RoadBoss
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Haven't seen anything about these on this forum yet, so figured I'd post up.
I installed these last night in just over an hour. It was really straightforward and quite easy. Only thing you need to remove is the spare tire. I also removed the rear wheels so I wouldn't have to jack the vehicle up as high, but it's not necessary. Other than that, support the rear axle, remove the two nuts for the OEM shackles, slide them out of the bushings, and put the new pieces back in.
I decided to install these because I'm adding a bit of weight to the back of my truck in camping gear, and it was starting to sag a bit and getting close enough to the bump stops that it was getting really rough over large bumps.
After putting this in I'm back to about stock rear height (probably a touch more) and the parabolic leaf springs seem to be doing their job properly now rather than riding on the bump stop as much. It's considerably more comfortable now.And just during the install it becomes pretty apparent that you gain quite a bit of suspension travel in the rear.
Would definitely recommend this to those of you who are adding a bit of weight to the back of your ranger and don't want to wait for aftermarket leafs to come out, or fit air bags
I installed these last night in just over an hour. It was really straightforward and quite easy. Only thing you need to remove is the spare tire. I also removed the rear wheels so I wouldn't have to jack the vehicle up as high, but it's not necessary. Other than that, support the rear axle, remove the two nuts for the OEM shackles, slide them out of the bushings, and put the new pieces back in.
I decided to install these because I'm adding a bit of weight to the back of my truck in camping gear, and it was starting to sag a bit and getting close enough to the bump stops that it was getting really rough over large bumps.
After putting this in I'm back to about stock rear height (probably a touch more) and the parabolic leaf springs seem to be doing their job properly now rather than riding on the bump stop as much. It's considerably more comfortable now.And just during the install it becomes pretty apparent that you gain quite a bit of suspension travel in the rear.
Would definitely recommend this to those of you who are adding a bit of weight to the back of your ranger and don't want to wait for aftermarket leafs to come out, or fit air bags
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