What are some options that are either free or cheap to lift my I.F.S. 3-5 inches out of my 96 dakota

 

The FAQ2 has them all listed!

1-2in Crank up stock keys, free.
2-3in Weld up strips on top of the keys, cheep.
2-3in Indexed keys $80 ebay, cheep.
2in body lift $80 www.summitracing.com, cheep.

 

Anything else? I have no money and no welder and keys are alreay cranked. its sitting level now but since I am flipping the shackle, I need to lift the front as well.

 

Make some money, or barter/trade with someone that can weld or has the parts. Do work for the welder ect. There is always work around for someone with a truck, haul out trash for someone, help people move ect.
www.craigslist.org can help tons with it all.

 

If you flip the shackles, there is not much you can do to get the truck level again. The front can only go so high before the control arms hit the stops. The independant suspension on these trucks was never designed to be lifted high.

 

It sure is a pain in the ***. I love the body style and Ive been wanting to lift it. I have everything I need for the rear but the ifs is just stupid. Im just going to look around to see if anyone can weld on adapters for a dana 44 front end.