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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 06:56 AM
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Lift question

I curreently have a 4" lift on my 79 F350, I am only 5' 8" and my wife is smaller, very hard to put dirt bikes in the back of the truck,
anyway my question is,
my buddy has a 77 F250 with the stock lift, could I swap him front leaf springs for my 4" leafs? Would there be any problems with this swap

For the rear, all I would have to do is pull the 2" block, right?

I forgot to add that I have 35" tires, will there be any clearance issues?

Any thoughts.

Thanks

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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 08:00 AM
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You wont be able to run the 35's without cutting your fenders and you can just swap springs
 
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 08:41 AM
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Is the '77 a High Boy or a Low Boy ? '77.5 was the change over. If the '77 is a High Boy, the springs won't let you down far enough to bother with.
 
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 11:11 AM
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Mark,

I guess I don't know the answer to that, if it is a high boy, are you saying that it won't make a difference?
How would I know if it is a highboy?
 
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77 has a front frame cross member under front bumper and rear springs a 2 1/4 wide, 77.5 rear springs a 3" and there is a lot more differences....and ....

If you swap and do not want to trim fenders, drop down to 33's.
 
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