Need Lift, Help Me Please!!!!!!!!!!!
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Need Lift, Help Me Please!!!!!!!!!!!
i just bought a 72 pick up highboy, its got a built 428 in it but i want to lift it 6-8 inches, i cant find a lift anywhere, does anyone know where i can find one or any info would help
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Originally Posted by 72_pu_428
i just bought a 72 pick up highboy, its got a built 428 in it but i want to lift it 6-8 inches, i cant find a lift anywhere, does anyone know where i can find one or any info would help
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Do you want a body lift, or a suspension lift? A friend of mine makes his own body lifts. He custom fabricates his spacer blocks from A356 aluminum. The trick is lengthening the steel brake lines from the master cylinder to the frame, all the wires and hoses between the engine and cab, and those to the frame. Don't forget to deal with the clutch linkage and/or auto transmission linkage, and the steering shaft as well.
A suspension lift looks easier to me, just get together with a suspension shop/fabricator and work with them on what you want. Then it simply a matter of removing old factory parts and replacing them with the new parts.
You can also go to these forums for additional help:
Brakes, suspension, steering, tires and wheels;
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/f...splay.php?f=64
or Offraod and 4X4;
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/f...splay.php?f=63
Good luck!
A suspension lift looks easier to me, just get together with a suspension shop/fabricator and work with them on what you want. Then it simply a matter of removing old factory parts and replacing them with the new parts.
You can also go to these forums for additional help:
Brakes, suspension, steering, tires and wheels;
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/f...splay.php?f=64
or Offraod and 4X4;
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/f...splay.php?f=63
Good luck!
