Does anybody know how much lift I can get by cranking the torsion bars on an 06 ranger?

 

Can't say exactly, but I wouldn't suggest it. If you want it lifted, do it the right way and buy a kit. Lifting it by screwing in the torsion bar mounts is just going to screw up your alignment and cost you a new set of tires very quickly. Not only does it change camber but also toe-in and tire scrub not to mention changing the handling characteristics in a bad way.

 

should be about 3-5. body or suspension?

 

I have owned 3 rangers with the torsion bar set up( 99-01-04) and 5 rangers in all. You will not get 3" to 5" of lift like that one post says, you will get nothing close to that much lift, i hope that guy thought you were asking how much lift you should put on your truck, if you crank your torsion bars you will only get 1 to 2 inches max, the one post is right when he said your handling will change(it will become stiffer), you will also lose suspension travel. On my 99 ranger i cranked the torsion bars and added a body lift, i put 33x10.50/15 BFG's on it, i put about 45,000 miles on the tires and they still had alot of tread left on them when i sold the truck, i also rotate my tires every oil change though. on my 01 and 04 i put a Warn winch and grille gaurd on those trucks, the winch and grille gaurd are pretty heavy, so i cranked the torsion bars only to compensate for the added weight to the front end, the best thing to do is to get a body lift or suspension lift, a body lift will cost you $215 and around $300 to get someone else to put it on, thats the best way to go if you want some lift cheap, if you read 4x4 magazines there are always people who say that cranking the torsion bars dosnt hurt a thing but a stiffer ride and suspension travel, and then you have some that say it will f your truck up, who's right who's wrong, who knows.

 

Thanks for the info guys. I plan on lifting it sometime but wanted to run bigger tires until then and didn't know if it was worth it. I'll just wait until I can afford to do it right.

 

i cranked up my bars on my ranger 1" 1/2 and added a body lift with shackles on the back i can clear 35's but if u go to high on your bars they will berst they are like springs if u tightin them to much the first bump u hit they with burst so they say 3" max but never go over 2"

 

Playing with your T-bars in moderation is acceptable. All trucks are not set equally from the factory, and in some cases a moderate adjustment is good for your front end, actually increasing useable travel. In some cases however, a lifting adjustment is not needed, and you are then only messing around with things that should be left well enough alone. The best way to gage whether or not to play with T-bars is by the slope or angle of your upper a-arm in relation to level, it should be only slightly downwardly sloped from the pivot mounts to the ball joint. Too steep of an angle will cause the upper arm to "tuck" and bring the top of the backing plate inward, throwing off allignment and putting increased strain on the upper ball joint. If you need more clearance there just is no substitute for a lift! But from a professional standpoint, I say leave well enough alone.

 

me personally my truck does fine without messing with them but i do not do much off roading. be careful. what happens if you break torrsion bars?

 

I think I'm just going to wind up buying some torsion keys.