Rear Ride height a Design defect caught tooo late?

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[philanderer]

sometimes all that is required is a little improvisation....

 

[IdahoRanger]

sometimes all that is required is a little improvisation....

Looks like no tire rub either. Good to go!

 

[Max Crafter]

sometimes all that is required is a little improvisation....

do they measure that lift in inches? or feet?

"I added 3 foot blocks to the rear...."

 

[myothercarizahearse]

it's a horse. it's dead. why aren't we beating it still?

 

[RANGER_MARC]

sometimes all that is required is a little improvisation....

Is the lift for installing the tires, or is that for getting in the truck?

 

[Rp930]

sometimes all that is required is a little improvisation....

Wow. Thats an early picture. My buddy worked on that one.

Great guy, may he rest in peace..

 

[VAMike]

it's a horse. it's dead. why aren't we beating it still?

umm, you're the one that revived a thread that died 2 months ago

 

[Grumpaw]

umm, you're the one that revived a thread that died 2 months ago

Let's all agree, to disagree, that we agree, that maybe, just maybe, the arse end of the Ranger is a bit high......
Of course whether you agree, or disagree, depends on your perception of what is "high"....
If your 4' 7" tall, it's high. If your 6' 9", I guess it would be "standard".....

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Let's all agree, to disagree, that we agree, that maybe, just maybe, the arse end of the Ranger is a bit high......
Of course whether you agree, or disagree, depends on your perception of what is "high"....
If your 4' 7" tall, it's high. If your 6' 9", I guess it would be "standard".....

Nope, I can't agree.

My pool of available bitching subjects is already getting shallow.

I won't let you scoop out another ladle of gripe juice.

Have I mentioned the lack of knobs for climate control?

 

[Grumpaw]

Waaaaait a minute.......has anyone considered that the rear end may NOT be too high, but that the front end may be too low ???

 

[Friday yet?]

lack of knobs for climate control?

With you on that one. I struggle to adjust it without taking my eyes off the road.

 

[subquark]

Absolute proof that the rake is too tall and that it's a serious design flaw ....

But ... there's a solution for us Ranger owners with only 2WD.

Soupie's nose is in the garage on what started out as a rainy day getting a boost from the CTEK.

The front wheels are about 2 inches higher up than the rear based on driveway slope, cement pad height of the garage, and RaceDeck tiles. And with that 2 inch "front lift" the bed is nearly level judging by the standing water on the tonneau!

And when I read what @Grumpaw wrote above, the solution hit me hard.

I'm going to put bigger tires on the front!

Using the TacomaWorld tire calculator dealio, it says if I keep the stock 255/70R16s on the rear, then put 325/70R16s on the front, it should give me the 2 inches I need! =D

bathroom view (the place where I do really big thinkin')

I scare myself with how much thinkin' I do sometimes! =p

this FTW!

 

[IdahoRanger]

Absolute proof that the rake is too tall and that it's a serious design flaw ....

But ... there's a solution for us Ranger owners with only 2WD.

Soupie's nose is in the garage on what started out as a rainy day getting a boost from the CTEK.

The front wheels are about 2 inches higher up than the rear based on driveway slope, cement pad height of the garage, and RaceDeck tiles. And with that 2 inch "front lift" the bed is nearly level judging by the standing water on the tonneau!

And when I read what @Grumpaw wrote above, the solution hit me hard.

I'm going to put bigger tires on the front!

Using the TacomaWorld tire calculator dealio, it says if I keep the stock 255/70R16s on the rear, then put 325/70R16s on the front, it should give me the 2 inches I need! =D

bathroom view (the place where I do really big thinkin')

I scare myself with how much thinkin' I do sometimes! =p

this FTW!

You have passenger side lean.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Here is the solution.

I've just been too blind to the actual practicality of this mod.

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