LOWERING a 4WD Ranger?

[1BadAction]

In the front I just undid the torsion bars until the truck was on the ground. Got an alignment and called it good,

thats what we told him to do but it made too much sense? lol I WISH my TBSS was that easy to lower.

[150aintenuff]

you can make an edge a std 4x4 just by loostening the tensioners as MANY of us have said.... look where the bars mount in the frame at around the T case... you will see 2 roughly 3/4" headed bolts.... just back them out about 2/3s of the way and you will drop the truck 3 inches... remove block and you are good to go.

[150aintenuff]

: I WISH my TBSS was that easy to lower.

got yer gas axe..... ya can lower anything..

[mercpunk]

man im happy im not in your shoes

The lowering kit I found has new control arms , spindles , coils , leafs , and high compression shocks quite a deal at $ 510.00 . at any of the following drops 4-5-6

[mercpunk]

But all yea I drive a chevy

[1BadAction]

got yer gas axe..... ya can lower anything..

not with airbag springs in the rear besides, hot springs are for spas and white monkeys in the snow, not trucks

[150aintenuff]

Growing up on a Saw Mill, I have ridden/driven many, but I'm sure ours were much older and pieced together than any of the nicer/newer ones.

the bad ones have pad suspension... its cheep but it aint winnin ove any smooh ride contests...

[150aintenuff]

not with airbag springs in the rear besides, hot springs are for spas and white monkeys in the snow, not trucks

move the brackets... not real hard...

[WATERWINGS]

....for the front, just take the adjustment bolt clean out for the torsion bars and go get an alignemtn

I can take the adj. bolt COMPLETELY out?

3" of drop by cranking out 2/3 of the bolt?............ GROOVY

Cool, it sounds almost to good to be true.

Thanks ya'll, I know I sound hard headed, but I wanted to hear as many ideas and angles as I could get.........

jphii........I STILL may put a Trophy on it

Once again, Thanks to all who put up with my thick sculled knuckleheaded self.

[1BadAction]

move the brackets... not real hard...

yea thats it, even if there was room to slide the brackets up 3" im going to cut up a brand new vehicles frame with a torch like a moron ricer. please do yourself and others a favor and never work on anything mechanical.

[150aintenuff]

you can take the bolt all the way out.. but then you risk loosing all tension if the keepers fall out so leave it in atleast the length of the diameter of the bolt...

[150aintenuff]

yea thats it, even if there was room to slide the brackets up 3" im going to cut up a brand new vehicles frame with a torch like a moron ricer. please do yourself and others a favor and never work on anything mechanical.

1 bad.... you arent cutting the frame... just the botom bracket and replacing it with a longer one dropping down below the axle... effectively bringing up your axle and lowering the truck... it has nothing to do with a moron ricer.. when kits arent available those Who want one BUILD it theirself.... dont you work on a CNC machine...... built youself a set of dropped mounts and weld them to the axle..

[1BadAction]

they are airbags, you cant move the mount on the axle... besides buying 3" shorter bags is easier than cutting steel apart. lol.

[150aintenuff]

they are airbags, you cant move the mount on the axle... besides buying 3" shorter bags is easier than cutting steel apart. lol.

airbags have to mount in a cup on the axle... move that cup forward. mounted on the bottom of the axle it isnt hard.. and it would be cheeper to do as well than 2 new shorter air bags...

[1BadAction]

you're fukking delusional and clueless. to make that work I would need to relocate both top AND bottom mounts. the bag mount is directly on top of the axle.

next you are going to tell me the paint is red not blue