Ordering parts tonight! need advice!
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Ordering parts tonight! need advice!
Well i desided to ditch the idea of the 6 inch lift and 35s till i get the money for gears. Im buying new tires which will be 33x12.5r15 the truck needs new shocks, coil springs, leaf springs. I would like to lift the front 2 inchs and the rear a inch (both leaf springs in rear are cracked so they have to be replaced) I was told that a pair of f250 leaf springs will lift the rear a inch and also be stiffer and stronger, my question is what year and model should i order the leaf springs from? I know 4x4 have a 3 inch wide leaf pack and 4x2 have a 2.5" wide leaf pack so would leaf packs from a 1995 ext. cab 4x4 work for my 95 ext. cab f150 4x4? and lastly what length shock is best for a 2 inch lift up front and a inch in the rear?
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Lifting the front without drop brackets will mess with caster camber on your truck u can do it with spring spacers OR 2" lift springs. You will need alignment bushings to fix this not to hard to do if you have some tools and skills. Stock shocks will work with a 2" lift in the front as for the rear i would just get new stock rear leafs and stock shocks and it will DEFF bring up the rear! FYI i have a 86 f-150 i bought new leafs from LMC truck and just to compare i was able to install a 4" lift in the front to match the new stock leafs in the rear. My other f-150 has 2" spacers stocks shocks with 32x11.5 15 they rub slightly.... its level with stock older rear leafs. So i hope i gave some advise good luck and have fun!!
