I am considering buying a 6" to 8" lift kit for my 97 F350 4x4 7.3 Dually. Looking for feedback on a reasonably priced quality lift kit to purchase and where to purchase. In addition, anyone who has knowledge on installation known installation issues your advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

I think 6 is about the max id go with for a dually. Skyjacker makes a great lift, thats what ive had on both my trucks.

 

Thanks for responding....what's the reasoning for not going any higher than a 6 on a dually? I will look into Skyjacker for sure...how do you like your 5" Stacks? Is it possible to install 7" Stacks? In addition, how do you prevent cargo in bed from beating the pulp out of them or keep heat generated from stacks ruining what you may be hauling...tents,canvas,tarps..etc. Sorry for all the questions but I'm like a kid in a candy store with all the possibilities.

 

No problem, thats what were about, asking questions and helping out. I personally wouldnt go higher than 6 on a dually mainly because of the tires. Dually tires that big are EXPENSIVE and harder to find. With an 8 inch id think you need at least 37's so the tires dont look to small. Idk that ive ever seen 37's in dually tires...

As for the stacks, i love em! They sound amazing. Personally i think 7 inch stacks on our rigs are way to big, 5-6 look the best. One of peoples biggest worries about stacks is the loss of bed space, but for what i do with my truck, anything that i still cant fit in my bed is going on a trailer anyway. I have a tool box infront of my stacks. My plan is to get some diamond plate and bolt it to the back of the tool box so i can still slide things like 2x4's and plywood under the toolbox but nothing will get against the stacks. Heres a video of them:

Powerstroke 5 inch stacks - YouTube

They really dont get all that hot. You can touch them just fine, and theres no radiant heat to things i haul.

 

You guys have been awesome with the help....Hopefully you will be receptive for future questions because I have lots more coming. I will post pics of my truck soon.

 

WELCOME!

I also have a 4" suspension skyjacker lift kit. Plenty of room for 35s without rub

My one complaint is their shocks arent the best. If I were you id buy pieces to make a kit. The springs/blocks/ubolts were all good quality but their shocks left something to be desired.

I plan on running Bilstein shocks for my next set.

Disclosure: I bet my skyjacker shocks would have rode better (and maybe lasted longer) had I done the RSK swap or whatever.. to angle the shock for a better setup.

just speculation

 

I love my bilsteins and rsk...so does my wife.but i dont want anything bigger than my 285's.

 

After you break the 6" mark you really need to start messing with pinion angles to do it rite so you don't have to worry about twisting off u-joints

 

Would you think a 4" Suspension lift plus a 2" body lift would work? I believe that would achieve the 6" is that correct? I did do research on the skyjack and the max I found was 8" but not sure if I want to get into steering and ujoint issues. Also looked into Fabtech but found that they do not have kits for anything older than 99 I think.

 

Rough country has a nice kit

 

I think lifted duallies look good with the big rig wheels and tires....Dually Big Rig Gallerys
The tires will last forever too!