Does anyone make a lift kit for a 66 @WD? My Beater sits realy low, although the I Beams in the fron't don't appear to be sagging. I'm used to newer trucks that sit up higher and feel like I'm in a low rider in this thing.

 

If you lift the body on a 2 Wd F series with the twin I beams you have to invent new steering linkage and a new location for steering box, and build or modify you steering column to reach the re located Strg Box and. . . . catch my drift here?

This is why you can't find anybody offering a lift kit for these great trux. Nobody is going to by them if the have to re-invent or re-engineer their Slick to install a lift kit in it. You either need to go with a 4X4 or some other truck.

FBp

 

you could just install stronger front springs, that will bring the front end up some
but the ride will be harsher.

 

autofab.com sells a 3" & 5.5" i-beam lift for these trucks...

Thanks!
Doc

 

Perhaps I wasn't clear.

A single I beam front axle with semi eliptical leaf springs can be lifted with a ready made kit, but Twin I-Beam Front Axles with front coil springs CAN NOT without running into incredible problems with their later style steering box location & linkage system.

IOW the same thing that makes it so easy & simple to retrofit PDB's or P/S to the Twin I Beams, yet so dificult to retro on a single I beam, is what makes installing a lift kit on 2Wd, Twin I Beam set up so hard.

Adding taller front coils throws front end camber out of adjustment. To rectify that problem, Twin I beams must be COLD bent.

Some folks who do not know better heat them to get them to bend. A bad idea & advised against by FoMoCo since all FoMoCo I beams, twin or single, are forgings and heating a forging ruins it's structural integrity [FWIW].

FBp

 

The autofab guys can lift the twin i-beam trucks w/ all steering & suspension problems corrected....doing it for years successfully.

Thanks!
Doc

 

we used to do this with 2wd trucks out west to run in the dessert we would take coils from a 4wd with what ever lift ya wanted install them in the front now your tires would lean rite well we would then go between to arm that gos to the fram and the wheel heat it up and bend it so the wheel was back to stock tilt then realine it now we didnt run them on the road to much but when we did it didnt seem to be much different other than a stiffer ride

 

Check Autofab for sure, they have a web site and are local to me (East of San Diego). They make great stuff and have been around for 20+ years. John, the owner is old skool though, has triple shocks and does not like the new style/tech shocks. His kits are pricy but its a race proven design and has been working for lots of people around here for a long time! They also have a small ad in offroad...moags. Good luck, lifted 2wd trucks look great! get some one ton fenders on there and you will be able to stuff a nice size tire in there also!

Mark