2019 Ranger lariat new member

[sportzfann]

No need to raise the rear. I went to the Eibachs on my FX4 and I can tell you that the ride and handling were both greatly improved. I went up 3/4" in the front.
Improved handling on the twisty mountain road that I run twice a week and handling over fire roads and pot holes is vastly improved. They are reasonably priced and come with the Eibach Limited Million-Mile Warranty. This is a great article that should help guide you. https://www.shocksurplus.com/blogs/news/leveling-strut-comparison-bilstein-vs-eibach-vs-fox
TIRES

How do you know how much lift is needed?
Is there Some way to measure ?
did your pro cal tuning reduce your gas mileage very much?
can you say how much the tuning Cost?
thanks Sportzfann

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[sportzfann]

Have any of you used Forescan to modify some of the chimes and horn honking Etc? I modified a few on my 2017 f350 but Not sure it works on the Ranger.

 

[OGMix376]

Have any of you used Forescan to modify some of the chimes and horn honking Etc? I modified a few on my 2017 f350 but Not sure it works on the Ranger.

I don’t know how to do it, but yes for scan I believe can toggle some of the chimes, horn activations, and several other things.

 

[dozxab]

How do you know how much lift is needed?
Is there Some way to measure ?
did your pro cal tuning reduce your gas mileage very much?
can you say how much the tuning Cost?
thanks Sportzfann

I just wanted to go 3/4" to level it up a bit.
I measured to the center of the wheel opening front and rear. The guy that installed the front swore it went up 2" but the tape measure said .80".
Procal mileage? Hard to say but I think it stayed about the same. I did the level, tires and Procal, in that order, one after the other. Bigger tires and level will hurt the mileage, most say the tuner helps. As a side note to that, my brother switched to premium gas in his 24 Bronco 2.3 and his mileage went up about 1 mpg. The HP is nice but the way the tranny is so much more responsive was worth every penny. I have a good friend who is an ASE certified mechanic so he "did" it with me for free. Tuner is about $800 but I had a credit at American Truck that knocked it down a bit.

 

[midwayfordranger2021]

Welcome to the Forum Brian !! that's a sweet looking truck, especially the white color with those wheels !! I'm sure you will be very happy with it.

 

[Blmpkn]

there is the possibility of introducing driveshaft vibration

We've been over this bud, quit spreading misinformation

 

[MarkCl]

We've been over this bud, quit spreading misinformation

2 more articles/threads to help further your education, chuckles.



https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/753193-lift-kit-drive-shaft-question-vibration-please-help.html

And yet a third showing the science.

 

[dozxab]

2 more articles/threads to help further your education, chuckles.



https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/753193-lift-kit-drive-shaft-question-vibration-please-help.html

And yet a third showing the science.

I hate to get involved in this stupid pissing contest but raising the front will not affect driveshaft angles as the housing is attached to the frame. It will affect the front axle shaft joints but they are designed for a lot of travel. Leveling will not affect the rear as the geometry remains the same. I agree that lifting a solid axle truck will affect the drive shafts. The higher you go, the bigger the issue.

 

[Blmpkn]

2 more articles/threads to help further your education, chuckles.



https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/753193-lift-kit-drive-shaft-question-vibration-please-help.html

And yet a third showing the science.

Once again.. videos completely and totally irrelevant to leveling an IFS pickup..

I hate to get involved in this stupid pissing contest but raising the front will not affect driveshaft angles as the housing is attached to the frame. It will affect the front axle shaft joints but they are designed for a lot of travel. Leveling will not affect the rear as the geometry remains the same. I agree that lifting a solid axle truck will affect the drive shafts. The higher you go, the bigger the issue.

Pissing match this is not.. it's simply a matter of trying to get someone to stop regurgitating blatantly wrong information on a website that's supposed to be filled with.. well... not misinformation.


If we wanna be realistic about an actual pissing match between me and this 70 something year old man though.. the size of his prostate definitely isn't gonna allow the amount of flow that my nice young one does...

Id definitely take him in both distance and volume ??

 

[dozxab]

Once again.. videos completely and totally irrelevant to leveling an IFS pickup..

This was my point. The pissing contest comment was not.

 

[Blmpkn]

This was my point. The pissing contest comment was not.

Gotcha.


I'm just grumpy this week I guess ??‍

 

[Todd Chapin]

The gas mileage claim has me wondering ?

I have had a 2 1/2 " lift for last 40k miles. I lost 1-2 mpg From just the lift. Adding 32" tires another 2-3 mpg. I did the lift then the tires about a month later.

Nice truck OP! Looks a little familiar
?

 

[sportzfann]

I have had a 2 1/2 " lift for last 40k miles. I lost 1-2 mpg From just the lift. Adding 32" tires another 2-3 mpg. I did the lift then the tires about a month later.

Nice truck OP! Looks a little familiar
?

Nice truck!
What size tires did your truck come with?
What lift did you use ?
thanks, Sportz

 

[Todd Chapin]

Eib

Nice truck!
What size tires did your truck come with?
What lift did you use ?
thanks, Sportz

It came with those crappy Hankooks that fx4s come with. Now it has Cooper Rugged Trek 265/70/17 with Eibach Pro Truck 2.0 set 2 1/2 inch lift in front and 1/2" blocks in the rear. Also have Icon UCA

 

[fusseli]

The leveling kit may not be such a good idea. Gas mileage goes down, there is the possibility of introducing driveshaft vibration and if you haul a substantial load or trailer, your low beams will become high beams.

Headlights are a piece of cake to adjust with a phillips screwdriver, who on earth would not readjust them after a level?

A level does not hit mpg.

A level does not add driveshaft vibration.

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