Rear Ride height a Design defect caught tooo late?

[Friday yet?]

Absolute proof that the rake is too tall and that it's a serious design flaw ....

But ... there's a solution for us Ranger owners with only 2WD.

Soupie's nose is in the garage on what started out as a rainy day getting a boost from the CTEK.

The front wheels are about 2 inches higher up than the rear based on driveway slope, cement pad height of the garage, and RaceDeck tiles. And with that 2 inch "front lift" the bed is nearly level judging by the standing water on the tonneau!

And when I read what @Grumpaw wrote above, the solution hit me hard.

I'm going to put bigger tires on the front!

Using the TacomaWorld tire calculator dealio, it says if I keep the stock 255/70R16s on the rear, then put 325/70R16s on the front, it should give me the 2 inches I need! =D

bathroom view (the place where I do really big thinkin')

I scare myself with how much thinkin' I do sometimes! =p

this FTW!

Oh dear. I see a Carolina Squat coming...

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[subquark]

You have passenger side lean.

Easy, I'll do one 325/70R16 on the driver and 345/70R16 on the passenger. And before anyone tells me that no such tires exist,, think bigger (LOL, see what I did there?). =D

 

[Fordup]

3 bags of sand, problem solved for under $10. Move on.

 

[deleriumtremor]

To say I am late to this thread might be the understatement of the year.

On the design defect notion, I don't have any problem reaching things in the bed from the side of the truck, well, if you don't count the risk of scratching the rear quarter with one of my unobtainium tactical belt buckles...

On the notion that a Nissan (of any model) is an upgrade to the Ranger, my experience on the subject says the OP jumped from the frying pan, into the fire. Nissan? Talk about design defects...

 

[myothercarizahearse]

the OP jumped from the frying pan, into the fire. Nissan? Talk about design defects...

his ranger was repo-ed and the only company that would sell him a new car was nissan.... that's why he was angry and tried to cover it up with false accusations.


please read all 440 posts to get caught up

 

[deleriumtremor]

his ranger was repo-ed and the only company that would sell him a new car was nissan.... that's why he was angry and tried to cover it up with false accusations.


please read all 440 posts to get caught up

I will get right on it...

 

[Chris M]

Nope, I can't agree.

My pool of available bitching subjects is already getting shallow.

I won't let you scoop out another ladle of gripe juice.

Have I mentioned the lack of knobs for climate control?

Knobs....
A Ranger owner can dream, can't he?
Knobs would be awesome.!

 

[kieefer]

Wow, didn’t think this subject would go on for 30 pages.

 

[Grumpaw]

Wow, didn’t think this subject would go on for 30 pages.

You obviously underestimate us !!!

 

[ControlNode]

Here is the solution.

I've just been too blind to the actual practicality of this mod.

That is not legal in NC.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

That is not legal in NC.

If only it were illegal everywhere.

Since they banned it in its place of origin (NC), it's starting to appear in other areas

 

[myothercarizahearse]

DAVE!!! Please come settle this once and for all!!!

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