Complete diff drop kit?

[Waric31]

Does anyone make a complete diff drop kit (all 3 mounts)?
All I've been able to find is the lower mount drop. 2 people in our group and another we know in Cali run just the lower mount drop, all of them have had the same bushing failure on the diff mounts because lowering 1 of 3 mounts causes too much stress on the others. And the bushings are only available with the whole housing at this time

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[Frenchy]

Might I ask why you are doing a Fiff drop in the first place?

 

[Waric31]

Over 3" lift the cv joints are past their working limit. This isn't a big deal on pavement but off road in mud and technical terrain that's what causes the cv's so break.

 

[Frenchy]

Can't say I habe seen a diff drop kit like what you are asking for but as a suggestion dont lift the front that much. With a diff drop you loose a little bit of clearance that you were trying to gain in the first place. Also you will put the front drive shaft at an extra angle causing accelerated wear(this has been confirmed on F150 trucks that also have the CV joint front drive shaft).

Also I can state that with the right suspension and tire you dont need to go that high with the truck. I was able to do quite a bit with mine that others on here would struggle with.

 

[Waric31]

The diff won't sit lower than the skid plate in the front with a drop so clearance isnt affected. I'm in florida, the height helps in the water and soft mud here. The ranger front drive shaft doesn't sit at the same angle as the f150s stock, dropping the diff won't make the drive shaft angle as bad as on an f150. Also I'm not talking about dropping the diff 6" like all the f150s with failed drive shafts, only about 1". And my truck and the ones I'm referring to aren't "that high", mine and 2 of them are 3" and one is 4".

 

[Frenchy]

Incorrect sir, the bottom of the front diff is even with the bottom of the frame. With that said if you do a diff drop(regardless how much it gets dropped) it will decrease clearance up front.

Also anytime you are talking about having to preform a diff drop the your suspension is considered high for an IFS vehicle. Its one thing when you have a good combine height increase with suspension and tires combine. Its another when the suspension is the only thing getting you the extra height.

 

[BladeRanger]

Does anyone make a complete diff drop kit (all 3 mounts)?
All I've been able to find is the lower mount drop. 2 people in our group and another we know in Cali run just the lower mount drop, all of them have had the same bushing failure on the diff mounts because lowering 1 of 3 mounts causes too much stress on the others. And the bushings are only available with the whole housing at this time

I'll be watching this thread, cause I got a superlift 3.5 inch lift that came with diff drop. I'm using 295/75R17. This is the only way to clear the 33.3s tires. I had it for over a year now. I do occasionally off road in the desert of SoCal.
This is my first lift with diff drop.

 

[Utah_Bound]

You lift for tire clearance, you install bigger tires for ground clearance, that is the fundamental design of lifting any vehicle for off-road use. I do not believe that anyone, anywhere makes a full drop kit for us. Lowering the diff by 1" from one of the several kits available does not mean we lose an inch of ground clearance... It pivots the Front diff to give better CV angles, thus binding the top bushings. I think bushings are just the cost of having a higher lift on this platform. I would much rather replace them than a CV. Also, for the Rangers, "pivoting" the front diff for more CV angle does nothing to the front driveshaft like the F-150's. If you are seeing front diff bushing failures then you may look at other drop kits. The RC one moves it a little to the left(Driver) and really binds the top. The Energy one moves it the least. And Im not sure about the BDS one. 90% of people with lifts of 3" with diff drop kits will never see a bushing failure, the others , like us, who take ours off-road will see accelerated wear. That is just the platform we are on, we do have some aftermarket support, but not the same the the JK/JL have, or even the new Bronco.

 

[Dr3wDrop]

Does anyone make a complete diff drop kit (all 3 mounts)?

Three? Where is the third?

 

[Waric31]

The stock diff skid plate is lower than the frame, lowering the diff wont lose clearance. Technically any lift, even .5 is too much on ifs because it will change the angles. And suspension isn't the only lift.


Utah_bound, that's the thing I'm pointing out, pivoting the diff causes bushing/ mount failure. The passenger side bushing is not serviceable at this time, you have to replace the entire diff housing. Putting axles in is much easier lol.


Dr3wdrop, the third mount is on top of the front pumpkin

 

[Dr3wDrop]

Dr3wdrop, the third mount is on top of the front pumpkin

Mind showing me? Mine came with this piece and the instructions didn’t cover what to do with it.

 

[Waric31]

Mind showing me? Mine came with this piece and the instructions didn’t cover what to do with it.

Black piece just above and to the right of the red arrow in the pic

 

[Dr3wDrop]

This?

 

[Waric31]

This?

Yep

 

[Dr3wDrop]

Yep

I have not seen a kit that lowers this. As far as i can tell you may be able to bolt it below the factory mount and drop it 1/2” or so.

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