Ranger Mods

I have lots of plans for the car but work commitments normally get in the way so the car and this thread may take some time to evolve!

For anyone else considering a lift with larger tyres, here's a photo of what my Wildtrack looks like as of today. My aim was to achieve more ground clearance whilst maintaining an appearance as close to standard as possible.

Tyres are 285/65 R18 Toyo Open Country A/T Extreme on the original Wildtrack rims.

Front lift was achieved using Kings springs on standard dampers. I went for Kings as they offer a no-sag guarantee and having used a few other brands at work we've found them to maintain ride height (on mine-site LC79) better than anything else.

Rear lift was achieved using 50mm spacer blocks between the spring and axle. I know some people dont have a good word to say about spacers but to me it makes perfect sense. A simple 2" lift for a vehicle where no extra carrying capacity is required whilst maintaining on-road performance. I spend a lot of time at work engineering modifications to trucks and this is exactly what truck manufacturers do. Many Isuzu trucks have multiple spacers fitted between the spring and axle.

I have noticed a very slight vibration around 8-10km/h since doing the lift which, I believe is due to drive shaft angle. I'm going to machine some wedges at some point to try and correct it.

On-road handling seems to be near identical to standard, with a slight increase in harshness when travelling over speed bumps at any speed.

I have removed the front bumper skirt which greatly improves the approach angle and the silver bumper insert blends seamlessly with the ARB bash plate.

Mods so far:

ARB Ascent Canopy
ARB Bash plate (front to transfer case)
ARB Front recovery point
285/65 R18 Toyo Open Country A/T Extreme on the original Wildtrack rims
Kings 2" lift (KFFR-08) at front
2" Axle block lift at rear
Various forscan mods

Nice write up Goochie.

Always great info that can help someone else looking to achieve something similar without spending big bucks.