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Currently I have a 8" FabTech lift with 37" Nitto's. I am wanting to go to 44's. I am considering the 3" drop down brackets and I beleive FAbTech is now offering a 3" drop down bracket for the rear also. Anybody done this? I do ALOT of highway towing miles and need this truck dependable. If anyone has lifted 10"-12", what steering issues did you have to deal with or any other issues? Thanks, Dave Warden
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Absolutly. The bad thing is the lowest gear set for the ford axle is a 5:13 I beleive. Before I had a truck with 44's and it was geared 5:89 / 5:87 with a detroit locker in the rear. I ran about 500 plus hp and could SMOKE the 44's and chirp when I went into second !!! Dave
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Randys Ring n Pinion has 5.38s for the Ford SD. I got a set for mine. I am running 38s. Same 8" Fabtech lift as you have, dual shocks up front. I added 2 extra inches in the rear (custom blocks) and custom shackles up front for 2 more inches, worked out well. I had to buy a 16" drop hitch to get my boat trailer to tow level.
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10"-12", you madman. . . I love it. I'm sure you've already considered the driveshafts. You will most certainly need x-over steering, in conjuction with a lower trac-bar bracket that goes above the springs, and with 44"s I would highly recommend a hydraulic ram assist setup as well. The Ford steering box isn't the toughest and those tires would almost certainly kill it in no time. The last thing I would suggest is a set of powersteps, to get in to that badboy. Take a look at the Dynatrac kit, it has most everything you would need to keep from blowing your front-end apart with those big meats.
http://www.dynatrac.com/products_fordsuperdutycombokit.html
http://www.dynatrac.com/products_fordsuperdutycombokit.html
