I have an 89 f250 w/ 6" susp and 3" body lift. I want to lift it about four more inches. What should I do? i dont want to buy a whole nother lift kit. Any ideas?

 

Dang, 13" of lift??? What size tires are you running? If it were me Id take that body lift off, and trim the fenders. Do you have a solid axle in the front?

 

What kind of susp. lift kit? Some are upgradeable. If anything, i would switch out the suspension and get some money for the 6". IMO, having 4" +of blocks is like having a 4" body lift...not much holding it with a lot of top heavy

 

Shackle flip the rear. Shackle reversal front. Fab your own. Do a search. Ooga Booga.

 

Trim your fenders, and also do the shackel reversal

 

Do a shackle reverse in the front, its tough on a TTB, but do able. Shackle Flip in the rear, and TOUCHDOWN

 

There's no reason a tire big enough to justify 13" of lift should go on a TTB front end anyway so I'm assuming he's done SAS.

 

I agree with you there ivan.... but a 6" lift and 3" body lift is pretty common on TTB setups, so i was just assuming.

PS, if you havent SAS, it is worth almost 2" up front

 

do you still have the ttb dana 50 up front?

if so, find a 60 for the front, then you can safely do a shackle reversal. you will gain 2" from the axle swap and 2-4 from the reversal depending on the kit. i would ab my own if it was me.

 

Yes, now I have TTB but the SAS is coming in about a week or two. What do you need to do for the shackle flip? Do they sell extended shackles or do you use the stock ones? Thanks for all the replys

 

check out www.sky-manufacturing.com
they sell both kits

 

I didnt see aything for an 89 f250 on that page.

 

Make your own. Do a search, there is loads of info on it.

 

This is the ad for the 79-97 shacke flip
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The Ford shackle reversal bolted in the stock location adds Aprx. 4.5 inch's of lift. Some may prefer to weld on the bracket, depending on location this will add or subtract lift on the principal of an one inch shackle movement adds or subtracts 1/2 inch of lift.

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The parts for the front say 92-97, but i cant imagine that an 89 is any different

 

This is telling me to remove the blocks I have, then install the shackles. So I actually wouldn't be gaining anything. Unless it's safe to leave the blocks and install them anyway.