Leveled! Eibach Stage 2 coil-over shocks on 2025 Ranger XLT

[KRC]

Installed the Eibach Stage 2 coil-over shocks over the weekend to level the truck.

Mine is a 2025 XLT, 2.3L, 2WD. I definitely was interested in a 4WD when I was looking but there weren't too many available, and I got a really good deal on this one compared to what other dealerships were asking at the time.

My main reason for leveling, and soon lifting the rear, is simply due to wanting more ground clearance. I live North of Houston and it tends to flood in certain areas, especially during hurricane season.

I will be getting the rear Eibach Sport Shocks and the rear lift block soon for a 1" lift on the rear to give me some of the rake back, but I wanted to see where the front was going to end up first. I have put about 200 miles on the truck since installing the coil-overs and just waiting to see if they settle any and by how much.

Installation was pretty easy, it took me and a buddy about an hour and a half. Disclaimer: I am a diesel mechanic with some experience working on the automotive side. So while this was something I had never done before, I already had all of the tools I was going to need.

Here are the measurements I took before and after installation:

Front, ground to fender

Before: 35.5"

After: 38"

Rear, ground to fender

Before: 38"

After: 38"

After installation I noticed a nice improvement in ride quality, especially over bumps. There is forest service road/trail near where I live and I frequently venture down it. I had zero complaints when the stock coil-overs, but I definitely noticed an improvement. The wife even noticed the better ride on the forest service road.

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[NM Mike]

Your truck looks good. It looks like you still have a little bit of rake, but that could be the angle of the pic, or a little settling in the grass. Are you going to stay with the stock tire size?

 

[KRC]

Your truck looks good. It looks like you still have a little bit of rake, but that could be the angle of the pic, or a little settling in the grass. Are you going to stay with the stock tire size?

I am planning on doing the rear Eibach Sport Shocks and the 1" lift block next to give me some rake back, but not the 2.5" that it was.

I'm gonna stay with the stock tires for a little bit, truck only has 3k miles on it, but probably early to mid next year I am planning on going to 285/70R17 tires. Currently thinking KO3's but I have been back and forth on which specific tire I want to go with at least a dozen times.

 

[Jason B]

Nothing wrong with a level on a RWD. I had a '21 STX that the dealer put a level kit on. Completely changes the look.

 

[Crapblaster]

Those springs look pretty beefy. How's the ride?

 

[KRC]

Those springs look pretty beefy. How's the ride?

The ride is noticeably improved over the stock coil-overs when handling bumps. I had zero complaints with the stock coil-overs and thought they were pretty good, but these defonitely made a noticeable improvement. There are some forest service roads/trails near my house that I venture down quite a bit and the truck handles the terrain much better, even the wife noticed the improvement.

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