Ranger Gets Ford Performance Parts Leveling Kits with Coil-overs & Fox Shocks

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Well Gentledudes,
The weather held off and I was able to get everything installed with the help of a friend. I still have to get an alignment done tomorrow, but I'll throw up some of the requested measure pics and stance pics that I remembered to grab while working. Overall, lifted the front the promised 2 inches, and yes, the shocks are adjustable! Woohoo!

The ride quality from just riding home from the friend's house (speed bumps and potholes and uneven pavement): These shocks are the bomb. No FX4 floating feeling whatsoever. Absorbs bumps like no other! Fixed the bouncing rebound on the front and softened up the rear suspension just the tiniest bit so you don't feel every bump in your spine. Haha!

First pictures are the axle to fender height stock then lifted. The next are the ground to fender height stock then lifted.
Lastly we have the truck in the shop and then sitting in the publix parking lot while I was grabbing some ice cream.

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Looks great, Wyatt! Really looks like Ford made the right call with the two-inch level! Enough to improve the looks, ride, and clearance, but not so much as to negatively impact the truck's geometry. I am so glad this worked out for you! Doubly so since I have the same kit on order from Ford Performance!
 
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Well Gentledudes,
The weather held off and I was able to get everything installed with the help of a friend. I still have to get an alignment done tomorrow, but I'll throw up some of the requested measure pics and stance pics that I remembered to grab while working. Overall, lifted the front the promised 2 inches, and yes, the shocks are adjustable! Woohoo!

The ride quality from just riding home from the friend's house (speed bumps and potholes and uneven pavement): These shocks are the bomb. No FX4 floating feeling whatsoever. Absorbs bumps like no other! Fixed the bouncing rebound on the front and softened up the rear suspension just the tiniest bit so you don't feel every bump in your spine. Haha!

First pictures are the axle to fender height stock then lifted. The next are the ground to fender height stock then lifted.
Lastly we have the truck in the shop and then sitting in the publix parking lot while I was grabbing some ice cream.

IMG_20191027_134457.jpg


IMG_20191027_155254.jpg


IMG_20191027_134447.jpg


IMG_20191027_155306.jpg


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Can we get a straight side shot? Hard to see the rake.

And thanks for posting. A lot of us are really interested in this mod.
 
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Well Gentledudes,
The weather held off and I was able to get everything installed with the help of a friend. I still have to get an alignment done tomorrow, but I'll throw up some of the requested measure pics and stance pics that I remembered to grab while working. Overall, lifted the front the promised 2 inches, and yes, the shocks are adjustable! Woohoo!

The ride quality from just riding home from the friend's house (speed bumps and potholes and uneven pavement): These shocks are the bomb. No FX4 floating feeling whatsoever. Absorbs bumps like no other! Fixed the bouncing rebound on the front and softened up the rear suspension just the tiniest bit so you don't feel every bump in your spine. Haha!

First pictures are the axle to fender height stock then lifted. The next are the ground to fender height stock then lifted.
Lastly we have the truck in the shop and then sitting in the publix parking lot while I was grabbing some ice cream.
How long did the install take you? Level of difficulty? I've swapped suspensions before, but every car/truck is different.
 


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How long did the install take you? Level of difficulty? I've swapped suspensions before, but every car/truck is different.
Pretty straight forward, we read through the instructions, then went our own way. The instructions had you undo the lower ball joint and install the shock from the bottom up, but we decided to undo the upper ball joint and go in from the top. The only thing to be aware of doing it our way is that you don't pop the CV joints out of their homes. Lol
The rears are a piece of cake.
Difficulty: 5/10 with the right tools
Duration: took about 4 hours or so
 

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Guys, I received the following email from my Delaware Ford Dealer yesterday:

"I have good news and bad news. The good news is the leveling kit arrived! Please call John Iannarella to arrange installation.

The bad news is the bed mat availability has been pushed back to the end of November.

The muffler tip order has been cancelled due to a commercial issue. Basically Ford is looking for a supplier. You can try reordering in a few weeks. I cancelled the order so you should not see any charges on your credit card.

The Bed Tailgate Viscous Dampering Cartridge is on order and I am waiting for shipment confirmation."

So, while Ford is not exactly batting 1.000 in terms of getting me the stuff I order in a timely manner, the good news far outweighs the bad news here, and I have an appointment to get my truck leveled with the Ford-branded Foxes this Friday!
 

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Guys, I received the following email from my Delaware Ford Dealer yesterday:

"I have good news and bad news. The good news is the leveling kit arrived! Please call John Iannarella to arrange installation.

The bad news is the bed mat availability has been pushed back to the end of November.

The muffler tip order has been cancelled due to a commercial issue. Basically Ford is looking for a supplier. You can try reordering in a few weeks. I cancelled the order so you should not see any charges on your credit card.

The Bed Tailgate Viscous Dampering Cartridge is on order and I am waiting for shipment confirmation."

So, while Ford is not exactly batting 1.000 in terms of getting me the stuff I order in a timely manner, the good news far outweighs the bad news here, and I have an appointment to get my truck leveled with the Ford-branded Foxes this Friday!
So we are going to see some nice pictures on Saturday right? I'm pretty much sold on doing this.
 

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I went into my local Ford Parts Dept...they said i have to order this online? That sound right?
 

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No, sounds like they’re lazy and don’t want to do the work.
Exactly. These Ford Performance parts don't actually come from Ford. Maybe their distributor is a PITA. Seems odd they didn't want to help with the order.
 

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I went into my local Ford Parts Dept...they said i have to order this online? That sound right?
It does not sound right at all. I called several dealers in my area (northern Delaware/southern PA), and they all said the same thing, that I would have to come down to the dealer's parts department and order (and pay) through them, which I did. It may be, as some members suggest, that your dealer does not want the work, but that does not make sense to me. (Parts departments make money by selling parts; service departments make money by installing them.) I think that since the product is so new that many parts and service folks do not know about it yet or are unclear on the details. I would call some other dealers in your area....
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