4 inch aal? or what springs? sas ranger

[93 x]

Hi i have an 86 sas ranger the guy who put the lift together put stacked blocks and shackles in the rear (2 inch factory block and 3 inch block 1 inch shackle) i want to get rid of at least one block or both or one block and one shackle. I cant seem to find a 4 inch aal. what factory springs from another car can i run? How about explorer springs? Thanks in advanced. Also i did search and didnt find anything.... I hate when people just ask without searching! haha:rangerred:

 

[Tbars4]

..You will probably be looking at have springs re-sprung (don't last), a custom leaf pack built (Big Bucks), or you could do some searching and possibly find a solution using chevy or f-series leafs with AAL and warrior shackles perhaps..

..Hopefully an early gen Ranger or BII owner that is more familiar with these options will jump in to help you while you are searching the sub forums for answers..

 

[Xeek]

exploder springs will get a ranger about 1.5" from what im told.
with the f150 leaf addition, which is 1.5" and a stock feeling ride for an exploder. with those combined id imagine it would lift the ranger 3" and still have a good ride. never read anyone doing both those combinations at once, so i really dont know. but it makes sense to me

 

[93 x]

that was my main question.... i have always wondered about putting explorer leafs on. I have a parts explorer sitting here waiting for my motor swap so i better take those too.

 

[RangerX]

Don't know if they're still made, but a few years back, I bought a used set of 4" lift leaf spring sets from somebody on the forum. I think they are Skyjacker, but they may be Superlift.

 

[Anime]

If the stock Explorer springs fit and give ~1.5" of lift, I would guess that lift springs for an Explorer would give their lift plus the same 1-2" of lift. Seems like 4 inch Explorer springs would do the trick and lift 5-6", eliminating both blocks and possibly the shackle as well.

Otherwise you could just get lift springs for a Ranger.

 

[93 x]

Yea i was mostly looking for a cost effective way maybe chevy springs that swap straight in but i may look into some lift leafs im just tired of spring wrap and the embarrassing blocks haha.

 

[Elgatoprerunner]

If it were me I would cough up around $500-600 bucks for a set of Deaver Springs. Nothing rides better. Although they are not good for towing, the packs are not progressive.

Just my 2 cents

 

[Boise Outlaw]

I just put the rear leafs from an 88 f150 on my explorer. Got 3 1/2" of lift. Had to redrill the perch holes forward 2" so the axle wouldnt hit my gas tank and make a relocation bracket for the brake line where it attaches to the top of the pumpkin.