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Old May 22, 2009 | 05:11 AM
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Hey yall, new to the forum
anyways ive got a question about gettin a suspension lift for my dak

im wanting to get 3 in. lift from doetsch tech, like fabtech but cheaper (no balljoints)
http://www.doetsch-shocks.com/17.asp

its says stock wheels wont work with the new upper arms, and that i must use a wheel with max backspacing of 4 5/8”......our trucks wheels have a backspacing of 5-5.5 i believe

i'd rather get spacers than new wheels, but ive heard nothing but bad things about spacers...so what do yall think?
 
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Old May 22, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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I think its great that the kit comes with new control arms.

I guess it does take the price up a bit to have to buy 4 new wheels, but consider using summitracing and getting there crager wheels, you can get them fairly cheap in any backspacing, and they look pretty good. ( i think there like 30-50 bucks each for the black ones) Id rather do that then get spacers.
 
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Old May 23, 2009 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by MonkeyWrench4000
I think its great that the kit comes with new control arms.

I guess it does take the price up a bit to have to buy 4 new wheels, but consider using summitracing and getting there crager wheels, you can get them fairly cheap in any backspacing, and they look pretty good. ( i think there like 30-50 bucks each for the black ones) Id rather do that then get spacers.
Thanks for the help monkey, i think im gonna break down and get Eagle 187's...the backspacing is 3.250 so they should work right?

Oh and i found some pics of a dak with the basic setup im wanting
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/671532
 
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