hey just woundering i just got a 88 ford ranger its a 6 cylinder i beam bla bla bla. n e ways is there n e way on this truck to lower it with no harm in my wallet im broke as *** but really wanna do a lil something. everyones telling me stuff like take a leaf out or flip the axle or heat up ur coil springs. id love the help from n e one that knows how to do so with my truck. thanks  

A free way to lower your rear about 2 inches is to flip the rear hanger for the leaf springs. There should be 4 rivets; just grind or drill them out and flip the hanger upside down. Then install 1/2 inch grade eight bolts with nylocks or lock nuts into the four holes. On the front i would wait and buy the dropped i-beams first, because of the alignment issues with the camber essentrics. But if you do decide to lower the front without the beams, i would buy the lowering coils which are good for 2 inches and cost about $80. If you can't afford those you can cut the coils (not heat them), Cut them in 1/2 turns for 1.25 inches per 1/2 turn. Do not take off more than one full turn of the coil, because you can't align it. When you get an alignment, buy your 2.0 to 3.0 degree camber essentrics from a performance store to save money. These are located on the top of the ibeam inside that big nut on top of the beam. Like in this picture.    

can u get me pics. or explain in a lilttle more detail im not good with this stuff this is my first truck. id like to get this started in the back asap. thanks for all ur help  

it looks as if u flip it it willnt clear.  

Here is a link for cutting the coils.  http://www.rangerpowersports.com/forum/showthread.php?t=216538   Here is one for flipping the hangers.  http://www.rangerpowersports.com/forum/showthread.php?t=202550
I don't have any pics of my static drop because i bagged it 4 years ago.  

The pinion shim adjusters come in 25 and 45 degree packs. You should need the 25 degree one from Mr. Gasket. They run about $20, and will fix the pinion angle after the flip. What is your state and city, i could probably sell you 2 inch lowering coils (DJM) for about $50. They have about 3,000 miles on them and look brand new. Rangers don't look low enough with just a static drop, so i bagged mine about 3 months after dropping it.  

yea umm. so i went to do it yesterday got it all apart an stuff and those things are really hard to get off i grinded two off and couldnt get them to come out so i had to stop its my only transportation. u got n e tips?? also after i flip them do i need to do n e thing else or does it just work like that. im here in menifee ca. its inbetween riverside and temecula.  

I'm out in "bfe" in middle tennessee, so shipping will be a little high. Once you grind them off, use a punch or big screw driver to punch them out. I'd wait til you can have the whole truck on jack stands in the rear, and remove the rear hanger from the rearleaf springs to reduce pressure on the rivets. It's also kind of difficult with the bed still on. I can remove the bed on my truck in less that 10 minutes, (6 bolts with 55 torx bit, three screws for gas tank and taillights) so get a buddy to help you lift it off to make it easier to grind those rivets off. After you flip it just bolt it back together with grade 8 bolts and your done.  

I hate not knowing about rangers enough to remeber like alittlelow does (im a yota guy)But From what i can vaugly remember from the underside of your truck alilittle has it down to a science.
True its been a while since I have seen the frame of a static Ranger.
Sorry man your kinda down to far south for me to help .Keep us posted  

yea i had it on jacks with the leafs off and everything then i started grinding one off got it grinded but no matter what i tried i couldnt punch them out. also it took like an hour to grind one off. idk if its my grinder or what. i really want to get this done but i got way to pissed and frustraited. also wen i flip them do i put the right on the left and the left on the right???  

The rivet holes should line up for the same side shackle. I'm guessing you still have the bed on, which is making it harder to reach them. Also with your head in there i bet you had a head ache with that much noise. Are you using a standard 6 inch grinder with a hard disk? Could you post some pics of the shackles? Also do you have a drill with a 1/2 inch drill bit and a small propane torch?  

Here is your before and after pics of what it should look like.

 

yea i understand it all now and i kno how to do it all that good stuff but it was just a pain in the butt to do. but owell my trucks done for i think i got a dui saterday night and hit a parked car  

Drunk are we? I thought you were a young gun, what you doing drinking?  

yup. im 18 and messed up bigtime. but things happen for a reason and i learned a lot from this mistake. but im thinking about saving and buying a truck already bagged up and ready to go.