Watch when you start dropping things to account for roll center. You can actually increase the height of the roll center when lowering, which can increase body roll.
Widening the track, OTOH, will usually lower the roll center height. Time to break out the calculators and graph paper!
4.0 V6 with an auto can tow 5000lbs
Regarding rack ratios:
regular cab rack travel is 1.51 in/rev for a 22:1 ratio
super cab rack travel is 1.74 in/rev for a 19:1 ratio (4x2 and 4x4 are slightly different overall ratio but use the same rack
I have an 03 2.3/5spd that I will be getting into shortly, just clearing the table first. Steering and rear dampers/mounts are the upfront concerns, as the rear damper mounting is the old school style (didn't care about roll, just bump) quite far inboard with low motion ratio. Looking at what hobby/street stock roundy round hardware might work with minimum effort.
grpb wrote: Regarding rack ratios: regular cab rack travel is 1.51 in/rev for a 22:1 ratio super cab rack travel is 1.74 in/rev for a 19:1 ratio (4x2 and 4x4 are slightly different overall ratio but use the same rack I have an 03 2.3/5spd that I will be getting into shortly, just clearing the table first. Steering and rear dampers/mounts are the upfront concerns, as the rear damper mounting is the old school style (didn't care about roll, just bump) quite far inboard with low motion ratio. Looking at what hobby/street stock roundy round hardware might work with minimum effort.
My hero! I've been into Rangers for a decade and haven't seen any specific numbers on rack ratios. 2 days on GRM, and the data magically appears from the land of milk and honey. Where did you find that info?
Also, when the time comes, I'd be very interested in following a build thread for your truck.
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