Truck being lifted

[Italianredneck]

Well I’m having the truck lifted and it should be ready tomorrow. It’s getting the Camburg upper control arms, Fox 2.0 coilovers up front and Fox 2.0 In the rear, Ready lift intrusion beams, APG rear springs, BDS shackles, rear Fox shock boots, Peak suspension 1 inch diff drop bracket. It will be riding on Icon vector 6 wheels with 285/70r 17 General grabber atx tires and I’m using the Hypertech speedometer recalibration tool. I will post pictures when it’s done and home. Thank you guys for all the information and help.

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[bfastr]

Dang! you are all in. thats going to be cool. post pics.

 

[Frenchy]

I hope it isnt too late to stop you on the diff drop. Reason being the frame will be compromised and the fact if you want to run an aftermarket skid plate you will have to modify the skid plate in order to mount it. Another member on here found that out the hard way to say the least.

 

[AdamHarris]

Ok mr. Frenchy I know you’re very well respected member on here and I’m not interested in getting into some kind of big pissing contest with you this morning but you are continually warning people about the dangers of diff drops and the fact is this HAS to be done if you’re going more than 3 inches of lift. I don’t know what you’re referring to with a member who had problems but folks have been diff dropping ifs lifts for over 30 years now. Are we sure this members problems didn’t have to do with the installation or some other one-off concern and not just the overall concept as a whole of dropping a diff?

 

[Frenchy]

Ok mr. Frenchy I know you’re very well respected member on here and I’m not interested in getting into some kind of big pissing contest with you this morning but you are continually warning people about the dangers of diff drops and the fact is this HAS to be done if you’re going more than 3 inches of lift. I don’t know what you’re referring to with a member who had problems but folks have been diff dropping ifs lifts for over 30 years now. Are we sure this members problems didn’t have to do with the installation or some other one-off concern and not just the overall concept as a whole of dropping a diff?

Since it's clear you do want to get into a little bit of a pissing contest here believe it or not I can tell you right now that even though diff drops have been going on for years they're still not required until you hit the 3 in or more lift and they still compromised frame because you have to cut the frame in order to install it. Something that's not exactly reversible if you ask me. And the OP already stated he's going to Fox the maximum he's going to go. Which is a probability as to why he is looked at a gift drop. Also the member on here didn't have some random Chinese diff drop. You want to install the arv skid plates and had to cut one of the skid plates to make it fit. Go to the ARB skid plate threat and you will find it. This is not false information I'm spreading I'm simply warning the OP before he continues as to it may not be in his best interest to install a diff drop.

 

[AdamHarris]

Are you freaking serious the crossmember requires being cut out?!?! Yeah I guess I’ll never be lifting a Ranger. I mean these are mild steel frames and could be cut and welded on but that’s ridiculous.

 

[Frenchy]

Are you freaking serious the crossmember requires being cut out?!?! Yeah I guess I’ll never be lifting a Ranger. I mean these are mild steel frames and could be cut and welded on but that’s ridiculous.

Part of the frame is required to be cut if you do a diff drop kit. If I'm not mistaken it is primarily the mounting points for the diff. Believe it or not that still is considered compromising the frame. is it on all trucks? Not necessarily but for the ranger on the basic diff drop it is. Does that mean you can't lift the ranger without doing a diff drop? Absolutely not. I myself have the old man emu lift kit which raises the front by 2.4 in in the rear by 1.6 in and I do not have a diff drop kit whatsoever and it does just fine.

 

[AdamHarris]

OK if it’s just some mounting tabs that have to be cut and the new drop kit provides a new mounting solution then that’s not a big deal. That’s not “compromising the frame” and you’re being a little dramatic. Again these are mild steel frames they can be cut and welded on just like anything else made of mild steel, its done all the time. And yes I understand you can have up to 3 inch lift without worrying about this at all. I have a 2.5 spacer lift myself.

 

[Frenchy]

OK if it’s just some mounting tabs that have to be cut and the new drop kit provides a new mounting solution then that’s not a big deal. That’s not “compromising the frame” and you’re being a little dramatic. Again these are mild steel frames they can be cut and welded on just like anything else made of mild steel, its done all the time. And yes I understand you can have up to 3 inch lift without worrying about this at all. I have a 2.5 spacer lift myself.

Even messing with the mounting tabs and cutting them off you're still considered compromising the frame. Because of doing such you void the warranty on the truck when it comes to the frame and that can actually cause a lot of issues down the road. Then again that's where the magnuson-moss warranty still come in a where it has to be proven that caused said issue but it's still again compromises the frame. Like it or not it is true

 

[JACKSMYDOG]

When I bought my truck I had the dealer do the lift and front bumper to prevent and finger pointing down the road if a warranty problem does happen. I told him max lift without diff drop, or increasing wear breakage factors. Instantly he said the BDS 3.5 would work, and it's what I did.

Admittedly, I never thought to look at it when I have been under there, but I will be checking when I get a chance. So far it has been great, I use it pretty hard, no issues yet.

 

[Italianredneck]

Hi guys. The diff drop is a bracket you only have to drill one hole just to match up the two sides. I got it as a just in case sort of thing. In case the cv angles were too steep I told them not to use it unless it was a last resort

 

[Italianredneck]

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[Frenchy]

That is interesting to say the least. My question is what height are you planning to have the Fox shocks set at up front?

 

[RoadBoss]

Part of the frame is required to be cut if you do a diff drop kit. If I'm not mistaken it is primarily the mounting points for the diff. Believe it or not that still is considered compromising the frame. is it on all trucks? Not necessarily but for the ranger on the basic diff drop it is. Does that mean you can't lift the ranger without doing a diff drop? Absolutely not. I myself have the old man emu lift kit which raises the front by 2.4 in in the rear by 1.6 in and I do not have a diff drop kit whatsoever and it does just fine.

Check the instructions for the Peak diff drop. It's just a single hole drilled in the front mounting tab. Looks like it basically just tilts the diff downward a little bit. No cutting the frame, and there's no way the hole in that location is weakening anything.

Instructions:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0072/3540/3894/files/FRDD-XXX.pdf?v=1621471539

I'm only running about 2" lift in the front, and I'm gonna pick up this up just to help with my CV angles at full droop, since I'm right at the limit of how far the CVs can go.

 

[RoadBoss]

Hi guys. The diff drop is a bracket you only have to drill one hole just to match up the two sides. I got it as a just in case sort of thing. In case the cv angles were too steep I told them not to use it unless it was a last resort

I would throw it on there, doesn't look like there's any way that will hurt anything, might even help extend the life of your CVs.

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