coil spring swap for a bit of lift

Discussion in '1993 - 1997 Ford Ranger' started by justatruck, Jul 24, 2012.

  1. justatruck

    justatruck New Member

    heard you can swap in 87-96 f150 2wd for 2.5"
    Im assuming others work, thinking an explorer might gain some lift
    Has anyone else done this to a 2wd?
    looking for direct swap with little side effects (tires looking like \ /, etc.)
    Any advice is appreciated.
     
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  3. doyouquaxu

    doyouquaxu FUUUUUUUUUUUUU

    expo is the same front end as a ranger, so it won't give you any lift.

    get an alignment after you're done and you should be set.
     
  4. OP
    justatruck

    justatruck New Member

    But f150 springs will work?
     
  5. OP
    justatruck

    justatruck New Member

    iwould wrangler springs fit with slight modification? Those would give me a smoother ride than the stiff f150 springs.
     
  6. doyouquaxu

    doyouquaxu FUUUUUUUUUUUUU

    f150 coils will fit. jeep coils are incredibly soft.
     
  7. Brinker88

    Brinker88 Black sheep o' the family

    F150 coils fit with SOME modifications since they are bigger in diameter. Explorer spring wont give you any lift. 4x4 coils are actually shorter than 2wd coils, but stiffer.
     
  8. OP
    justatruck

    justatruck New Member

    How much modification for f150? more than Jeep? are Jeep springs too soft or could they give me some lift?
     
  9. mcdonald58

    mcdonald58 New Member

  10. Brinker88

    Brinker88 Black sheep o' the family

  11. OP
    justatruck

    justatruck New Member

    Will those rc coils work with my 4 cylinder? It says 6cyl in the description
     
  12. Brinker88

    Brinker88 Black sheep o' the family

    They'll be too stiff for you I believe but so will the F150 coils. And for the price, you might as well try them. You could resell them for more than that.
     
  13. OP
    justatruck

    justatruck New Member

    ok. The springs I have now are stiff anyway. will the 6 cyl springs be a lot stiffer or just enough to notice?
     
  14. Brinker88

    Brinker88 Black sheep o' the family

    It'll feel like a Mack Dumptruck.
     
  15. Justincredible

    Justincredible BLACKOUT

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