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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 04:18 PM
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im been wanting to get a lift for awhile but i dont really want to get a body lift and was looking around and found this

http://www.suspensionconnection.com/...003.html#tab-4

was wondering if that would work on my dodge dakota club cab LE
 
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 05:44 PM
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No that will not work it is for the Rams.

For a 4in lift it is easy and cheep.
2in body lift $100 www.summitracing.com
Assuming it is a 4wd 2in indexed torsion bar keys up front. http://www.totalperformanceonline.co...1321/50/100-14
Out back 2in add a leaf kit www.summitracing.com


All of this plus more lifting ideas and tips plus cheep ways to lift are all in the FAQ2 in this section, just a few posts above this one.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 07:24 PM
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Yea I've read that I don't want a body lift looking for a suspension lift that isn't 1k or so
 
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 11:08 PM
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There is no full suspension lift kits anymore so all you got is 2in suspension lift which is a half a full kit since it does not lower the control arms and all vs the old kit. And 2in body. Body lifts are just fine.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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There are 2 reasons (in my opinion) why there are no suspension lift kits for our trucks. First, there isn't enough demand for it, there aren't that many around anymore. Ann second, in order to properly lift a torsion bar axle, both the axle and the torsion bar crossmember need to be "lifted" so they stay in line and function properly. In our trucks, the factory torsion bar crossmember is welded in place, not bolted... so that is one more costly thing to have to engineer around in a lift kit.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 05:54 PM
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New torsion keys and add a leafs are the way to go that's about all there is as far as suspension. this is mine with new keys
 
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