monster mudders
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monster mudders
So i always see the picture in the magazines of the guy with 10" lifted f350's. I was wonderin where they got their lift kits from. the biggest i can find to fit my 90 crew cab is a 6" kit from skyjacker. even cruisin the net, thats all i find. i only tryin to get my truck up 8" over stock, an not tryin to spend a ton of money on it.....any help?
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i got a 90 f350 diesel with a stick crewcab, an all i can find for suspensions are 6". i been buildin 4x4's for years, mostly the old 73-79 stuff an buildin chevys for other folks. the crew cab 350 is really kickin me. i can find the lifts for the newer trucks, 98-up, but not the older ones......
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Rancho Suspensions comes to mind.
ORW (OFFROADWHEREHOUSE)
ROUSCH
ENERGY SUSPENSION
Many others.....
The above have websites you can google search, surf the FTE ADVERTISERS - the people who support us are some of the most advanced around.
It ain't over yet, you need to look at the offroad forums here, not the general.
Those guys build things illegal for road driving!
For what you want to do - check this forum out:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum63/
ORW (OFFROADWHEREHOUSE)
ROUSCH
ENERGY SUSPENSION
Many others.....
The above have websites you can google search, surf the FTE ADVERTISERS - the people who support us are some of the most advanced around.
It ain't over yet, you need to look at the offroad forums here, not the general.
Those guys build things illegal for road driving!
For what you want to do - check this forum out:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum63/
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lgfuller, I'd recommend looking at getting 6" lift springs front & rear, and picking up Sky Manufacturing's front shackle reversal kit and rear shackle flip kit. That'd give you 9" lift, pretty easy.
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I like the Sky manufacturing stuff, looks like real good quality and good prices. I may look into that stuff for a small lift sometime in the future.
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The reason the days of super large banana shaped springs are gone, is because they just do not flex, they do not ride well, and those days are way gone, thank goodness.
Your solution is really pretty easy.
I believe your 90 truck has a solid front axle dana 60 with leaf springs and a front swing shackle. Here is where things get interesting. This front swing shackle has got to go. The shackle reverse kit recommended above is part of the solution, though the one from SKY appears to only be for the later trucks, but with some modification it could be copied, or modified to fit. You will notice that it is also available in a 5" version. This combined with a set of 6" springs will be so huge that you will be able to fit just about any DOT tire under it.
Later model trucks such as the 97 are capable of clearing 40 inch tires with a shackle reverse kit and very mild SD springs.
Custom leafs are available froma veriety of manufacturers, and simply have to be made if you chose to go that route, but your lift should be very easy to obtain, and can be done while still maintaining a decent ride, and still have street manners.
Your solution is really pretty easy.
I believe your 90 truck has a solid front axle dana 60 with leaf springs and a front swing shackle. Here is where things get interesting. This front swing shackle has got to go. The shackle reverse kit recommended above is part of the solution, though the one from SKY appears to only be for the later trucks, but with some modification it could be copied, or modified to fit. You will notice that it is also available in a 5" version. This combined with a set of 6" springs will be so huge that you will be able to fit just about any DOT tire under it.
Later model trucks such as the 97 are capable of clearing 40 inch tires with a shackle reverse kit and very mild SD springs.
Custom leafs are available froma veriety of manufacturers, and simply have to be made if you chose to go that route, but your lift should be very easy to obtain, and can be done while still maintaining a decent ride, and still have street manners.
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