Anybody planning to lower their 2019 Ranger?

[RodSlinger]

Liking it. Is the surface irregular or is it the angle but the back looks lower than the front.

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[SOHK_Alumni]

Got tired of waiting for a kit

Nice! Hoping mine looks like that in a week or so!

What was your solution? Looks a lot like an axle flip, maybe longer shackles afterwards? Shocks?

 

[Doc]

Got tired of waiting for a kit

Very Nice !

 

[HenryMac]

Got tired of waiting for a kit

Don't tease us without giving details.. So what did you do?

 

[Cape Cruiser]

Maybe its a ton of steel in the bed LOL

 

[HenryMac]

Maybe its a ton of steel in the bed LOL

More like 3 tons... But you might be right Cruiser... looks like the nose is high.

 

[SOHK_Alumni]

I'll agree -- nose high, or maybe a touch too tail low. Should not be to big a problem.

Where I do see a bigger issue is the rear axle appears to sit too far forward in the wheel well, might cause a problem with the drive shaft. Pretty common with flipping the axle.

 

[Fuze]

Got tired of waiting for a kit

How did you do it? Looks awesome!!!

 

[Duke]

Yes, The front is a tad high still. Working on that. Rear axle flip with shorter shocks. I cut the strut coils for now to see what happens. No issues yet. I will replace them when Belltech comes out with some lowering struts. It's not perfect yet, but a lot better than driving around ass high.

 

[Duke]

Thanks for pointing that out SOHK. I will look into the rear wheel location. I forgot all about that when fabricating.

 

[AlanBowers86]

Got tired of waiting for a kit

With the flip done, how much space is left between the axle and the frame? Do you think towing or hauling will be compromised much at this height?

 

[Kevin Franklin]

Yes, The front is a tad high still. Working on that. Rear axle flip with shorter shocks. I cut the strut coils for now to see what happens. No issues yet. I will replace them when Belltech comes out with some lowering struts. It's not perfect yet, but a lot better than driving around ass high.

It looks like you've done an excellent job to me!

 

[Duke]

Alan. It depends on how much weight you plan on towing or hauling (i'm not planing on much) I replaced the bumper stops with smaller ones so i still have at least 4" They make rear shackles now that will bring it back up an inch or so. Thanks Kevin. Still work in progress.

 

[SOHK_Alumni]

Ok sweet, straight axle flip for now.

I'm in for rear springs with more arch in them for a flip with less drop so I'm pleased to see yours.

Worked last weekend, all 3 days of this one, have hopes to execute next weekend.

 

[AlanBowers86]

Alan. It depends on how much weight you plan on towing or hauling (i'm not planing on much) I replaced the bumper stops with smaller ones so i still have at least 4" They make rear shackles now that will bring it back up an inch or so. Thanks Kevin. Still work in progress.

Thank you, that’s still a decent amount of travel. Hopeful that once more owners lower, there might be those who build and fit airbags to assist with heavier payloads or towing scenarios.

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