More travel for stock Ranger

Is there any way to get more travel out of the front of my stock 2005 Ranger without too many mods? I was thinking of lowering it, but after riding in my brother's prerunner I think I want to go that route eventually.

I've taken it offroad a couple times, just messing around, and the front end would hop off the ground because the travel would max out...

I don't want to buy a lift kit or long travel for it yet (don't have the money for the lift, or the wheels/tires I would need after the lift since I'm on stocks) but was wondering what I could do to just make the travel a little less harsh on the trail...It seems as if the shock is one thing that makes it so it can't have much travel since it goes from the LCA into the frame rail...

Thanks

take the bumps stops off and get some quick disconnects for the sway bar.