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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 09:10 AM
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I was wonderin how much lift can you put under a 79 1/2 ton with out drive shaft mods I just gave up on my dodge and said the hell with it and bought my uncles old ford I know a dodge can go 4 inches with the original drive shafts i was just wonderin if a ford could do it
 
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 10:18 AM
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how much lift?

I had a 6" under mine with no driveline problems. This is especially true if you have a CV front driveshaft.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 11:20 AM
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how much lift?

You mean to tell me that you have a 6" lift with no drive shaft mods? What I want to know is how high can I go and still not have to lengthen the drive shafts my budget just cant afford new ones. You have to remember that i used to own a dodge (so much for the bank account) as for the user name it will soon change as soon as I can think of a new one. Not tryin to be a pain but Im tryin to learn as much as possible

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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 11:28 AM
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how much lift?

I have a 78 and 79 F150 and they both have 6" lifts with no drive train problems. I believe they both came with factory 3" blocks on the rear axle, and the previous owners of mine both added another 3" block.

For the front, I think they just put bigger springs in, but I don't know for sure as I wasn't there.

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