2 wheel drive b2

1988b2 · Post by **1988b2** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:56 pm

hey everyone i have a 1988 b2 5 speed tranny all stock. The truck has NO rust and is ready to lift. Is it worth it to lift it even though its a 2 wheel drive? And what kind of lift is good for a 16 year old kid to install himself 2-4 inches but not a body lift? Thanks and does anyone here own a lifted 2 wheel drive b2?

ranger5.0 · Post by **ranger5.0** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:25 pm

you can put any 4 wheel drive suspension lift into the 2 wheel drive chassis. There is some grinding of rivots on the frame that will need to be done to remove the existing brackets to install the lift. It is easy depending on your experience and skill level. I recommend a locked up rear end if you plan on going offroad.

wilber · Post by **wilber** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:21 pm

for a small lift, just get coil spacers, or leveling coils

MikePotts · Post by **MikePotts** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:27 pm

you can also replace you springs with Explorer springs from the JY and get a cost effective lift of about 2-3" ive been told.

mike

Dreded · Post by **Dreded** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:42 pm

as far as the explorer springs go they will give you 0" of lift the reason they sit hoigher in an explorer is because the perches are mounted on the bottom of the frame rail where as the BII are mounted 2.5" up the side they will however remove the sag in your current setup(almost all BII's sag quite a bit) so id still recomend the explorer springs.