Well, there could be a lot of problems waiting for you when you are gearing up to install lift kits for Ford Rangers. And that brings us to the problem at hand. I’m sure you must’ve gotten a hint by now. It’s gearing!
Anyone who has ever installed custom suspension lift kits in their vehicle knows it all too well. If you have ever switched from a standard size tire set to a bigger set you will know what all it entails. You already know that having bigger tires is so much fun but they come with a major drawback. They impact your truck’s stock gear ratio.
With bigger lift kits for Ford Rangers, you will have to pick a set of bigger tires. This alters the gearing in a way that your truck feels as if it is geared higher but actually it will be quite low (numerically). All in all it can be awesome for sports or racing or any kind of adventure that involves highway cruising or stuff like that but beware when you are driving your car in between city spots.
What Is The Solution?
After you have installed a suspension lift kit you can do a few things to bring your truck back to the way it used to perform when everything in it used to be stock. You just have to do a bit of math here. Just divide your new tire diameter by your old tire diameter and multiply it by the current axle ratio. You will get the new axle ratio you need. So now show this result to the mechanic from whom you are going to purchase the set and he will guide you with the size and type of the lift to pick.