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88 F250 Lift Question

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Old 08-06-2013, 12:07 PM
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88 F250 Lift Question

zaI was looking for some cheap lift for my beater 88 F250 351W 4X4, and found on Bronco Graveyard they had both front and back add a leafs 3-3.5". Does anybody see any problem with getting these and lift shocks for sort of a cheap lift? I need some lift because I bottom out while hauling round bales in the bed out to the pastures, which is about a mile down a road with potholes big enough to swallow a Prius.
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Old 08-06-2013, 02:30 PM
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You have a TTB front end, which requires more than just leaf springs to lift it.
 
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Old 08-06-2013, 05:54 PM
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To lift it, you will need a drop pitman arm and drop pivot brackets for the front.

Or you can level it out and you will only need adjustable camber bushings to keep it aligned. My camber bushings are maxed out and I only installed a 1" zero rate and fresh factory height springs.
 
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Old 08-06-2013, 11:16 PM
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Alright, Thanks. Any ideas on where to look for drop pivot brackets?
 
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I'd just order a whole lift kit from rough country. That's about as cheap as they get price wise. I wouldn't recommend cobbling a lift together.
 
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