Im going tomorrow to get a 6" lift kit from a guy near where i live for $300. its got skyjacker shocks and i think he told me it had sky jacker springs as well. im not sure what brand the brackets are. but anyways it just dawned on me that he was also sellig extended radius arms. i told him i didnt want them because he was wanting $200 more for them. my question is does the extended radius arms use the same drop brackets that the regular arms would use for a 6" lift? or am i going to have to go and buy the rad drop brackets?

also what all do i need to be sure and get from him?
-springs
-axle drop brackets
-radius arm brackets
-add a leaf/blocks/springs for the rear
-drop pitman arm
-radius drop brackets if avaliable?
-shocks
im not worried about the shocks if he doesnt have them or the extended brake lines. but am i forgetting anything else?

 

The extended rad arms use the stock brackets. The stock rad arms require drop rad arm brackets.

 

So I either pay $200 more for extended rad arms or $200+ for drop brackets. Hmmm I wonder lol

 

Haha. Yeah, go for the extended arms. The drop brackets create a weak spot in the suspension.

 

Will do. Assuming its a skyjacker kit, that's a $1600 kit.

 

What would be the best way to clean these parts up? Obviously sandblasting and powder coating would be best but what's my other options? Would a farm paint hold up pretty well? Maybe sand down, prime, farm paint, and then a clear coat?

 

I usually wire brush them completely with a wire wheel on a 4-1/2" grinder then hand paint on rustoleum paint. Rattle cans may look better but the brush on stuff lasts SO much longer.

 

I would just sand it down a little bit, then use some Rustoleum "stop rust" primer, and then paint over that whatever color you want it to be.