

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why was it missing??

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huh? Why was what missing?

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i am going to guess the other thread you made about bad idle.
What was the issue? if you fixed it?

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Do a suspension lift. Im sure theres a few Pre Runner lift kits out there for 2wd Rangers.

Stop by Capital District Trunk Center on State Street and see what they have/can do. I know theyve got a pretty sick Ranger there.

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so u took a pic of a pc screen with a camera, and uploaded it here? :lol plz no… lol

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oh… I stated in the other thread it needed a head. Got one from junkyard for $100, runs great now.

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lol, took that pic a while ago and texted it to a friend, tried to find it tonight on google but I couldnt so I uploaded it from my phone lol.

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What do you think a suspension lift would run, arent they retarded expensive and then involved in installing? Im trying to do something relatively cheap as this is just a work truck… Besides, I have a feeling new rims/tires are going to cost me well over $1,000.

This was the bodylift I was looking to grab, no good you think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230588637450&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

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^this. CDTC=very helpful

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Go to the truck center defiantly. They have a lifted 2wd ranger right in side the show room.

Ready-lift is mostlikley what they will recommend. Check out ready-lifts for a ranger and see if it’s enough of a lift for you.

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Usually a good lift kit runs $600-1200. Maybe less for a 2wd but Im not sure. You can check out www.fourwheelparts.com to see if they have one.

I wouldnt do a bodylift.

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don’t do a body lift

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why?

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because theyre cheesy and look terrible in person.

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+1 on that…just makes your frame more noticable…do a real suspension lift and it will lift the whole frame and body…looks much nicer

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Does a bodylift allow more clearance for bigger tires?.. this is the main reason for a lift.

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Body lifts look like garbage unless with a nice lift and gap guards, side steps…blah blah. Too much needed to make the package work.

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depends on the truck actually.
MY FJ, bigger tires hit the body mount boss on the frame before anything else. a suspension lift gave more room there, a body lift would not have.

personally, i’d leave a 2wd truck alone unless you are going long travel pre runner with it.

you do what you want though, its your truck