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From: Terre Haute, IN
It's about 300 miles... 
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Well, the wife vote goes to keeping the lift. She likes it the way it is. And i don't two often enough to justify dropping it just because, at this point....
So, with that in mind, does anyone know where i get get half a 4" lift kit? Already have the drop pitman arm, don't need shocks right now, but i do need the front TTB brackets, front springs, u-bolts, new rear blocks (3"?), and add a leaf (how much lift are these good for? need some more room under the bed)....
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I could do the fronts and quit being lazy and do the air ride on the back i've been wanting.... That's gonna hurt though, the guy i'm copying estimated the cost at $500.... a couple years ago...
Basically i want to take the least expensive option out of here....
PM sent anywayWell, the wife vote goes to keeping the lift. She likes it the way it is. And i don't two often enough to justify dropping it just because, at this point....
So, with that in mind, does anyone know where i get get half a 4" lift kit? Already have the drop pitman arm, don't need shocks right now, but i do need the front TTB brackets, front springs, u-bolts, new rear blocks (3"?), and add a leaf (how much lift are these good for? need some more room under the bed)....
-OR-
I could do the fronts and quit being lazy and do the air ride on the back i've been wanting.... That's gonna hurt though, the guy i'm copying estimated the cost at $500.... a couple years ago...
Basically i want to take the least expensive option out of here....
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From: Terre Haute, IN
How much lift would i get out of an AAL up front?
I looked and i've got less than an inch between the bumpstop and the spring (or the little tab that hits the stop)
Front:
Rear:
I looked and i've got less than an inch between the bumpstop and the spring (or the little tab that hits the stop)
Front:
Rear:
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From: Terre Haute, IN
I'm thinking maybe dropping to a 2" lift somehow and a 2" body lift (maybe 3" for the bed).
Would i use stock TTB brackets or my lifted ones? I can weld up the crack so i'm not too concerned about that...
I figure it would be really cheap to use an AAL in the front and maybe make a shackle reverse for the rear... i've got enough 1/4" plate to do that...(how much lift is that worth? Could i eliminate the block or drop it to 1"?)
Would i use stock TTB brackets or my lifted ones? I can weld up the crack so i'm not too concerned about that...
I figure it would be really cheap to use an AAL in the front and maybe make a shackle reverse for the rear... i've got enough 1/4" plate to do that...(how much lift is that worth? Could i eliminate the block or drop it to 1"?)
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From: Elk City, OK
if you have 4" drop brackets then you cant use either the stock nor the drop brackets. you would have to make a 2". your cheaper off either going 3" body block with 0 lift or 4" lift springs with your drop brackets or go sky kit.
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From: Elk City, OK
get straight axle front springs and eliminate that front block, then do a sky shackle flip kit in the rear and ditch the rear block. your looking at $220 tops for everything and weld that drop bracket up.
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What's an AAL? Add A Leaf?
As the TTB-hating world would say..."Screw it! Get a Dana 60!"
As a TTB-liker, I would think keeping the TTB brackets you have and finding leaf springs that would arch down and eliminate the block would be the answer if you want to keep the lift. Are those called lift springs?
What's the difference between the negative arch leaves and Dana 60 monobeam leaves?
As the TTB-hating world would say..."Screw it! Get a Dana 60!"
As a TTB-liker, I would think keeping the TTB brackets you have and finding leaf springs that would arch down and eliminate the block would be the answer if you want to keep the lift. Are those called lift springs?
What's the difference between the negative arch leaves and Dana 60 monobeam leaves?
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From: Terre Haute, IN
Yea...add a leaf...
I dont want to do a D60 swap due to cost, and its hard to find one...
I'm looking at lift springs for the front and maybe a shackle flip for the rear, but reading another thread the flip will throw my pinion angle out the window... I don't have the tools or knowledge to fix that...
I dont want to do a D60 swap due to cost, and its hard to find one...
I'm looking at lift springs for the front and maybe a shackle flip for the rear, but reading another thread the flip will throw my pinion angle out the window... I don't have the tools or knowledge to fix that...
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I dont want to do a D60 swap due to cost, and its hard to find one...
I'm looking at lift springs for the front and maybe a shackle flip for the rear, but reading another thread the flip will throw my pinion angle out the window... I don't have the tools or knowledge to fix that...
I'm looking at lift springs for the front and maybe a shackle flip for the rear, but reading another thread the flip will throw my pinion angle out the window... I don't have the tools or knowledge to fix that...
Aren't there shims you can place under the leaf spring, inbetween the axle spring perch and the leaf?
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How about a 4" mini pack!
http://store.gaugemagazine.com/image...ionLiftKit.jpg
Safer than front blocks, then you could just keep your rear blocks (nothing wrong with rear blocks) and call it done.
http://store.gaugemagazine.com/image...ionLiftKit.jpg
Safer than front blocks, then you could just keep your rear blocks (nothing wrong with rear blocks) and call it done.
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From: Terre Haute, IN
That i might go for Morgan... What the price on that puppy?
I need to replace my rear blocks either way... They look too small for the springs and i've got axle wrap like you wouldnt beleive....
I need to replace my rear blocks either way... They look too small for the springs and i've got axle wrap like you wouldnt beleive....
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Kits like that run anywhere from $250-$300 not worth that much IMOP!
But you can make your own for cheap!
read this: Custom Build Your Own Spring Pack
Just get some used packs from the junk yard and make your own.
But you can make your own for cheap!
read this: Custom Build Your Own Spring Pack
Just get some used packs from the junk yard and make your own.