Lift kit ?
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Lift kit ?
I am in the process of picking out the right lift kit for my 99 SD. Keep in mind that I will be installing this kit myself. I am going to get a 3 - 6 inch lift. Whicj kit do I need. Some come with pitman arms others come with sway bar links, others come with new shocks and others do not. Some also come with new springs. Help me sort all of this crap out! Any advise on what parts are needed and which parts are not.
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Do you want to keep your same ride you have now? If you want to do that, you can use a spring hanger system to extend the mounting points for the springs down, and keep the same ones. Donahoe makes a 4.5" spring hanger kit and 5" block for a nice 4.5" lift. Couple that with a set of Bilsteins and you have a great ride. That and a leveling kit is what i had on my truck, but i had to take it off because it's illegal in MD. If you are interested PM me. However Yes most "kits" include everything you need to do the install. You can do a spring kit, most spring kits in that range are 4 or 6". I think that the worst ride has to be Procomp, and the best is by far, Deaver springs marketed by Donahoe Racing. DR's stuff is over-the-top-good, it is more expensive than most of the stuff out there, but it is by far the best in my opinion. What tire size do you want to run?
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Originally Posted by 99powerstrokeSD
I am in the process of picking out the right lift kit for my 99 SD. Keep in mind that I will be installing this kit myself. I am going to get a 3 - 6 inch lift. Whicj kit do I need. Some come with pitman arms others come with sway bar links, others come with new shocks and others do not. Some also come with new springs. Help me sort all of this crap out! Any advise on what parts are needed and which parts are not.
the 4.5 hanger kit would be good, though i hear instalation isnt as easy as bolting on a new set of leafs. most of donahoes kits come with bilstein shocks, adjustable pan rod bar (pain in the a$$ to take off) dropped steering arm and dropped sway bar links, its a killer kit
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I have a 4 inch lift with shocks. What I was asking is if I put a 2.5" leveling kit on would I have to get a longer shock? Sorry I didnt clarify its been a long day
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Travis Dasher, do you have a 4" spring lift? If so, a 2.5" leveling kit will not work, unless it is the undesired "add-a-leaf" style which will still be a pain. However the 2.5" spring leveling kit and 4.5" spring hanger is what you see above.
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Originally Posted by strokin_it7.3
Do you want to keep your same ride you have now? If you want to do that, you can use a spring hanger system to extend the mounting points for the springs down, and keep the same ones. Donahoe makes a 4.5" spring hanger kit and 5" block for a nice 4.5" lift. Couple that with a set of Bilsteins and you have a great ride. That and a leveling kit is what i had on my truck, but i had to take it off because it's illegal in MD. If you are interested PM me. However Yes most "kits" include everything you need to do the install. You can do a spring kit, most spring kits in that range are 4 or 6". I think that the worst ride has to be Procomp, and the best is by far, Deaver springs marketed by Donahoe Racing. DR's stuff is over-the-top-good, it is more expensive than most of the stuff out there, but it is by far the best in my opinion. What tire size do you want to run?