I saw on truckperformance.com that they have a 3" lift kit for my 2002. I know absolutely nothing about lift kits or if they are worth it. I want to get some more ground clearance but is 3" worth it though. There is no way i can install it myself since i have no tools accessible to me. Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated. How much would someone charge me to put in on for my truck? I saw in other posts that you guys had mentioned something about an extensioin for manual trannys and extenders for the fenders and bumpers. Like i said....i know nothing about this stuff.:puzzled:

OK first off its not hard to do, a good kit comes with all you need and truckperformance is a good kit its what i used it comes with all the pieces you need except gap guards
now reference tool i know on base you got a auto hobby shop they got all the tools you need thats where i did mine, if i was up there i would do it with you, but check around the base for guys with lifted trucks and see if you can get some help thats also what i did and now i got me a muddin partner who has a ranger too
the 3" is worht it if you want some more clearance
most shops are gonna charge to much but price it just the same they wanted 650 down here i laughed cause i can do it myself but if you can get a good deal say 125 or something and you dont wanna do it i would tkae that
if you get the kit from performance the extenders come with it and the directions tell you exactly how to use em
its not that hard man you can do it

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like red saidits not hard just time consuming. oh and u migth want some friends to help u

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1986 ranger, gen 2 cab,front end and interior. bagged and 4 linked, laying tranny member( need to remove that) soon be draggin on a street near u.

yep atleast 1 but better to have two that way one helps you one gets tools

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It's not hard at all!

Ummmm, unless you try to do it on a 20-year old truck!! When I installed my 3" lift (which is PLENTY of lift BTW) last year, more that half of my bed and body mounts were rusted out! The cab mount under the driver's seat was totally rusted through! It was just "floating".

I had to cut 3 mounts off of my donor truck and weld them up to replace the bad ones on my truck.

NO simple job my body lift project!

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1983 Ranger (with 5.0L Mustang powertrain)
1985 Mustang V6 (getting '94 SEFI upgrade)
1990 Escort (leaving the 1.8L alone...LOVE getting 38 MPG when the gas prices creep up!)
1991 Ranger (going to get rid of the 2.3 and put in a 4.0 (4.0 engine on stand right now!))
1996 Mustang Convertible (stock 3.8 right now but I have a '95 super coupe engine on a second stand right now!)
1997 Thunderbird 4.6L LX (going to put the body effects from the 95 SC to "sporty" 'er up a bit)

i hear that my front cab bolts were rusted we had to cut em out then tap em out from there but that was the only hard part that and i couldnt hit 2 4 or reverse when we were done till i removed my cupholder

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"IF IT CAN BLEED, WE CAN KILL IT"

my front bolts were rusted out too!
Those sumbeeches sucked to get out!

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1983 Ranger (with 5.0L Mustang powertrain)
1985 Mustang V6 (getting '94 SEFI upgrade)
1990 Escort (leaving the 1.8L alone...LOVE getting 38 MPG when the gas prices creep up!)
1991 Ranger (going to get rid of the 2.3 and put in a 4.0 (4.0 engine on stand right now!))
1996 Mustang Convertible (stock 3.8 right now but I have a '95 super coupe engine on a second stand right now!)
1997 Thunderbird 4.6L LX (going to put the body effects from the 95 SC to "sporty" 'er up a bit)

a body lift isnt suspension related... just giving yall a hard time... :)

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well shit now that tell me what i did wrong
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yea....i have a 3" body lift....friends are good, and if you know people who have body shops or auto shops and they have air impact wrenches, those make life so much easier. All i have to say is becareful with the bumper brackets...they are not very load bearing. I found that out when i was in the middle of a 3 car pile up and my front bumper was in my fenders and radiator. But other than that i love it.

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2000 Ranger xlt - 4x4 off road package, K&N intake, flowmaster 40 series, cranked torsion bars, autometer dual pillar pod w/ gauges. Who knows what's next...sold and replaced with 99 Jeep Wrangler 4.0

i too am getting a 3'' body lift soon. i think it's definetely worth it.

good luck finding an install for less that $500. plan an entire weekend around giving your truck some air.
:fordrules:

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'98 Ranger XLT 2.5L 4cyl 4x2
3'' Pro comp suspension lift w/ pro comp ES9000 shocks, 31/1050r15 pro comp AT's, Python Alarm, Dual 40's series Flowmasters, KKM Cold Air Intake, JDM Black Euro Tails, Black Smittybilt Roll bar, housing 2 hella 500 driving lights, Pro Comp Push Bar w/ 6" Pro Comp Stainless 130w spotlights, Passport 8500 Radar Detector, Black Steelhorse Steps, 2 10'' Solobaric L710's, devouring 1750 watts, MTX door speakers, Panasonic head unit Sirius Satellite radio, lots of neon... etc...

http://home.mn.rr.com/t1camp1/Focus.swf

btw, at 4wheelparts.com they have body lifts pretty cheap too, cheaper than the ones at truckperf.

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'98 Ranger XLT 2.5L 4cyl 4x2
3'' Pro comp suspension lift w/ pro comp ES9000 shocks, 31/1050r15 pro comp AT's, Python Alarm, Dual 40's series Flowmasters, KKM Cold Air Intake, JDM Black Euro Tails, Black Smittybilt Roll bar, housing 2 hella 500 driving lights, Pro Comp Push Bar w/ 6" Pro Comp Stainless 130w spotlights, Passport 8500 Radar Detector, Black Steelhorse Steps, 2 10'' Solobaric L710's, devouring 1750 watts, MTX door speakers, Panasonic head unit Sirius Satellite radio, lots of neon... etc...

http://home.mn.rr.com/t1camp1/Focus.swf

here's a url....

http://www.4wheelparts.com/product2....AKHLV8EKLT2CW9

enjoy!
:fordrules:

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'98 Ranger XLT 2.5L 4cyl 4x2
3'' Pro comp suspension lift w/ pro comp ES9000 shocks, 31/1050r15 pro comp AT's, Python Alarm, Dual 40's series Flowmasters, KKM Cold Air Intake, JDM Black Euro Tails, Black Smittybilt Roll bar, housing 2 hella 500 driving lights, Pro Comp Push Bar w/ 6" Pro Comp Stainless 130w spotlights, Passport 8500 Radar Detector, Black Steelhorse Steps, 2 10'' Solobaric L710's, devouring 1750 watts, MTX door speakers, Panasonic head unit Sirius Satellite radio, lots of neon... etc...

http://home.mn.rr.com/t1camp1/Focus.swf

is a suspension harder than a body lift?

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i own a white 79 F-150 4x4 (my dream truck) 351m(now a 410 because it has been bored .040 over, w/ a 400 crank & flat top pistons),750 holley carb, edelbrock performer intake, dual glasspacks, rollbar,lights, 31" mud tires, reupholstered seat. see avatar for pic

A BODY LIFT IS MUCH HARDER B/C YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE ALL YOUR LINES ARE LINED UP AND YOU HAVE TO LIFT THE WHOLE BODY

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1999 exploder sport dropped on 20"
still hear me commin up the block

I disagree with that yoshtin... a body lift is rather easy to install. It requires you to loosen the 10-12 body mount bolts... jack the body up... slip in the blocks and drop the new bolts through. Although it takes a bit longer than described... a suspension lift requires your to disasseble the suspension (especially up front), and add the new components. A lot more tools are needed for this, most of which are not in everyones garage.

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2002 Mustang GT
Mods: Aftermarket Tint, K&N. Air Silencer Removal, Painted Calipers, American Thunder Flowmaster Catback, Mach 1 chin spoiler.

I have done My own body lift and My own suspension lift. both of them took about 8 hours. I had Air tools on the suspension lift and regular hand rachets on the body lift. Both were fairly simpe if you have a basic knowlegde of where everything is.

Now i had a friend of mine He didnt know what the heck he was doing and it took him about 4 days to do his lift. He was calling me every 30 minutes asking what to do next.

CHeck out my gallery at FTW for pics

www.fordtruckworld.com/bomber

if you have any questions feel free to email me./

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1999 exploder sport dropped on 20"
still hear me commin up the block

yea YOSHTIN i would also tend to disagree with you body lifts are much simpler to do...that one is just removal of bolts and replacing with blocks and longer bolts.....where as my 2" suspension (which still is not in!!) requires more knowlege of front especially steering linkage, suspension companents, shocks and all that other b/s......just mo opinion!

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2000 Ranger xlt - 4x4 off road package, K&N intake, flowmaster 40 series, cranked torsion bars, autometer dual pillar pod w/ gauges. Who knows what's next...sold and replaced with 99 Jeep Wrangler 4.0

sometimes those bolts can be a bitch to get off, huh justin?

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'98 Ranger XLT 2.5L 4cyl 4x2
3'' Pro comp suspension lift w/ pro comp ES9000 shocks, 31/1050r15 pro comp AT's, Python Alarm, Dual 40's series Flowmasters, KKM Cold Air Intake, JDM Black Euro Tails, Black Smittybilt Roll bar, housing 2 hella 500 driving lights, Pro Comp Push Bar w/ 6" Pro Comp Stainless 130w spotlights, Passport 8500 Radar Detector, Black Steelhorse Steps, 2 10'' Solobaric L710's, devouring 1750 watts, MTX door speakers, Panasonic head unit Sirius Satellite radio, lots of neon... etc...

http://home.mn.rr.com/t1camp1/Focus.swf