Lowering a Ranger

[Doc]

Yup, many times.

That must nail you to the seat !

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[Loweredon33s]

That must nail you to the seat !

It’s abrupt! Will go all over the place in the rain. I’m afraid to hit it too hard because I don’t want to break the transfer case.

 

[Doc]

It’s abrupt! Will go all over the place in the rain. I’m afraid to hit it too hard because I don’t want to break the transfer case.

I had a 71 Chevy three-quarter ton four-wheel-drive truck in 1972. I was in Kettering maine temporarily in the military. I had to stay in a motel and my truck was parked in a parking space in the winter when I tried to leave the tires just spun. I put it in four-wheel-drive and sat there in place spitting the tires I had to get pulled out of my parking space.

 

[GMtech]

The rear is more straightforward.
However, my question is, if I lower the rear, what shim would you recommend I use, so that I maintain drive shaft angle alignment from factory?

Belltech offers anywhere from 1-6 degree.

I believe that Belltech offers the shims to correct the driveshaft angle, if I remember correctly, you want to keep the working angle of a U-joint at 3 degrees, any more than that you could get a vibration. Also, you do not want is an angle of 0 degrees, this will kill the U-joint due to lack of movement over time. They make a special tool to check the driveshaft working angle and I have used one a few times over the years working at a GM dealership, mainly for vibrations.

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