Ford Ranger Suspension Modification

Hi all,

Just got my 2.2 XLT for about a month now, like the truck so much, feel safe driving it around town, very spacious and versatile (now I can carry my mountain bikes without the stupid boot rack :-)) but my three little princess have been complaining about the bumpy ride as opposed to my wife Altis. so I wonder if anyone can recommend a reliable workshop in northern region who is capable of modifying the stiff and bumpy rear suspension set-up?

I don't think I'll be using it to carry heavy load, the most will be the luggage of my family of five and two mountain bikes when go travel. Going off road in the real wilderness has never come into my mind. so I'm ready to let go the load carrying capacity in exchange of the passenger comfort.

Thanks!

Let's face it - a pick-up truck will never have the ride of a saloon. Having said that, there are certain things you can do to the suspension to improve the ride.

I improved the ride of my Navara by adding an articulated leaf-spring extender to reduce the bumpyness and a torsion bar to the rear axle to reduce the roll. I am happy with the results.

You can check with 21st Century Accessories in Jalan Perusahaan Ringan 1 (off Jalan Bagan Lalang) and see if they have the same thing for your model. The boss is Mr Calvin Leong and if you mention my name (Jason Lee), perhaps you may get a good price.

Good luck.

I've heard of someone else doing this. The improvement is said to be huge but it voids your warranty.

Just lower the tires pressure. This helps in my case.

I am not worried about warranty. I have made a warranty claim for something else but if the claim is for the suspension, you can easily remove what is added before going to the Service Centre so who is going to be wiser? Why continue to suffer for fear of voiding the warranty which may mean nothing? Lowering tyre pressure is not a good solution. Besides affecting the road-holding, unusual tyre wear will result and pick-up tyres are not cheap.

old trick but usually works...


remove 1 or 2 layer of leaf spring at the rear suspension (both side) and change into better high performance damper....

want stability at high speed; go for Navara.

Does anyone know where I can get my Triton rear seat modified for more reclination? The rear bench backrest looks modifiable to recline more with the addition of some brackets without any welding, so the mod is reversible.
However I can't get anyone to make the brackets for me as all the steel workshops have moved out of my area.
I will appreciate it very much if anyone has done this before and point me in the right direction.
A more reclining backrest will be much more comfortable for rear passengers on long drives, 4 hours or more, making my ride the most ideal car.

Wah wah. what's this, triton trolling on ranger tread bro?

Where can we do this (shop's name, if you can kindly name a few...thank you kindly) and what's the brand(s) and model(s) of the dampers that you can suggest? Thinking of doing this to my Hilux Vigo

Many thanks and appreciations for your valuable suggestions/advise