MJA
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- Location
- Michigan
- Vehicle Year
- 2000
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Transmission
- Automatic
So. I recently bought a 2000 Ford Ranger 4x4 "Offroad". So far I am pretty happy with the vehicle, doing all the routine maintenance stuff I do when I buy a vehicle. Oil, Transmission Fluid, Shocks, Brakes, Transfer case fluid, Diff. Fluid, etc.
From the beginning, I noticed this truck kinda hops out of bumps. On washboard dirt road, it is actually a safety concern. Replacing the shocks had some effect, but not as much as I'd hoped. It's not so much like there's a steering issue as a suspension issue. The tie rods, ball joints, etc COULD use doing, but I don't think that's the cause of the problem. I've never owned a vehicle this light or with torsion bar front suspension. My truck does seem like it rides a little higher than other similar rangers I've seen around and I'm wondering if someone cranked the Torsion Bar adjustments down.
I'll defer to more expert advice: Do you think loosening the torsion system a little could help? I don't particularly care about clearing obstacles other than Michigan potholes but I do care about not... crashing and dying if I encounter washboard or even a couple potholes in a row. Also don't really care about ride comfort. I'd much rather just get where I'm going. I've never had a vehicle behave this poorly on washboard.
I'd like to think I'm a reasonably competent amateur mechanic, but I don't know much about the intricacies of steering and suspension other than swapping worn parts and doing half assed redneck alignments.
Thanks.
From the beginning, I noticed this truck kinda hops out of bumps. On washboard dirt road, it is actually a safety concern. Replacing the shocks had some effect, but not as much as I'd hoped. It's not so much like there's a steering issue as a suspension issue. The tie rods, ball joints, etc COULD use doing, but I don't think that's the cause of the problem. I've never owned a vehicle this light or with torsion bar front suspension. My truck does seem like it rides a little higher than other similar rangers I've seen around and I'm wondering if someone cranked the Torsion Bar adjustments down.
I'll defer to more expert advice: Do you think loosening the torsion system a little could help? I don't particularly care about clearing obstacles other than Michigan potholes but I do care about not... crashing and dying if I encounter washboard or even a couple potholes in a row. Also don't really care about ride comfort. I'd much rather just get where I'm going. I've never had a vehicle behave this poorly on washboard.
I'd like to think I'm a reasonably competent amateur mechanic, but I don't know much about the intricacies of steering and suspension other than swapping worn parts and doing half assed redneck alignments.
Thanks.