1998-2011 Ford Ranger Coil Spring Replacement
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- This is a complete walk through video on how to swap out the coils on a 4th & 5th generation (1998-2011) 2WD Ranger, XL and XLT models. Excludes 1983-1997 2WD, 4x4 of all years, and Edge/Sport models. READ DETAILS BELOW
ITEMS YOU WILL NEED!
2 Jack stands
A floor jack (a second will be much more helpful)
sockets from 10mm-21mm
Give yourself up to 6 hours to complete if it's your first time. This is my 4th time and it took me 2:15.
Any questions, feel free to comment. I am also an active member of the FordRangerForum and my build thread can be found here:
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A few things for anyone who hasn't done suspension work before...
1. DO NOT hit the bare tie rod stud with a hammer!!! You can very easily flare the end which will make it impossible to get the castle nut back on! Instead put the castle nut back on BACKWARDS and hit it instead.
2. To prevent the shock from spinning when taking off the top bolt, use a 7mm open-end wrench or a set of vice-grips to hold the top of the shock while breaking the nut loose - no need for any impact tools here.
Not true, the stud is tapered so even if you mushroom it it’s no problem.
I actually yelled when i saw him hit the tie rod with a hammer!
I referenced this video last year for shocks and links replacement. Doing full suspension now on the same 02 Ranger and am so happy to have found this video again - hard to find for whatever reason! Thank you for the tutorial - it has helped immensely. Hope all's well!
P.S. That top comment regarding the reverse castle nut on the tie rod is gold @R4DRmm.
Thanks a lot for posting this video. I just watched and replicated what you did and swapped out my springs without any problems. Like you said, it really helped to use a second jack to compress the springs, especially when I discovered that the auto store loaner spring compressor doesn't have enough clearance to get around the lower control arm, so I had no choice but to follow your guidance. Worked great.
Pro tip: shine some light on your subject when you're trying to film it
Didn’t realize this video had so many views and so many comments. Again this was so many years ago when I was just 18 years old. It’s still in my memory bank and I’m still around if anyone has more questions.
I'm working on my 98 , got a 8.8 posi rear end at the junk yard out of a 93 ranger for 100.00 took it home and sand blasted it and got all new USA parts for it and a 5.13 gear and new leaf spring that has 6 leafs instead of the 3 leafs that come on them , then working on a all new moog front end with a 4 inch lift spindle with f150 spindle and all new 15x10 Corvette rally rims with new tires.
Thanks for the video man, yeah it's a little dark but you showed good clear photos in place of showing with the camera, much appreciated.
Thanks for the video. In the process of doing a 5.0 swap and needed to see what kind of job was waiting to remove spring to gain access to the motor mounts nuts
awesome. thank you very much. my truck came with 3.73 and had it re geared when i had started lifting my truck so im now at 4.10's running 32x11.5r15. in the process of building it into a prerunner.
i didn't realize you didn't need a spring compressor! so helpful
im so scared of the coils because i always thought they were loaded!
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All I can say is I envy you. Here I am just pulled out the lowering spring, can't get this stock spring in for the life of me, even without a spacer and and using s spring compressor it just don't wanna happen lol.
Great video bro I wish I didn’t need to search for it so hard.
Nice Job! How much would you charge to work on my 2004 Ranger? I'm in the process of converting my Ranger from a 3.0 to a 4.0 SOHC and I learned the hard way you have to remove a 2" spacer between the motor mount and the frame and the bad part about replacing the motor mounts on a Ranger with the coil spring front suspension is that you got to remove the shock and the spring to gain access to the nut holding the motor mount on. (Another brilliant design by Ford)
What exactly do you need to do? Just take the coils out so you can get in there, then re-assemble?
Yes, I already removed one spring from the doner vehicle. I compressed the spring with a spring compressor, so it didn't kick out too bad. Basically the frame that had the 3.0 has a 2" metal spacer that needs to be taken out because the 4.0 has a wider engine block. Do you think the truck with the 4.0 has heavier load spings? I actually think the 3.0 and the 4.0 weigh about the same because the 4.0 has aluminum heads. What do you think?
+Brian Smith yeah the 3.0 has cast iron heads and a cast iron block. Weighs almost as much as a 4.0 but the power of a 2.3 haha. There's 2 or 3 different coil load rates for the Ranger. Doesn't correlate to the engine size or transmission, ext-cab etc. so my Ranger came with the highest load rate and it's a 2.3 Regular cab. The lift coils are stiff as hell so no matter what engine you have and will lift it. I would say buy the Camburg or Fabtech coils and you will be just fine. You can have a 5.0 under the hood and the Fabtech coils will still lift it. Also, not sure if you watched the whole video but you don't need a spring compressor. The total length of the coils are like 15.5" and they only compress down to 13. So there isn't a "dangerous" element to removing the coils. Hope this helps.
+Brian Smith oops wrong person, haha yes I can get the coils out for ya. Should take me about 2 hours because this is second nature to me. Let me know. I live in the north OC area, Brea/La Habra
I'm struggling putting my coil on the passenger side on. I'm doing it on the curb with a 1/2" curb gutter drop so that might affect the placement of the coil to control arm since the control arm is lifted awkwardly. Might have to resort to a spring compressor.
Very nice video raytyler26 !
I do have a ranger too
Trying lift it bit
I'm thinking puttin 2 or 3 " blocks in back !
Is it only the springs you put in your ?
Or any thing else ?
Can you tell me wat size ? You got
Or link to buy parts !
I already got the rims !
I'm thinking Putin 31x10.5x15 !
Thanks 😃👍🏼
Great video.
If that arm is jacked up enough (not too much) the pinch bolt that holds the spindle will push out by hand.
It flew at the camera because the arm was pulling on the bolt. Too much tension can ruin the bolt.
Nice truck 👌
Gotta remember this video was over 4 years ago. I’ve tinkered with it so much more since then.
1: I don’t care if the bolt gets screwed up. I have a dozen of them laying around.
2: the pinch bolt won’t always slip out by hand. Think of it like a pin holding a bucket on an excavator bucket. Gotta give her a little whack because they do settle down and get frozen almost 100% of the time.
@@raytyler2650 Didn't mean to strike a nerve. I live in florida we don't see any snow but for me on my 05 both sides came out with a push of my finger.
After each few pumps of the jack I tap light with my hand till it pops out.
Oh no lol didn’t strike a nerve at all. I just have an interesting way about my attitude in writing. This really inspires me to make a new video with a walk around of my Ranger. It’s not even close to what it was in this video, I’ll post one up tomorrow night!
All you really had to do was disconnect the lower ball joint and use a FWD coil spring compressor. Dont need to remove the upper control arm
Since I'm putting 3 inch coil spring spacers in the front am I gonna need to get different upper control arms or taller spindles?
Hi Tyler, is it possible to slip the front shocks underneath the lower control arm after you unscrewed the bolt at the bottom of the shock?
Are you still active on this channel. I have a question both the shocks on this video.
I’m somewhat active now. I get emails about it. I run FORD RANGER NATION on Facebook too.
@@raytyler2650 I have the exact same coil spring setup but every time I order shocks that are supposedly ‘For Coil Spring’ they never fit. In fact, the shocks that are on my truck now are the exact same extended length as the ones that are for ‘Torsion bar spring’. I’m confused.
What kind of spindles do you have? And did that ranger have torsion bars?
Looks good! its hard to find stock coils for an 04 xlt. Fabtech FTS98100-2 makes some that are supposedly 2.5" inch lift for the 4 cyl . engines, so probably stock ride height on the heavier 3.0 extended cab. Do you think i would need longer spindles in order to fit the springs under? or just use a camber bolt kit and hope for the best?
Thanks man, I wanna say the FTS98100-2 will lift all Rangers 2.5" no matter what engine size. The 4 cylinder engine only weighs 100lbs less than the 3.0.
Just DO NOT buy the Maxtrac coils complete JUNK. Fabtech or Camburg only. My truck sank back down to basically stock because of these stupid coils. The FTS or Camburg won't do that.
No, you don't need a new spindle or anything. You should get longer shocks but the stock ones will work.
i know i’m super late but i did this for mine today
the top of the spindle with the ball joint of the control arm is hitting the frame (sorta) is that normal?
i used fabtech coils and fox shocks on my 08 2WD
Hey I’m thinking of getting some maxrrac coils as well. Will it affect the camber a lot ? I got the 6” spindle lift. It comes with the 4” spindle lift as well as the 2” coil spacer. After installation I have very bad camber. The top of the tire is inwards. And my upper control arm ball joint is getting beaten up. The alignment shop says I’ll need to remove the spacer so they can get my tire back to how it’s suppose to be.
So would me installing a 2” lift coil work and keep my alignment ? Thanks for responding
My question is isn't there coil spring insulators on the lower seat of the lower control arm?
Mine has nothing like yours had nothing am I retarded or isn't there supposed to be? According to parts stores yes But I guess gotta go to Ford to really find out
To do a 2 inch level on the front on a 2wd do I just need the coils????
If your going this far you should have spent a few more dollars and rebuild the whole suspension. .. and a break job to boot
And I'm doing just the ops..I'm lowwing my 99 v6 ranger.,..but good vid
i have an 02' ranger single cab xl 2.5l with 3" camburg coils. did you have to regear the rear end to run the 35's?
If you still have the 2 inch coils would you be willing to sell and ship them?
Judging from that tire wear, you never got the alignment bolts for the upper control arm?
aHH! you knocked the camera over, i thought the suspension blew up!
Ha, OLD ASS VIDEO. Truck has been through hell and back many times but still have it today. You can find me on Facebook, I run Ford Ranger Nation on Facebook where you can find me.
Where can I get that coil spring
so you're pushing 35 's with a 4 cyl ? If so you're going to blow your engine . Also that little engine loses half its power when you increase the overall wheel diameter . its kinda like on a mountain bike when you put it in a bigger gear it becomes harder to pedal , well your 4 banger can only push so hard before it shits the bed !!
did you have to re gear the rear end to run 35's?
You definitely should re-gear to run 35's. I'm running the stock 4.10's and its okay but im definitely re-gearing soon.
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What do you guys exactly do u guys mean by re-gear?
I'm working on doing the exactly the same on my truck, but I got lost with that one :)
Putting stock coils on mine and I can't get them to seat and I dont want to kill myself lol
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awesome. thank you very much. my truck came with 3.73 and had it re geared when i had started lifting my truck so im now at 4.10's running 32x11.5r15. in the process of building it into a prerunner.
i have an 02' ranger single cab xl 2.5l with 3" camburg coils. did you have to regear the rear end to run the 35's?
You don't have to of course, but you definitely should. There's a link to my build thread on FRF in the description. I have everything in detail with pics.