Anybody planning to lower their 2019 Ranger?

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It's a truck. It's built to handle weight without dragging the bumper. I bought it for it's functionality. I didn't buy it for Starbucks. To each their own.
Good point. I totally changed my mind about lowering my truck. Thank you for the insight...
 


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I'm 6' and can barely reach over ther sides of the bed to tie stuff down, There's no reason the back end should be 2 1/2" higher then the front. F150 isn't like that. Old Ranger wasn't like that. Fords website doesn't even show it like that. It's a PITA and we need a solution, not a low rider conversion. Jeez.
 

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I'm 6' and can barely reach over ther sides of the bed to tie stuff down, There's no reason the back end should be 2 1/2" higher then the front. F150 isn't like that. Old Ranger wasn't like that. Fords website doesn't even show it like that. It's a PITA and we need a solution, not a low rider conversion. Jeez.
Chris,
This guy has an easy bed loader...only problem is the color isn't Saber :LOL:

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It's a truck. It's built to handle weight without dragging the bumper. I bought it for it's functionality. I didn't buy it for Starbucks. To each their own.
Agreed on the handling weight and it's functionally as a truck. I tow a camper with mine. Just looking for an option to level the truck by lowering the back instead of raising the front and messing with the suspension. Maybe there are some looking to slam the truck, not all of us.

BTW, I don't even like Starbucks, I grind my own locally roasted coffee.<
 

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I would like to see the kit installed! They obviously tested and tuned on some trucks so why not include a few photos?
 

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Ok, looking at the pictures ,I understand the concept now. Flip brackets with stock springs and longer shackles to reduce the amount of drop. I'm a little concerned about the length of the shackles and loss of stability of the springs. (Too much side movement) Especially if I wanted to go even longer to reduce the drop even more. I was hoping for new higher arch springs. I understand that would increase cost, but I think better for overall suspension tuning. Like i said before,I only want to drop about 2 inches, not four.
 

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Any specs on what the wheel travel before and after is, and what effect it has on payload if any? Didn't see anything on that on the belltech site..
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