6" lift enough?
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95-F350-4x4,My friend has a 96 F-250 that we put a Dana 60 under in favor of the TTB.In the process we also installed the 6" Skyjacker lift.When the lift was put on and the blocks put in the back,the front sat way higher,we had to put another block in the back to get it to sit level.He also had a 3" body lift as well,he had 39.5" Swampers and he skyed them.Now he took off his body lift and has 35's and that thing is still tall.I'll try and get over there and get a picture of it for you.
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Originally Posted by freak98
95-F350-4x4,My friend has a 96 F-250 that we put a Dana 60 under in favor of the TTB.In the process we also installed the 6" Skyjacker lift.When the lift was put on and the blocks put in the back,the front sat way higher,we had to put another block in the back to get it to sit level.He also had a 3" body lift as well,he had 39.5" Swampers and he skyed them.Now he took off his body lift and has 35's and that thing is still tall.I'll try and get over there and get a picture of it for you.
I might go with the 4 inch springs and do the shackle reversals front and rear. Put on 38" tires and trim what rubs at full flex. I'm thinking about the new 38x15.50x16 Super Swamper Bogger tire or the 39.5x13.50x16 Irok on 16x10 black steel rims.
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what do you mean shackle reversal front and rear? i would keep the shackle where it is in the rear but flip it over (like i did). And I would just break down and go with the 39 IROK's 
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Originally Posted by fishmanndotcom
what do you mean shackle reversal front and rear? i would keep the shackle where it is in the rear but flip it over (like i did). And I would just break down and go with the 39 IROK's
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Yeah the 39" Iroks will be better for the street to. Considering I live in Los Angeles and have to drive on the road for awhile before I get to my offroaddestinations!
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ehh. they're wearin that's for sure! I got about 7000 on them now and they are still well above half tread so not too bad. I expect about 20K from them (i hope). I will take some measurements later and be as exact as I can!
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Originally Posted by proeliator
Yeah, I was told that the irok compound is actually softer than a swamper...more akin to a bogger. Great for rocks, bad for street durability.
Oh well, seems I spend more time working on my truck than driving it so it'll take me a while to rack up 20K in my driveway. 
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Originally Posted by ivanribic
Not really the news I was hoping for! Oh well, seems I spend more time working on my truck than driving it so it'll take me a while to rack up 20K in my driveway.
Oh well, seems I spend more time working on my truck than driving it so it'll take me a while to rack up 20K in my driveway. 
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Im looking at doing the same thing as you are, a 6" and maybe fabbing my own shackle reversals. I have 35's and NO lift. You just have to have proper backspacing, which I dont know what mine is, so I coulndt tell you what you needed. The other thing you have to worry about is the front bumper. I have a replacement, which allows 35's in there, but the factory chrome bumper hangs too low in the front of the wheel well.
Look in my profile and go to the website, there might be a pic of my truck from the side in there, but I dont know...
Im looking at doing the same thing as you are, a 6" and maybe fabbing my own shackle reversals. I have 35's and NO lift. You just have to have proper backspacing, which I dont know what mine is, so I coulndt tell you what you needed. The other thing you have to worry about is the front bumper. I have a replacement, which allows 35's in there, but the factory chrome bumper hangs too low in the front of the wheel well.
Look in my profile and go to the website, there might be a pic of my truck from the side in there, but I dont know...
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How do you do a rear shackle flip do you have to get different shackle's or do you use the stock ones to gain hieght? For my truck I'm thinking 6" front springs and 4" rear springs with the shakel work to get the extra 2" to level it out.