I have a 94 SB F150 4X4. I want to lift the truck 2.5 inches and lift the body 2 inches. The body lift will be easy, I hope, but there are several companies that make suspension kits (i.e. Rough Country, Superlift, Skyjacker, and others. Can any one tell me which lift kit is the best for my truck. I want the truck to sit level all the way around. The kits that I've seen don't level the truck. I'm looking for the most complete kit that provide a good ride and doesn't create alignment or steering problems. Some kits or companies always seem to fit one brand of truck better than others and I know that someone out there know which company makes that kit. It would be a great help to me and others if you would share that knowledge.

 

well it boils down to what you are going to do with the truck. If you want a show 4x4 then go the cheap route and get a rough country they aren't that great for serious off-road skyjacker and superlift I have good and bad. That boils down to preference one those lifts comes with radius drop brackets instead of extended radius arms. My professional opinion is go with the extended radius arms in my shop i shy away from the radius arm drop brackets. Now you have a F150 which comes with a TTB not a solid front axle you will have alignment problems. I have aligned my F150 and gone off-road hit a good bump and it knocks it out of alignment. Now here is a way to lift your truck with as much stock parts and not dig deep in your wallet to lift it.
1) go to a junkyard and get the spring cups off a 2 wheel drive and put those under you front coils the 2 wheel drive spring cups are a 1/2" taller than the 4x4 spring cups

2) get a set of Rancho or who ever else leveling springs. now you have 2" of lift in the front

3) get a set of Daystar coil spring spacers install those under your front coils ok now you have 3 3/4--4.0" of lift in the front without having to get new axle pivot brackets and radius arms just get an alignment with a 2.1/4 - 2.1/2 degree camber bushing. Also take a look at your brakelines SITTING ON THE GROUND THEY MAY LOOK FINE BUT OFF_ROAD they might become over extended and tear your line off ,,,not a good thing.

4) now the back of the truck ok you should have factory 1 1/2 -2" blocks in the rear look at your rear spring shackle cut the rivots and flip it over so you can utilize the arch of the spring in the right direction here is another 2-3" of lift for the rear when you bolt the spring shackles to the frame use grade 8 bolts grade 5 will do just fine but grade 8 has more tensile strength and alittle higher shear strength.

5) install your body lift ok you stated 2". a body lift is very easy to install just follow the directions closely. you could also go with a 3" for very little more than a 2"

there you have it if you do it this way you lifted your truck alomost 6-7" without breaking the bank and just as good or better than some of the lift kits out there and not near the cost


CTD OFF-ROAD & ACCESSORIES

 

Go with a skyjacker...they are the best.

Ryan

 

i have the 4 inch skyjacker on my truck it rides great my buddy has rough country on his belive me it is rough go with skyjacker i think you will be happier good luck bad 78 f 250

 

Hey AZ4x4f150,

I have a 1995 F-150 2WD w/ Superlift leveling coils and coil spacers equalling about 3 inches of lift and I can't get the camber on my alignment right. Do you have any suggestions?? Thanks

 

Texasguy you need to get a pair of camber eccentric bushings they
go on the top ball joint and their adjustable.. Good Luck

 

The alignment shop can get you the correct bushings or go to Napa and they can order them for you aprox $25.00 each

 

Hey, thanks for all of the advice. I think that I may go with the cup and springs and try to get the truck level first. If I like that, maybe I'll stick with it awhile. I don't want to run into any long term alignment problems. Thanks again Q

 

If your using three inches of lift with coils and spacers and haven't installed pivot arm drops, its doubtful that you'll ever get your camber correct. The way the TTB suspensions designed if you drop the sides, you need to do the same in the middle.


Ryan

 

On a TTB front end you cansafely go up to 3" of lift without worrying about the pivot drop brackets and alignment issues you will need the eccentric camber bushings which you can get at Napa for aprox $25.00 each or you can get tie rod ends that are made longer than the stock ones. If you go higher then 3" then I would suggest a drop pitman arm and drop pivot brackets. If you have anymore questions feel free to email me idctd(No Email Addresses In Posts!)

 

Hey AZ F150,

With the 3 inches of lift, what degree or number cam would I need? They guys at the shop said as close as they could get it was 2 degrees out camber. I wonder if they just didn't have the exact cam it needed. My tires are really screwed up now after 6 months of driving on them like that. Hopefully, I can find the right one and take it to the alignment shop. Thanks

 

Tell the mech.at the alignment shop that if he doesn't install the
adjustable type of camber bushing, then to install a zero degree
bushing, put it on the rack get the readings and that will tell him
the number degree bushing to get....good luck..

 

you canget a 2.25 bushing but i personally would go with a 2.50 degree bushing you can always turn it in alittle the 2.25 will cover anything form 2- 2.25 the 2.50 will cover from 2.25 - 2.50 out of camber

 

AZ4x4F150, how could you possibly get camber in with a 3inch lift with no drop brackets. Even if you could get camber within 1 deg without radius arm drop brackets caster would never be close to spec!

:-staun

 

Any kind of lift UNDER 4" you can get the camber back within spec with the eccentric camber bushings with a 2, 2.25, or a 2.50 camber bushing.
now when you get up to a 4" lift on a TTB you will need drop pivot brackets you can order these brackets seperately from JC Whitney or just go to tuff-country all brackets are made basically the same so don't worry about being strong enough the Tuff-Country brackets are made 1/4" thick and pretty stout. also if you go with a 4" or above you need the drop pitman arm.
3" is the limit you can go without any major modification to the suspension.
Get the camber bushings and let me know if you get it within alignment spec.