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 Post subject: Lift kit
PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:17 pm 
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Does anyone know where I can buy a lift kit? I've kinda been looking but if anyone knows a website it would help. looking for about a 2" lift kit

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Isn't that truck 2WD? Raising the ride height of a vehicle is the wrong way to go for on-road handling.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:45 pm 
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I'm not worried about on road handling. it drives 1/4 mile a day to and from work. I just want it higher off the ground. I'm going to get a set of leaf springs with more springs too so i can haul things around. I am just looking for some suspension blocks to lift the truck up a little bit. Along with new springs and sway bars it will be alright.

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I bought a 4'' Rancho lift for mine for $600 and it was perfect because I didnt have to extend anything. I think I got it from JC whitney. you might have to buy longer shocks though. The ones I bought were about $75 a
pice but they have cheaper ones.


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:52 pm 
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do you have any pictures of it? Just curious how a 4" lift looks.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:55 pm 
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well, instead of buying a lift kit I am just going to go down to the segal and son iron works and get a piece of square tubing, drill a hole for the center bolts, new u bolts and jack it up myself. front wise, I am going to replace the springs with heavier springs and new struts all around. I'll post pics soon of before / after

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That should work too. All mine is front spring and rear blocks anyway. Just be careful that you don get too much axel wrap.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:00 pm 
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yeah. I just want to get it lifted up a little bit. rides too low right now, plus front/rear shocks are shot and it bottoms out. I might get some more leaf springs to add to it so I can haul whatever I need around. plus the front springs are shot anyways. I wonder what would be some good springs to install up front? Are the OEM new springs for the dodges pretty stiff when they are new?

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Springs are fine "new" but use ESPO or even JC Whitney. Why not just fix your shocks and springs and not worry about the band-aid of a lift kit?
Also if you are buying new springs just have them made with a higher lift built in.
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I'm not trying to band aid my truck with a lift kit. I dont like how low its sitting right now. I just want it lifted up a little bit and get the suspension fixed properly. If I can save some money by making my own blocks, that what I'll do though. I just wanted to know as far as the front if I should buy heavier springs or if the OE / Remand are alright to install. The springs that are on the truck right now have 186,000 miles on them. Time for replacement

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Well, as mentioned above, JC Whitney might be a good choice. They had/have a special running on springs. I just picked up a set of rear leaves for the Valiant 'fer cheap. OE spec. $137.96 delivered. The poor UPS guy looked beat carrying them up on the porch. :lol:

I did Rancho Variable rate front coils on a 2wd I owned years ago, and it was a new truck.
I had a set of rear leaves made by a custom outfit in Portland OR. Added air shocks, and overloads. I could carry anything I could reasonably fit in the truck bed. handled remarkably well after that! :lol:

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