need more height
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Tuned
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need more height
currently i have a 97 f250 ld 4x4....im running 35" buckshots with a 3 or 4 inch rancho lift (im new to this) i read in another post someone buying 6" lift springs to get more height. i want to go higher without buying a whole new lift kit so what all is involved with going this route and will i need different gears etc? i bought the truck lifted already so i have no idea what gears i have now.
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as with any lift, youre gonna need new brake lines, a drop pitman arm, might need new shocks, and make sure you get some extended sway bar end links front and back. i just did a 6" on a 97 350 and i have 38" swampers under it.
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Originally Posted by 75F350
If you purchase a shackle reverse kit, you will gain more altitude without buying new springs, and the truck will drive better than it does now. Not too expensive either.
http://www.sky-manufacturing.com (click ford/dodge and its the first option)
http://www.offroadunlimited.com/Prod...=1&pageStyle=H
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yeah it felt big when i bought it now its just normal to me, what do yall figure on a price for all this so i can throw it at the ol lady and is it a possible diy project?
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ok the sky manufacturing says if im running a TTB front axle, fabrication or purchase of drop brackets will be needed. what is a TTB front axle? like i said this is my 1st 4x4 got a divorce so i could get one
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this is a pic that shows the front axle. its a TTB front end, twin traction beam. ford thought that if they migrated to a more complex front end they could soften the ride. which ended up not being true. the axle is actualy split in half, there are 2 seperate housings and the end of each housing is bolted underneath the engine on the engine crossmember. the bracket that they bolt to is what they are talking about. if you have a lift already you should have these brackets on there. so like i said you should be good to go!
in fact since you have it already and are looking to go a lil higher this is your best option if you are good at fabrication. get a set of superduty front leaf springs (v-codes) and put them in place of the lift springs. only issue with doing this is you have a lot more work to do bc the SD springs are a lil longer. but well worth it IMO! and the SD (superduty) springs will usually have an 1" or so more ride height over stock springs SO if you swap out that lift kit (keep the TTB drop brackets) for the 5.5" shackle reversal and the SD leaf springs you are looking at 6.5"
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in fact since you have it already and are looking to go a lil higher this is your best option if you are good at fabrication. get a set of superduty front leaf springs (v-codes) and put them in place of the lift springs. only issue with doing this is you have a lot more work to do bc the SD springs are a lil longer. but well worth it IMO! and the SD (superduty) springs will usually have an 1" or so more ride height over stock springs SO if you swap out that lift kit (keep the TTB drop brackets) for the 5.5" shackle reversal and the SD leaf springs you are looking at 6.5"
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Originally Posted by captain p4
I might be wrong here, but isn't a '97 f250 ld actually the f150 based one? If so it has torsion bars in the front. If not, carry on with the shackle discussion 
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Good job Paul!
I failed to recognize the 'LD' part of the post. That is the good old stepchild 7 lug truck huh?
You are 100% correct, the whole leaf spring, and shackle idea is totally wrong!
Looks like fish, and I missed this one big time. Triton54 is gonna need a new lift kit, or a SAS.....
I failed to recognize the 'LD' part of the post. That is the good old stepchild 7 lug truck huh?
You are 100% correct, the whole leaf spring, and shackle idea is totally wrong!
Looks like fish, and I missed this one big time. Triton54 is gonna need a new lift kit, or a SAS.....