Originally posted by Robert
It may be to your advantage to order the brackets seperately from another location and try telling them you were in an accident and need new front bumper brackets. The rears won't work anyway so it is still easier to just get two pieces of 1/4" plate steel that is 3"x7" and drill your own holes.
Telling them you were in a accident may work if Mary can't help, but I don't under stand why you can't make the rear bumper brackets from the kit work. They worked on all the Explorers we did body lifts on. From the '95 up to the '01.
You would be best off ordering the 883 kit and then calling PP and telling them that your Ranger needs the stearing extention from the other kit because the extention was broke in an accident. The extention is the only real difference between the kits. Here is a quote from our experience with 95-01 body lifts...
Some of you Explorer owners may already know that bodylifts for 95-01 Explorers are currently unavailable. But wait! All is not lost! Performance Accessories makes a series of 3" bodylifts for the 95-01 Rangers. The Ranger is identical to the Explorer from the cab forward so it appears that these kits will work on Explorers. Well, they do and we have been very successful with installations. Performance Accessories produces two kits, one for 95-97's and one for 98-01's. The main difference with these kits is the steering extension and bumper brackets. The 98-01 kit will work on ALL 95-01 Explorers with the exception of the steering extension on 95-97's. Here's the catch, you need the steering extension from the 95-97 kit for 95-97's, but the 95-97 kit does not have the correct bumper lift brackets so after a few hit and misses we found it easier to order the 98-01 kit and then specify that you need the 95-97 extension. When purchasing your bodylift kit, order the 98-00 kit #883. If you have a 95-97, make sure you exchange the 98-00 steering extension for the 95-97 extension. The extensions are very different and cannot be interchanged so make sure you specify which one you need.
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Performance Accessories makes excellent kits and are top of the line. Installation time averages around 8 hrs with help from a few friends. The kit price is around $130 which is the cheapest 3" lift around. If you are looking for some lift and on a budget then this is the way to go.
Hope this helps, but I would trust 2001ExpSport. He has put on 8 bodylifts on 95,97,98,99 and 01 Explorers. Robert does have a good idea about the accident thing tho.
