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This past weekend I was down at the Pomona Swap meet, it's a big deal down her in California. A lot of classic cars and parts. Well I met this gentleman that was selling bumpside parts and I stumbled upon a 2" suspension lift. He claims it came off a f250 bumpside. I have a 71 f250 camper special. He said it should fit right in. The kit sits between the I beam and the spring. For reference, the bottom of the bolt is where the I beam should sit and then the spacer then the top part I'm guessing inside the spring. See pictures below. He claims it should fit right in and I shouldn't have any issues with alignment since it will only lift it 2 inches. Please excuse my ignorance since I'm new to these trucks and have a very basic understanding on suspensions and alignment, but is this correct? Also has anyone bumped into this? I was gonna go with the autofab 3" economy lift eventually but I thought that for $50, hell it was worth the gamble in the meantime.
Basically you got rooked out of $50 as those are just the stock spring bolts and spring retainers. The only true way to get lift out of the Twin I Beam is to get new beams. You can't use spring spacers as that will the alignment way out of wack.
He also included the rear lift blocks. So at least I get to use those. Not a total lose. I figured it was worth taking a chance on it.
Luna34, take a jack and lift the front of your truck by the center front cross member by 2". As you lift the truck, notice the bottom of the tires sliding inward towards the center of the truck. In order to correct this, the beams have to bent. Basically, when you lift the truck with a taller coil spring, you'll have to have the beams bent to match the new ride height. Just adding a spacer will not suffice. That's why the Autofab Kit is $$. I did see another company making kits for these too on Bumpside Group on Facebook. I went to their website and they are even more expensive.
Luna34, take a jack and lift the front of your truck by the center front cross member by 2". As you lift the truck, notice the bottom of the tires sliding inward towards the center of the truck. In order to correct this, the beams have to bent. Basically, when you lift the truck with a taller coil spring, you'll have to have the beams bent to match the new ride height. Just adding a spacer will not suffice. That's why the Autofab Kit is $$. I did see another company making kits for these too on Bumpside Group on Facebook. I went to their website and they are even more expensive.
Yeah that's what I thought too. At least that's what I read in other posts. I just thought maybe the suspension had some sort of alignment adjustment that would adjust enough for a little lift. I figured I would take a shot and then come ask here. At least I got some lift blocks and U bolts out of the deal.
Luna34, take a jack and lift the front of your truck by the center front cross member by 2". As you lift the truck, notice the bottom of the tires sliding inward towards the center of the truck. In order to correct this, the beams have to bent. Basically, when you lift the truck with a taller coil spring, you'll have to have the beams bent to match the new ride height. Just adding a spacer will not suffice. That's why the Autofab Kit is $$. I did see another company making kits for these too on Bumpside Group on Facebook. I went to their website and they are even more expensive.
The autofab kit is the one I've been looking at and will probably end up going with that one.
The autofab kit is the one I've been looking at and will probably end up going with that one.
Luna34 that's what I did. It cost money and took time to install, but I think it was worth it. Some people grumble over the cost, but I'm keeping my truck and it's a daily driver...so I'm not worried about putting money into it.
