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Good morning group. I have a 1979 F-250 Ranger 2wd that I would like to raise up some. Not much 2-3 inches. I know opinions will vary but I personally would like a taller stance.
What are my options? I'm having trouble locating any information on this subject. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The biggest issue you run into lifting a 2wd truck is keeping the camber/caster geometry optimal, I haven't looked for a while, there used to be kits that drop your pivot bushings and radius arm mounting, I've seen homemade ones that were done well also, or, do some research to see if anyone makes lift I-beams... if you just add lift coils your camber will be all wonky. On my 66 F250 yrs ago, the front springs were sagging, I bought some lift coils and cut (with a sawzal) little lengths out to achieve the desired height, took a little trial and error and time to do, but was worth it to me. I didn't get 2-3", more like maybe 1" over original stock height.. my camber was off a bit, but did not affect drivability to me.
If you look underneath the front, you'll see your pivot bushings and radius arm bushings, these are the attachment points you need to "lower" to raise the truck and keep the geometry the same, the rear is simple with either short blocks or new springs, personally I would go with new springs instead of blocks, but a 2-3" block with new u-bolts would suffice just fine.
You also might need a drop pitman arm, depending on your lift.
Like said above, it’s expensive to do it correctly with I-beams. It’s done all the time on pre-runner trucks. Most run fabricated I-beams to keep the geometry correct.
Or...you could do just a body lift. Last time I spoke with AutoFab, they said it would cost me $2500 to lift my 2x 1975 F250, and that was with me pulling the I-beams and spindles, and delivering them to their shop.
Thanks to all for your suggestions. I did run across a company called Trucks Unique. They have coil springs that raise the front anywhere from 0 to 9". I'm sure even a small amount of front lift with just these would throw off the geometry. Superlift 593 Coil Spring, Trucks Unique Inc.
Yes just replacing the coil springs with taller ones, will definitely give you positive camber. AKA Top of tire leans "out", and that makes for bad tire wear. Sure the body lift is a route to go. But what about lowering the back to get the look you want? Take a leaf out or the shorten the OEM rear block.
When I use to take the ol 73 2wd 6 cly 3 on the tree in the mud pit, I would put tall skinny's on the front and put in 2 sets of those twist in spacers and hammer down. Sorry for the photo conglomeration, I scanned those pictures that were taken with an actual camera.
I took my jack and lifted the front 3 inches. Had a positive camber but not much. Can the camber be adjusted?
With the 3 inch raise in the front, it leveled out the truck nice which is what I'm looking for. I just want to level it with no rear adjustment.
