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Nov 4, 2008 | 08:27 PM

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brooklyn born

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i didnt want to hear that about the driveline vibration. wondering if i would be safe with a 3" lift

Nov 4, 2008 | 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by brooklyn born

i didnt want to hear that about the driveline vibration. wondering if i would be safe with a 3" lift

I think you would be fine. That does not put the same stress on the drive line as a 51/2 " lift does. I was told it would be borderline so I was taking a chance. FYI, someone else had the same lift on same truck and had no problem so maybe it was coming anyway??

Nov 4, 2008 | 08:55 PM

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One more thing, I had a leveling kit which was about a 2" lift before hand and had no issue

Nov 4, 2008 | 09:00 PM

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brooklyn born

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thanks, thats what i,m probably going to try. i want to keep it in the garage and 4" or higher is a no-go

Nov 4, 2008 | 09:07 PM

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thanks, thats what i,m probably going to try. i want to keep it in the garage and 4" or higher is a no-go

LOL, I know. I asked my hubby if we could raise the header in the garage and he just laughed... Guess that means no!
Good luck!

Nov 4, 2008 | 09:10 PM

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brooklyn born

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i actually had the chance to do that in march when my garage burned to the ground due to a fire under the hood of my now totalled 2001 7.3 EX. should be some pics. in my gallery

Nov 4, 2008 | 09:24 PM

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When I was looking at houses back in 02...I was measuring garages to make sure I could put a bigger door in. Ended up with a 8'9"x18' door

Nov 4, 2008 | 09:27 PM

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i actually had the chance to do that in march when my garage burned to the ground due to a fire under the hood of my now totalled 2001 7.3 EX. should be some pics. in my gallery

OUCH

what happened?

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Nov 4, 2008 | 09:28 PM

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SIZMDRS

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When I was looking at houses back in 02...I was measuring garages to make sure I could put a bigger door in. Ended up with a 8'9"x18' door

Lucky!!
I think we may build a boat/ eXcusion garage at some point

Nov 5, 2008 | 09:44 AM

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I converted to a CV joint, 2 1/2 degree shims and high speed balancing. No vibration. I agree with SIZMDRS - friggen expensive but worth it.

Nov 10, 2008 | 06:02 PM

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nordy racer

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so how high can you go without having a vibration problem?

Nov 10, 2008 | 06:05 PM

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When I bought my Ex it had a 6" Pro Comp lift with no driveline mods at all. I have since switched it out for a 3" lift, but it had no vibrations at 6".

Nov 10, 2008 | 06:47 PM

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nordy racer

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When I bought my Ex it had a 6" Pro Comp lift with no driveline mods at all. I have since switched it out for a 3" lift, but it had no vibrations at 6".

thanks cool.. i was thinking about going with a 6".. but after reading about the vibration i was thinking differently.. are the stock drive shafts yokes fine with that type of lift for over time...

Nov 10, 2008 | 08:51 PM

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To tell you the truth, I don't know much about it.

I am only going by what my install guy told me (that there were no driveshaft mods on mine). He also said that they do 6" with no mods on these all the time. Sorry, but I'm sure someone with more knowledge will chime in!

Nov 10, 2008 | 08:58 PM

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To tell you the truth, I don't know much about it.

Basically it boils down to this. You have a 50/50 chance it will need some tweaking. Like I said before depends on the wear and tear your truck has and what you do with it as well. I do know that a lot of folks think its the same set up as an F250 which it is not so be careful with who puts your set up on and just put a little money aside just in case..

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