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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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Need Lift!

88 f-250 supercab long bed.

bought it with a 3" body lift but looking for about 6" suspension lift. up to 8"

please link me to either some decent kits or other ways to lift it.

also with only lifting 6" do i need to worry about pinoin angle and steering and brakelines and stuff?

ill take all the info i can get.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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Take the body lift off and put on a real lift.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by paintslinga2010
Take the body lift off and put on a real lift.
then link me to some good lifts
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 10:06 PM
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iv been looking at a few lifts like skyjacker and are all in the 1000ish range i plan on 4link and new axles in around a year so i dont really want to drop a grand for a little time.

any cheap lifts or other ways to lift it without a kit or something?
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 12:54 AM
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Lift Kits

Rough Country or Tough Counrty is about the cheapest 6" lifts.
But buy there more expensive versions , cause you will need longer brake lines and a pittman / idler arm drops. Longer springs and shocks.

Some kits do not come with these needed extras.

Check E-bay
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 06:01 PM
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leave the body lift doesnt hurt anything only makes it look better if it is on right.

4 inch lift all you change is suspension and pitman arm up front
6 inch lift suspension, driveshaft, and brake line extensions

most kits come with springs, but read fine print

skyjacker is good so is superlift, rough country, and procomp

i ordered mine off summitracing.com they have everything except rough country there
 
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by capn kirk

skyjacker is good so is superlift, rough country, and procomp
can't go wrong with skyjacker

http://motorhaven.autoanything.com/suspension-systems/61A2650A0A0.aspx
 
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