2" or 2.5" - Front end lift to level?

[Sparky62]

No and the Ford dealer did the install so if there was any concern, I'm sure they would have spoken up.

I did the UCA's on my previous truck (F150) and to be honest, they were nice but for the limited off-roading I do, probably weren't that necessary.

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[green5150]

Damn that looks good, stock tires size on the Methods?

Thank you! They are as close to 34” that I could find. BFG KO3’s 305/70/17.

 

[ryanO]

As I don't see anyone else mentioning that they did a 2" lift, I have a 2024 FX4 2.3L with a 2" front lift. I l am happy with the decision, I didn't want a perfectly level height front and rear, I wanted to maintain some rake so when I tow or load the bed its not squatting in the rear too much. I also was worried about limiting down travel of the suspension when off roading so that was another factor. With some time messing around on the alignment rack I was able to get the front wheels to a 0 degree camber but if I had gone with a 2.5" front level I would still have a bit of positive camber left over without doing aftermarket control arms.

Is there any benefit on have 1° or so of negative camber for someone spending 80-90% of their time on road? I know true off roaders run 3° or so of negative.

 

[Cosmicjumperalex03]

Is there any benefit on have 1° or so of negative camber for someone spending 80-90% of their time on road? I know true off roaders run 3° or so of negative.

I'd say in my opinion that having all of your alignment angles as close to the factory specs is best practice for those who don't off road much, as for camber for off road driving it will depend a lot on what type of off roading you do. If you are not doing much higher speed driving off road then adding camber won't provide any measurable benefit off road anyways.

 

[Muffin1]

I just received the Eibach Pro truck sport shock, I’m trying to decide if I’m going to set the snap ring @ .9” or the 1.8” setting, I haul some stuff for work on occasion and tow my small boat twice a year for seasonal in/out.
Currently I measured the height at the rear it’s 38” front is 35” ( ground to wheel moulding )nothing in the bed and a nearly empty tank (about 3 gal’s) .
I changed the tires from the stock 255/70/17”s to 265/70/17 I had on my ‘24 Ranger they have a lot of tread so I reused them, there’s 6” of gap between the top edge of tire and the same mouldings, not sure I want to increase that by 2” as the tires would have a bigger look gap, so it’s balancing act.
My second goal with these shocks is to improve the rebound and mushy feel hope that’s the case.
Any thoughts on if my meaursement/ calculations are off.

 

[Forsch]

I just had mine leveled out this week at ICON Vehicle Dynamics. New adjustable Coilovers front and adjustable rears. At the same time we swapped out the factory wheel and tires with 285/70R17 Falken WildPeak A/T 4W tires on ICON Vector 6 Wheels with 25mm offset. They also did an overload spring on the rear.

I love the way it turned out. They were awesome to work with and did a great job. I have a similar setup on my 2017 Super Duty so I wanted to go with ICON again on the Ranger.

This was their R&D for the 2025+ and should be available soon.

 

[HighDesertRanger]

I just had mine leveled out this week at ICON Vehicle Dynamics. New adjustable Coilovers front and rear. At the same time we swapped out the factory wheel and tires with 285/70R17 Falken WildPeak A/T 4W tires on ICON Vector 6 Wheels with 25mm offset. They also did an overload spring on the rear.

I love the way it turned out. They were awesome to work with and did a great job. I have a similar setup on my 2017 Super Duty so I wanted to go with ICON again on the Ranger.

This was their R&D for the 2025+ and should be available soon.

VERY nice!

That right there is about perfect for these trucks. Good to see Icon getting into the Ranger game (and not just the Raptor). A plug-and-play option from them will be awesome!

 

[superj]

I just received the Eibach Pro truck sport shock, I’m trying to decide if I’m going to set the snap ring @ .9” or the 1.8” setting, I haul some stuff for work on occasion and tow my small boat twice a year for seasonal in/out.
Currently I measured the height at the rear it’s 38” front is 35” ( ground to wheel moulding )nothing in the bed and a nearly empty tank (about 3 gal’s) .
I changed the tires from the stock 255/70/17”s to 265/70/17 I had on my ‘24 Ranger they have a lot of tread so I reused them, there’s 6” of gap between the top edge of tire and the same mouldings, not sure I want to increase that by 2” as the tires would have a bigger look gap, so it’s balancing act.
My second goal with these shocks is to improve the rebound and mushy feel hope that’s the case.
Any thoughts on if my meaursement/ calculations are off.

no idea but if you have 3", i guess try the 1.8 setting and see how it looks?

 

[Muffin1]

no idea but if you have 3", i guess try the 1.8 setting and see how it looks?

Yea the only thing is the whatever i choose to set the the C clips at there not changeable, unless the shock is removed again, so it's pretty much once n done.
It's the same style as the Bilstein 5100's.

 

[superj]

Oh yeah, i had the 5100s on my previous truck. Not fun to have to adjust.

I had konis on my car, those were super easy with a little wrench and knob

 

[ryanO]

I just had mine leveled out this week at ICON Vehicle Dynamics. New adjustable Coilovers front and adjustable rears. At the same time we swapped out the factory wheel and tires with 285/70R17 Falken WildPeak A/T 4W tires on ICON Vector 6 Wheels with 25mm offset. They also did an overload spring on the rear.

I love the way it turned out. They were awesome to work with and did a great job. I have a similar setup on my 2017 Super Duty so I wanted to go with ICON again on the Ranger.

This was their R&D for the 2025+ and should be available soon.

That looks like the front end is VERY light.

 

[Forsch]

It’s not. I still had the stock tires and wheels and the new spare in the back when I took the photo. I realized it after.

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