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This is the one I'm referring to: https://bds-suspension.com/product?ma=3&mo=59&ty=1&yr=2021 It's for the F-150 but assuming that it's expanded to the Ranger it appears to use no spacers, only coilovers. Does this one use extended travel springs and shocks then?

If you put a spacer on top then yeah you change the geometry because you're basically extending the spring and shock to simulate downtravel which is why the vehicle is lifted. But with coilovers such as the ones form DBS isn't the actual coil spring longer to obtain the lift?

So something like this: https://www.roughcountry.com/ford-suspension-lift-kit-557c.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwo-aCBhC-ARIsAAkNQisR2FO0PGjEU2m-UEwUyDF9J2CPKeddUMmf_wHqZ0pOOLG0JoC3dc0aAhjsEALw_wcB&find=2020-ford-ranger-4wd-740556#278=517&266=734 It's not for the Ranger, it's for the F-150, but assuming...

This is what I've heard but how come? They appear to have coilover springs, plus you get the extra uptravel? Just switch the upper control arms to something longer and you should be good, no?

I've been considering a 6" lift for a 2021 Ranger for wheeling. However, I'm confused as to how these loft systems work. It appears that the actual springs don't measure 6" more than the stock springs. In fact, I believe that one of the options for a 6" lift actually uses the stock springs. As...

I've heard that for IFS vehicles a 4" lift is the limit because the upper control arm basically touches upon the coil and going further would begin to affect the drivability of the vehicle. However, it's unclear to me if at 4" I would still get full wheel upper and lower travel and flex, or if...

I've been looking at small pickups for off-roading and I see that other than the new Jeep Gladiator all of the other ones are Toyota Tacomas. I'm wondering if there is a particular reason for this? It appears that the Ford Ranger and Chevrolet Colorado are almost identical to the Toyota Tacoma...

Yeah, somebody here had already mentioned that there are no gear kits to regear the Ranger, that's why I was wondering if you do need to regear. I do have the rear locker.

I want to take my Ranger off-roading, mostly rock crawling, or whatever rock crawling it can handle, Lol. As such, I want to increase tire size to 33s. Do I need to regear?

Interesting that he would choose 18" wheels. I thought 16" or 17" tops, otherwise you won't have enough sidewall.

Correct, I'm thinking about hitting Cliffhanger and Pritchett Canyon in Moab, and perhaps later the Rubicon in California. In Moab you always see Tacomas and since in my opinion the Ranger is better than the Tacoma that's why I thought to myself, why not make a Ranger into a rock crawler if the...

Yeah, I'll probably settle for 33s. I was glancing at options for going bigger and there's really not much in term of aftermarket support; even some 6" lifts say only 33s, so there's really no point in lifting 6" for 33s then.

I started wanting larger tires because a moab off-roading guide says that a minimum of 33" tires are need for many of these trails, although it recommends 37s. I hadn't thought about looking to see if kits were sold to regear the diffs. Amd you can't install new diffs with different gears either?

Still with no lift block or with lift block?

How come? Higher lift = bigger tires = more ground clearance.

Right, that's why I want to lift it, get bigger tires in there without chopping up the body of the Ranger, or at least not that much. Can't I just get new differentials with higher ratio instead of changing the transfer case or transmission gears?

I'm trying to get a 6" or more lift, do you have any recommendations? The only lift kits this size that I've found all use loft blocks.

Is this bad for off roading, the wheel hop?

I've heard that lift blocks are more for show and a bad idea if you plan on really off-roading with your vehicle and things such as rock crawling. Is this true?

It looks like you would hit the muffler first before hitting the hitch receiver so based on this I think that it should have any effect on Ford's departure angle calculation since I bet they calculated the angle assuming you don't want to flatten your muffler.