fabtech 8inch lift
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fabtech 8inch lift
Anybody out there got a fabtech 8inch lift. If so how do you like it and how do you think that it rates compared to the other lifts out there such as the edge,skyjacker etc. I have a 4inch rancho on a 2001 f-350 now and am looking to upsize.
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I was going to get the Fabtech kit but was advised against it. I was told the springs do not hold up over time. I went with the Donahoe 8 inch kit, it has Deaver spings and are lifetime guarenteed not to sag. With 38 inch PJ's it raised the truck 12 inches in the front and 9 inches in the back. The rear has the 5 inch spring kit. My truck is a 2003 crew cab superduty PSD 6.0, and it rides better now than it did stock.
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Redneckbuck: Welcome to fte, great imformation on your first post! For future reference, who advised you against the fabtech lift and why? (reason) Just the springs, how long will they last before sagging?
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i have never heard of a Rancho lift, is that what you said you Had?.. but then again, theres alot i have not heard of... anyway if you already have a four inch kit, consider using hangars up front, and blocks in rear to get your additional 4 inches... will save you a boat load of ca$h..... If you already used 4" blocks for your rear lift than it would be too much block to raise it 4 more inches.. so you may need to get new rear springs...or you could use rear hangars.. Truckin suspension makes front and rear hangars in any size up to 10 inches.. they get alot of bad rap around here but i have never heard of a failure... As for fabtech.. brackets are of great quality, only downside is seems there lifts usually come up an inch or two short after they settle... besides that good kit... good luck and post your pics after your complete, we all love to see everyones lift an tire combos.. have fun!
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Hey Redneck: Welcome, great to have ya... when posting about your lift, please tell us how much lift you got from the kit alone, minus the tires... You posted your numbers with 38" tires... thankyou.. but just for clarification... all 38" tires are not equal, and tire pressure/ tire wear / etc/ etc.... would make for fairly unaccurate numbers when you include lift with tires, and some hard math for the rest of us... measure from the top of your rim, or center of your axle, or hub to find out how much lift you got from the kit alone..... the information will be more helpfull for those in the future.... just advice, but any posts are helpful and we appreciate it.. welcome and make sure and get your gallery up soon so we can all see your bad a$$ ride!
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Originally posted by RedneckBuck
I was going to get the Fabtech kit but was advised against it. I was told the springs do not hold up over time. I went with the Donahoe 8 inch kit, it has Deaver spings and are lifetime guarenteed not to sag. With 38 inch PJ's it raised the truck 12 inches in the front and 9 inches in the back. The rear has the 5 inch spring kit. My truck is a 2003 crew cab superduty PSD 6.0, and it rides better now than it did stock.
I was going to get the Fabtech kit but was advised against it. I was told the springs do not hold up over time. I went with the Donahoe 8 inch kit, it has Deaver spings and are lifetime guarenteed not to sag. With 38 inch PJ's it raised the truck 12 inches in the front and 9 inches in the back. The rear has the 5 inch spring kit. My truck is a 2003 crew cab superduty PSD 6.0, and it rides better now than it did stock.
fabtech.... lifetime warranty
fabtech.... lifts you 8" when you buy 8" (pass that crack pipe over here and maybe a 8" fabtech lift will measure 12" too ?)
fabtech... half the price
i looked at superlift's website too.... they seem to also have a lifetime warranty..... i'd bet most of the others do too! (i have heard the cool guy company doesn't come through when you have a warranty issue.... well unless you have bought every accessory they sell, making your twice as much kit a four times as much kit).
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Originally posted by caitspa
Thank you guys for all the information. One more question, could you use the fabtech 3.5 spring hangers if you already have an aftermarket suspension.
Thank you guys for all the information. One more question, could you use the fabtech 3.5 spring hangers if you already have an aftermarket suspension.
Yes, you could add those to your current 4" springs............just be sure to get the correct box kit for that amount of lift (includes trac bar bracket, pitman arm, sway bar links, etc..)
The Fabtech hanger and bracket to relocate your stock shackle are decent...........other companies give you a full replacement boxed shackle
Hope this helps.
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Originally posted by abendx
fabtech.... lifts you 8" when you buy 8"
fabtech.... lifts you 8" when you buy 8"
Actually between different brands of 8" lifts I have found there to be as much as a 2.25" difference between different company's springs when installed on the same style of truck. I got measurements from BDS, Fabtech, Skyjacker, Edge and Superlift and the Fabtech did come in the lowest. And FWIW, the Fabtech 8" isn't much higher than a ProComp 6.5" (and I found one truck with the PC 6.5" that was the same height as a Fabtech 8").
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dc.... i am not going to debate the fact that one spring might lift a quarter inch more than another... there are all kinds of factors that might make this true.
BUT, when one of the minion comes aboard and tells me he got 12" out of an 8" kit..... i have to scratch my head and wonder if another troll has entered our mist.
we all know very well now that your buddy in analheim represents 95% of all trolls with one or two posts (i.e. it is him or one of his employees that make up 95% of the supposed happy owners of his product).
dc... lets put this to rest..... most EVERY lift company out there offers nearly the same exact thing.... as jetjock pointed out, some are better for one job and some are better for another job.... but in the end, the same product is put out on the market. the all seem to have a lifetime warranty of sorts. they all seem to be made of quality steel (see jetjocks opinion on why (in another thread)), etc, etc, etc.
the difference seems to be in price..... there are some companies out there that will have to believe the more you spend, the more you get.... and one company that will run every dirty tatic in the book to get you to believe this.....
BUT, when one of the minion comes aboard and tells me he got 12" out of an 8" kit..... i have to scratch my head and wonder if another troll has entered our mist.
we all know very well now that your buddy in analheim represents 95% of all trolls with one or two posts (i.e. it is him or one of his employees that make up 95% of the supposed happy owners of his product).
dc... lets put this to rest..... most EVERY lift company out there offers nearly the same exact thing.... as jetjock pointed out, some are better for one job and some are better for another job.... but in the end, the same product is put out on the market. the all seem to have a lifetime warranty of sorts. they all seem to be made of quality steel (see jetjocks opinion on why (in another thread)), etc, etc, etc.
the difference seems to be in price..... there are some companies out there that will have to believe the more you spend, the more you get.... and one company that will run every dirty tatic in the book to get you to believe this.....
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abendx,
I haven't seen a whole lot of one or two post people come aboard praising Edge or talking about it much.
I don't think that Donahoe does what you claim with signing up as other users. When you say we all know he does that, that's incorrect..............we all know that you claim that he does.
When RedneckBuck said he got 12" lift in the front and 9" in the rear with 38" PJs and a 8" Edge I believe he was including the added height of the PJs in the total lift. Seems about right in that most trucks get about 9" of lift out of the 8" springs and then the 38" PJs vs. the stockers would give about 3.3" of added height, or close to that.
Yes, all lifts are similar in that the same components are manufactured and sold............some are just better quality than others.
I haven't seen a whole lot of one or two post people come aboard praising Edge or talking about it much.
I don't think that Donahoe does what you claim with signing up as other users. When you say we all know he does that, that's incorrect..............we all know that you claim that he does.
When RedneckBuck said he got 12" lift in the front and 9" in the rear with 38" PJs and a 8" Edge I believe he was including the added height of the PJs in the total lift. Seems about right in that most trucks get about 9" of lift out of the 8" springs and then the 38" PJs vs. the stockers would give about 3.3" of added height, or close to that.
Yes, all lifts are similar in that the same components are manufactured and sold............some are just better quality than others.