Small lift kit
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Small lift kit
hey guys i do a lot of reading and research on this board. i just got a 95 f-150 a couple months ago and im not really new to these style ford trucks (previous 88 f-150) but i am new to the whole suspension and lift kit ordeals. ive never lifted a truck but some of my friends have. anyways i jist bought the truck a couple months ago from NC (clean truck never seen snow) and right now i got it on the lift and im replacing the ball joints,bearings,rotors,u-joints, and new warn lockouts. but i bought the truck it had a set of 32x11.50x15 tires on it. now the whole suspension appears to be stock components. but i did notice that someone had put a cheap set of spacers on the front springs. the 32's still clear without them but i did see that skyjacker makes a 2" lift kit for these trucks. would this be a good idea just to give it a little more stance and to basically level it out? all the kit is are 2 new 2" front lift springs and 2 add on leafs for the rear. id rather not keep a cheapo spacer in there just run new springs.
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The new springs are going to be a good idea, and if you want that little bit of lift then its the best option out there. The only other thing that you are going to have to do is get special aftermarket adjustable alignment bushings for the upper ball joints to set your caster and camber angle correctly by an alignment shop (trust me without them the truck is completely scary and all over the road). I would get the shocks to go with the kit aswell, just to make sure that they are long enough so that the shock isnt acting as a limiting strap and not failing prematurely. I was going to do that when I converted my 2wd to 4wd but I bought 4" springs under the impression that without the factory block I would be going up only 2" and it turned out that the springs were designed to give 4" of lift while removing the factory block, and i liked how it looked so I went the other 2" with the front. Just to warn you, lift kits and big tires is a dangerous slippery slope when you ask the question "How big do I want my truck?" 
