Quick lift question...
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A few possibilities.
If you are at 4 and add 2" then you may need :
*a new track bar mount and possibly a adjustable track bar.
* longer or relocated brake lines
* bump stop spacer
* castor bushings or wedges ( depends on the springs and shackle used )
* tapered block in the rear
* driveshaft lengthened
* shocks
I know you only asked about steering components but I listed everything for anybody else considering doing the same thing who may be unaware of the "other" stuff.
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I don't have a kit. I simply have X/modded C springs.
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so I listed some of the other things that will need to be considered since I do not know what measurements x/c translates into nor do I know what size block or shackle he is considering.
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I was hoping somebody was going to chime in with the measurements, twitchy said x/c so what ever that translates to ?
A few possibilities.
If you are at 4 and add 2" then you may need :
*a new track bar mount and possibly a adjustable track bar.
* longer or relocated brake lines
* bump stop spacer
* castor bushings or wedges ( depends on the springs and shackle used )
* tapered block in the rear
* driveshaft lengthened
* shocks
I know you only asked about steering components but I listed everything for anybody else considering doing the same thing who may be unaware of the "other" stuff.
A few possibilities.
If you are at 4 and add 2" then you may need :
*a new track bar mount and possibly a adjustable track bar.
* longer or relocated brake lines
* bump stop spacer
* castor bushings or wedges ( depends on the springs and shackle used )
* tapered block in the rear
* driveshaft lengthened
* shocks
I know you only asked about steering components but I listed everything for anybody else considering doing the same thing who may be unaware of the "other" stuff.
thanks for posting that! I'm totally out on ever doing that then, I'd rather just buy a lift kit and sell my springs then do all of that.
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But if the list was a help then you are welcome.
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I think he figured if could bolt some taller blocks in the rear probably for from stock to a F350 and shackles up front without changing anything else. Everything you just mentioned sounds like cha ching and not worth the effort since everything current is fairly new.
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I think he figured if could bolt some taller blocks in the rear probably for from stock to a F350 and shackles up front without changing anything else. Everything you just mentioned sounds like cha ching and not worth the effort since everything current is fairly new.
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I think he figured if could bolt some taller blocks in the rear probably for from stock to a F350 and shackles up front without changing anything else. Everything you just mentioned sounds like cha ching and not worth the effort since everything current is fairly new.
I would have sent reps but I still need to spread them around 
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