2006 Ranger leans to the Passenger side

Discussion in 'Suspension Tech' started by turbozeke418, Jul 19, 2018.

  1. turbozeke418

    turbozeke418 New Member

    I have a 2006 Ranger 4x4 with 189k miles. The truck is lower by 1 inch in the rear and 3/4" in the front on the passenger side. I have found tons of posts about trucks leaning to the driver's side but NONE so far on the passenger side. It might be acceptable within Ford's tolerances, but not within mine. What would be the easiest way to remedy this?
     
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  3. DeanMk

    DeanMk Member

    They used to make spacers that you twisted into the coils, but I haven't seen anything like that in many years. They do still make "helper springs" that bolt onto your rear leaves to give you a little more load capacity. If you get ones stiff enough, they can jack the rear end back up.
    ….however...
    I think your best bet is...new springs.
     
  4. Jamey E

    Jamey E Member

    I agree with Dean for the rear fix. If you have the torsion front end, you could always crank the pass side up a little to level it out with the drivers side
     
  5. DeanMk

    DeanMk Member

    I thought 2006 was coil spring front end?

    UPDATE: Just found this from an article on the history of the Ford Ranger Front Suspension from "The Ranger Station" website....

    ...learn somethin' new, every day....
     
    Last edited: Jul 24, 2018
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    turbozeke418

    turbozeke418 New Member

    i adjusted the torsion bar and not much difference in the rear end of the car. Just in the front.
     
  7. DeanMk

    DeanMk Member

    ...new springs...air bag under that side...new springs...helper spring....new springs....spring shocks....new springs.....
     
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    turbozeke418

    turbozeke418 New Member

    do you mean leaf springs?
     
  9. Jamey E

    Jamey E Member

    Hmmmmm, I think Dean means new leaf springs. Couldn’t hurt. Did cranking your torsion bar help the front?
     
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    turbozeke418

    turbozeke418 New Member

    Unless I'm blind I don't see any coil springs at all on the front. I adjusted the torsion alot on the passenger side. I need to lower the driver side. I've been looking everywhere and can't find the proper height of the truck at the fenders for the front and rear.
     
  11. Jamey E

    Jamey E Member

    What size tires are on your truck?
     
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    turbozeke418

    turbozeke418 New Member

    265/70/16
     
  13. Jamey E

    Jamey E Member

    My truck sits on 245/75R/16s & I have 36” rear & 34” front
     
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  14. DeanMk

    DeanMk Member

    It sounded like you'd already cured the lean in the front and were now concentrating on the lean in the rear, so yes, I was referring to the leaf springs.
    Did I misunderstand your earlier statement?
     
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    turbozeke418

    turbozeke418 New Member

    I was just making sure. I never knew leaf springs to go bad. But, I've never done anything with them on any previous trucks either. I'm more of a bmw and Mercedes guy and familiar with the German suspensions.
     
  16. Jamey E

    Jamey E Member

    So the front end is good now, but it still sits 1” lower on the pass side in the rear??
     
  17. Jamey E

    Jamey E Member

    Might also want to make sure your spring buckets are not rusted out
     
  18. DeanMk

    DeanMk Member

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    turbozeke418

    turbozeke418 New Member

    I just put new tires on and somehow, the truck is sitting level now. They were all the same size and same pressure. Odd....
     
  20. Jamey E

    Jamey E Member

    Awesome! Easy fix. Glad you’ve got it corrected. Very weird though
     

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