Rear End Lift Options?

[njdriver19]

Instead of blocks it may be in your best interest to go with the APG leafs. One has already reported some lift and will give you some more articulation in tye rear for offroad vs blocks.

My truck has not seen dirt for the most part all though I would like it to. I did add a leafs before (past rangers) and it stiffened the rear , noticeably . Am planning a rear sway bar though. RTt

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[tehschkott]

Thought I should update this because I found out the ARB OME extra leaf only works with their leaf springs, not the springs that came with the truck. I ended up going with the Auto Spring Kits add a leafs (I got the standard springs, but there’s an option for less lift)
https://autospringkits.com/product/2019-2021-ford-ranger-rear-add-a-leaf-kit/
No more saggy rear!

Also changed to Bilstein 5100 shocks to add an extra inch of travel. Will probably swap these to Icons to match the front when/if they ever become available. Have some rake back and ride is significantly improved.

That looks gooooood

 

[seanellaz]

My truck has not seen dirt for the most part all though I would like it to. I did add a leafs before (past rangers) and it stiffened the rear , noticeably . Am planning a rear sway bar though. RTt

I see you are not planning a lot of offfroading. In any case Sway bar will impair articulation. The suspension will not flex as easily to follow terrain where the tires are compressed diagonally (eg front left tire on bump / rise, rear right tire on bump / rise)

 

[Rampantroo]

So, I have the fox 2.0 kit on my Ranger, and recently put a tent on the bed of the truck. I'd like to get a bit more height in the back, but I also want to correct the lean at the same time. I am reading your post and just want to clarify, you have several spacers stacked, correct? I am wondering specifically if it is possible to stack a 1" and 1/4" (spacer on the side that is sagging, then just use the 1" spacer on the side that is higher.

I may be a bit off base with my ideas, as I just started to confront the option of raising the back at all. It is my understanding that the Fox 2.0 rear shock can handle about 1.5" additional ride height, so the 1.25" on the left, should be within the capacity of the shock. I am not sure if it is safe to stack two spacers...

Any thoughts would help. Thank you!

 

[Glocker]

So, I have the fox 2.0 kit on my Ranger, and recently put a tent on the bed of the truck. I'd like to get a bit more height in the back, but I also want to correct the lean at the same time. I am reading your post and just want to clarify, you have several spacers stacked, correct? I am wondering specifically if it is possible to stack a 1" and 1/4" (spacer on the side that is sagging, then just use the 1" spacer on the side that is higher.

I may be a bit off base with my ideas, as I just started to confront the option of raising the back at all. It is my understanding that the Fox 2.0 rear shock can handle about 1.5" additional ride height, so the 1.25" on the left, should be within the capacity of the shock. I am not sure if it is safe to stack two spacers...

Any thoughts would help. Thank you!

I don't have several spacers stacked, but I am running the factory spacer/shim on the driver side. I've got the add-a-leaf kit on the truck, and that works with the factory U-bolts, but I had to run a slightly longer u-bolt to accommodate the factory spacer/shim being used on the driver side. The add-a-leaf kit actually calls for the spacer/shim to be discarded but I elected to keep it. To be clear, I am not running a lift block, just the spacer/shim from the factory on the driver side.

 

[litalien26]

I have the rough country rear shackles. With the eibach prolift in front and love the setting

 

[Glocker]

I have the rough country rear shackles. With the eibach prolift in front and love the setting

If I didn't need the load capacity, I would have done shackles. That probably would have preserved the ride quality of the Eibach shocks (that are phenomenal on the back of these trucks!).

 

[MountainGoat]

If I didn't need the load capacity, I would have done shackles. That probably would have preserved the ride quality of the Eibach shocks (that are phenomenal on the back of these trucks!).

What's the drop in load capacity with shackles? My BDS ones look just like stock (except longer).

Edit: I found this on blog.bds-suspension.com
"These shackles are a direct bolt-on for the factory leaf springs on the Ranger and will provide 1″ of rear lift over stock. They will not affect ride quality/load capacity"

 

[jflogerzi]

What's the drop in load capacity with shackles? My BDS ones look just like stock (except longer).

Edit: I found this on blog.bds-suspension.com
"These shackles are a direct bolt-on for the factory leaf springs on the Ranger and will provide 1″ of rear lift over stock. They will not affect ride quality/load capacity"

I found these and will be pairing this with the blisten 5100s all around. Going to go for an OEM tremor look for height and still have some rear rake for towing

 

[MountainGoat]

I found these and will be pairing this with the blisten 5100s all around. Going to go for an OEM tremor look for height and still have some rear rake for towing

That's what I got and it's perfect with the Bilsteins set at max height.
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[jflogerzi]

That's what I got and it's perfect with the Bilsteins set at max height.
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What's your fronts height set at?

 

[MountainGoat]

What's your fronts height set at?

The top line is 2.5", which put it about 1" higher than the rear. Then I added the BDS shackles which now brought the rear 1" higher than the front. So it worked out pretty well.

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