current lift?
Laughing Gas
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That looks like stock front leafs to me with an add-a-leaf. It's probably 2" over stock. You can tell the add-a-leaf by the curve at the end of the bottom leaf as opposed to the two flat stock leafs.
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so lets say i have 4" in the front what does that say about the rear b/c my pics match other peoples rear and they are stock, would a 4" make the truck level? or would you say back leafs have been done too?
Laughing Gas
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Typically 4" aftermarket leafs are multi-leaf pack with 4-5 leafs, each leaf being smaller than the one above it. That looks to me like a stock 2-leaf pack with one additional leaf pulled from a rear leaf spring pack. Look at the leaf spring clamp on the bottom leaf. See how long it is? That is because it is designed to clamp a much thicker leaf spring pack, like a rear pack. Rear packs also have more of a curve, which explains why the bottom leaf is curve more than the other 2 leaves.
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Yeh could be, like I said it looks like around 4" to me because of the stance & distance between the 36's & fender wells. There's no way I could get 36's under my 78 Snowfighter F250, or my old 79 F350 without a lift. Maybe the front leafs were re-arched with an add-a-leaf, idk?
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ok so all that being said, can i get anymore height with having to change alot of other stuff? i know my shocks are big enough for a bit more ( they are kinda too big as is ) and i do have a 2.5" drop drag link.
Laughing Gas
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You can probably go another 2-3 inches without many problems as long as you use a dropped pitman arm. A dropped drag link will help with drag link end angles, but won't do anything for bump steer. Going with a dropped pitman arm would be better (keeps the drag link closer to parallel with the ground. Any more that 4" of lift over stock requires crossover steering to minimize bump steer. Any more than 6" over stock requires drive shaft mods.
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That looks to be about a 4" lift if you ask me. 36s? 35's are tight with no lift from what everyone else says on here. Look for the leaf springs that aren't chamfered at the ends, those aren't stock. Those are the add-a-leafs for my trucks.
Just noticed your truck is a 250, could be less than 4" then but I'd still say that there's some lift.
Just noticed your truck is a 250, could be less than 4" then but I'd still say that there's some lift.
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yeah in thought the one leaf up front looked a little "non stock". well looks like i have figured out what i got now i gotta get the money to makeit bigger haha, thanks tio all you guys who had some input
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thats kinda what i want is 2-3 more and have proper room fro 35's/36's. right now i jsut feel it could that much higher and look that much better.
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