Hey! for starters, I'm a beginner to the offroad/truck building world but I've got a manual, 4wd, 1994 ranger extended cab. It's got the slowest 3.0 known to man becuase of a misfire that I don't know how to fix. its got minor body damage so its a good platform for a cheap prerunner build. I don't need to race or do anything crazy I just want to be able to hoon around with friends and do desert runs nearby so an overthetop build isn't needed. I would like to know though, what is the bare minimum I need to do to make my truck fun offroad?? I want to be able to take small jumps and basically get the best bang for buck out of it. Any ideas?? thanks in advance!
Ultra budget TTB suspension ideas??
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Tree trunk
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Hi there.
Best bang for your buck would probably be some good stock replacement shocks and poly bump stops. Maybe some 31” tires or what ever you can fit under there.
I stock mobbed a jeep Cherokee for years and had a blast.
Run it and upgraded here and there
Best bang for your buck would probably be some good stock replacement shocks and poly bump stops. Maybe some 31” tires or what ever you can fit under there.
I stock mobbed a jeep Cherokee for years and had a blast.
Run it and upgraded here and there
troysladeck
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Welcome to the ttb life. Do you have any fabrication experience? If so a lot of parts can be made by yourself. As for the front, an absolute must have is extended radius arms. Plenty of places sell them, but its also possible to extend the stock ones if you want to stay cheap. For a budget lift, you can run bronco/f150 coils and cut off coils until you reach your desired height. gen 1/2 raptor shocks are super common for use on explorers nowadays because you can get them cheap and they work awesome. I have a build thread on here of my explorer that is very budget oriented and still boogies. Most of it is applicable to rangers too. Good luck
I wish I did but no... I have friends who have a little bit of experience but I don't want to have to rely on them all the time. One question tho, wont cutting those springs make it stiffer? and is that what I want? Those are some great ideas btw!
Thanks man I already have 31 mud terrains that are near death so I might lift then get 33s. will the shocks help my truck take bumps and jumps a little better?Hi there.
Best bang for your buck would probably be some good stock replacement shocks and poly bump stops. Maybe some 31” tires or what ever you can fit under there.
I stock mobbed a jeep Cherokee for years and had a blast.
Run it and upgraded here and there
Tree trunk
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Shocks will certainly help you out.
I would highly suggest cruising through some of these build threads.
Search- Pearl, the 93 explorer.
The first few post of that thread is exactly what you are looking for
Your ranger is a awesome platform,
it will preform well in its stockish form
I would highly suggest cruising through some of these build threads.
Search- Pearl, the 93 explorer.
The first few post of that thread is exactly what you are looking for
Your ranger is a awesome platform,
it will preform well in its stockish form
troysladeck
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Marketplace is going to be your best friend then. Just keep an eye out for some used parts off of a TTB explorer or ranger. I see budget radius arms pop up all the time. And yes f150 springs will be stiffer but thats a good thing. Cutting them wont change the spring rate though, just overall height. And bilsteins are great shocks and pretty cheap!
