Is This A Safe Way To Lift My Truck?

Hello guys! I look at your guys' lifted trucks and it makes me slightly depressed. Im a broke bastard! I work 3.5 hours a night for $8.50. Needless to say... I barely make enough to make a truck payment, let alone buy a lift kit :thumbdown:

I see that the body lift kits are basically pieces of plastic. I was wondering if I could make my own out of metal. Theyd last longer for sure but would it mess with the "bounce" of my truck? (would it be harder on my chassis).

And I also see a relatively simple way to do a suspension lift: blocks and t-bar crank. The blocks look like a piece of steel and new u-bolts. Iv got steel lying around here so I could make my own. Right? Is there anything special about the lift blocks you get off the internet? Are both of these safe ways to lift my truck? Thanks guys!

 

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i wouldnt make my own body lift spacers...

 

I have heard of people making bl out of hockey pucks though..

 

Yea I have too lol. But those are still plastic-ish (prolly polyurethane). What about metal?

 

Use the polyuerethane hockey pucks. Dont go metal. Too much friction buildup and too heavy. I built my bro's jeep w/ hockey pucks. They dont crack or break and they're dirt cheap.

 

Ill look em up on ebay lol

 

Theres an auction on there now for 52 pucks for $12 w/ shipping lol. I think Ill go that route. But what about the blocks? Ill prolly end up double lifting it if I can

 

Get ahold of Rough country. The block kit with u-bolts is around $40.

 

Wow thats cheaper than I figured itd be lol. And Id feel better about it

 

They dont make anything for my generation

 

Yes they do. Call them up and ask them for a block kit for a 97 ford ranger. It's the same setup.

 

Ahh gotcha. So the Rangers had the same rear suspension since day 1?

 

Pretty much as long as they have an 8.8 Only real difference is they switched to a different shackle in I believe 2009 for some odd reason

 

I have a 2011. Will that affect me?

 

nope. Just make sure you get 3.25" wide u-bolts instead of the smaller u-bolts for the "older" rangers. You have the 31 spline axle whereas 90% of rangers have the 28 spline.

Ask rough country to give you u-bolts for an 80-96 4x4 F150 and blocks for a 3rd gen (93-97) ranger and you should be good to go bud.

 

edit ^ what he said

 

Hey, you guys said I could do that hockey puck lift, so I searched around and didnt find any info on it. Do you guys know someone I can talk to thats done it before?

 

Me! Lol. Look up how many bushings are in a regular body lift, and multiply that by 3 (they're exactly an inch tall). Get bolts that are, wait for it... 3 inches longer than stock ones (grade 8) and install it.

 

No way! Genious! Lol. What about steering extensions and such?

 

You shouldnt need steering extensions. My stock one fit.You should be good to go. Just remember you WILL need a filler neck extension. Just go to any hydraulic hose shop and they will cut it to length for you.