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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 12:23 PM
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4" lift question

Hi I would like to lift my76 f150 4x4 but I noticed some kits say that I may need longer driveshafts. Anyone have any exp with this? By the way it is a longbed.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 02:10 PM
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With a longbed you should not need to touch your rear driveshaft. You MAY need to lengthen the front but you will not know this until you do the lift. A lot of times you'll have enough room in the slip joint to accomodate the lift. If not it typically costs around $100 to have a shaft lengthened a few inches.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 08:07 PM
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when i lifted my old '77 f-150 4" i didn't need to do anything with either driveshaft. you should be fine with just the suspension kit, but like ivan said you will know once its on

Jason
 
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Old Feb 11, 2005 | 01:09 PM
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Thanks for your help, Now all I need is to pick a brand.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2005 | 01:11 PM
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one more question, How much room in the slip joint do I need to maintain?
 
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