6" lift??? help
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6" lift??? help
i have a 85 f 150 4x4 i want to put a 6' lift under it. and want to rune 35x12.5 tires i want a lift that will do the job but i dont wanna do a cheap lift what do i need ot look for in a lift kit? i dont care who makes it i have found kits from 300$ to 3000$ i dont know think i need a 3000$ lift for my truck the truck will be a daily driver it will be used to pull and want to do some off mudding/trail riding any help would be great.
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I went with a name-brand kit from Skyjacker, highly recommend them. Look for a kit with taller coil springs for the front, drop brackets, dropped Pitman arm for the steering, rear AAL (add-a-leafs) or lifted spring packs for the rear, and shocks. The price goes up when you add options like the extended radius arms, which I believe are needed to help with caster and frontend alignment as well as better wheel travel. The SkyJ Class II kit with all of the above runs about $1600-$1700 with new spring packs, $1000 or so with AAL. Longer brake lines are another option, I opted to re-locate the stock lines. You'll also likely need new, adjustable camber bushings for the front to get the alignment back to spec, and of course an alignment after the install. This is a good time to replace any worn bushings up front, such as the radius arms and axle pivots/ I used polyurethane units from Daystar. JSM84
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