4 inch lift question
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4 inch lift question
I'm getting ready to purchase a 4 inch lift kit. My question is from searching and recalling, 4 inch is the biggest I can go without getting into drivelines, brake lines etc. If I get the drop pitman arm does that fix the ttb tire eating issue? Is there a particular brand thats the best? Lastly, I see a lot of f-150 kits listed in my year range, but I don't want the decreased payload. Can I go ahead and buy an f350 kit which will increase my payload rating, or is that not the result?
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F350 will not work because they have a solid axle and you have ttb. As far as the drop pitman arm, most of the time it's because with a 4 inch lift people feel invicible and go wheel it, thus messing up allignment. Although it does mess with alignment, it won't throw it completly out of wack. Nothin a good allignment won't fix after installation. As for payload, if your worried about that, don't get a lift. If u pull with a 4 inch lift, it will be fine, but with that said, it will be "nose happy" and the front will be way up in the air.
Lifts are for wheelers and show queens. Pullin is not there specialty
Lifts are for wheelers and show queens. Pullin is not there specialty
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I would ask in the other forum but I didn't feel the answers would have been the same as with the people who own these trucks.
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Its up to you I just know from first hand experience they have some great info down there and there are quite a few guys down there who currently own these trucks and have owned them in the past. They were able to give me a step by step info on how to do a D60 swap into a F150 in our years which was something I couldnt get a strait answer to up here.
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Actually 85 was the first year Ford brought back the straight axle D60 in F350 4x4s. The D60 I swapped under the front of my 84 F250 came out of an 85 F350 4x4 dually, bolted right in. The 80-84 F350 4x4s actually had a TTB version of the D60. I personally have never seen one but according to my shop manuals they were used. A general rule of thumb, lifted trucks are not the set up of choice for hauling and towing. I imagine a 4" lift would be okay, but still a bit on the tall side. As for buying an F350 lift kit, I doubt it would increase the hauling capacity however some manuafactures specify a different kit for gas and diesel trucks. The diesel lift springs have a higher weight rating due to the heavier engine up front. The other issue you will run into is, if your truck is equipped with TTB (F250) and you order an F350 lift you won't get the drop brackets for the TTB assembly... unless you are planning on swapping in a straight axle when you lift it.
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The 80-84 F350 4x4s actually had a TTB version of the D60.
As for buying an F350 lift kit, I doubt it would increase the hauling capacity however some manuafactures specify a different kit for gas and diesel trucks.
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It was called the dana 50 ttb. It pretty much had dana44 gears with dana 60 spindles and was ttb.
We need to quit talking about f250/350 lift kits and f150 lift kits in the same thread. The f150 is a totally different animal underneath the front compared to a f250/350. No way will a f250/350 lift kit even begin to work with a f150 suspension.
We need to quit talking about f250/350 lift kits and f150 lift kits in the same thread. The f150 is a totally different animal underneath the front compared to a f250/350. No way will a f250/350 lift kit even begin to work with a f150 suspension.
I must have misunderstood Glovemeister, I thought he was talking about lifting an F250. I have to agree, without extensive modification... an F250/F350 lift kit will not work on an F150.
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Actually a D50 (9" ring gear) does not use the same R&P as a D44 (8.5" ring gear), if you look up gear sets in the aftermarket they are numbered and listed differently. You can however bolt a D50 center section in place of a D44 on the TTB front end. The D50 and D44 axleshafts have the same spline count at the carrier but the D50 shafts are larger in diameter and have bigger u-joints. The D50 and D60 spindles do not interchange, the bolt pattern to which they bolt to the knuckles is much bigger on a D60. The only interchangable parts between the D50 and D60 is the hubs, wheel bearings, spindle nuts and washers, rotors, and lockouts. A monobeam D60 will bolt right in place of ether of the TTB front ends on an F250. Older trucks may require drilling of a couple holes in the crossmember for the track bar bracket. I know all this to be 100% accurate and true because I just did a D60 swap just a couple months ago.
I must have misunderstood Glovemeister, I thought he was talking about lifting an F250. I have to agree, without extensive modification... an F250/F350 lift kit will not work on an F150.
I must have misunderstood Glovemeister, I thought he was talking about lifting an F250. I have to agree, without extensive modification... an F250/F350 lift kit will not work on an F150.
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