suspension lifts

[youngunnintech]

well fella's i think ima get me a 4inch suspension lift for my 88 k5..i ve been lookin at one made by RoughCountry...anyways...most likely i'll be the one to put it on..unless i can find someone that can at a reaonable price..im pretty handy with tools...but was wonderin if any of u have dealt with suspension lifts...any advice about it? it is a strait axel front end for those who read this

[Twilly]

Twilli has 4 in suspension and 3 in body lift on jeep.

[beachtech]

straight axle fron is the easiest and best truck to use IMO

i would buy leaf springs instead of fooling around with blocks. more strength and better reliability

also make sure you buy shocks for the added travel and length. most kits don't come with shocks

brakes hoses will need to be longer. driveshafts may need to be lengthend. also when lifting the truck need to pay attention to the pinion angles, if the angle is too great, you will rip out U joints often and be very dissatisfied.

there is alot that goes into it.

[youngunnintech]

yea i agree about what you said about strait axels...the kit i've been eyeballin comes with all the shocks too...an at first i was actually thinkin about blocks ..jus to get out cheaper...but you get what you pay for...so im def. getting the leaf springs...an im guessin i'll have to get sway bar brackets..to have it at the right height?

[beachtech]

if you plan to run sway bars, the you will need to either lower the bars or use longer rods from the alxe to the bar.

i would use longer links from the axle to the bar, and a thicker bar myself

inless you plan to do alot of mudding and rock climbing, sway bars won't help too much, depending on the side grades you plan to attack

[karsthuntr]

I've done a few suspension lifts, not very hard to do. The install books that came with the lift kits I installed were very thorough, it had all the mods you needed to make that didn't come with the kit.

[forcryinoutloud]

Lifting a straight axle is by far the easiest lift to do. Definately stay awat from blocks. Atleast on the front axle. Going 4" should be fine without having to lengthen drive shafts or adjust pinion angle, unless you are planning on rock crawling or something similar that will be severely testing articulation.

I have lifted 3 Fords that I used to own that had the twin I beam front suspension, what a P.I.A.

Now that I think about it you should make sure that the kit comes with a new pitman (steering) arm to keep your steering linkage from binding. It was required on all of the trucks that I have lifted so far.

[snupytcb]

straight axle fron is the easiest and best truck to use IMO

i would buy leaf springs instead of fooling around with blocks. more strength and better reliability

also make sure you buy shocks for the added travel and length. most kits don't come with shocks

brakes hoses will need to be longer. driveshafts may need to be lengthend. also when lifting the truck need to pay attention to the pinion angles, if the angle is too great, you will rip out U joints often and be very dissatisfied.

there is alot that goes into it.

you should be careful with your shocks. if you put to many or to stiff of shocks in it will ride too rough. on my last truck i built i had to drill a couple shocks to soften the ride. i have used super-lift in my last 2 trucks, and they were easy to install. blocks are a little dagerous.

[MYLEVL]

Leaf spring setups are beautiful. I have had a truck on 44s that was IFS and then converted it to 2.5 ton rockwell axles with coilovers and 53s. I love lifted trucks.