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That's a body lift.
Not surprised haha. It came with chrome bed rails, sub wiring, and some hood flares so body lift goes right along haha.

Would you be able to provide me any link where I can buy the blocks for a suspension for this generation of truck? And any resource in how to install would be a bonus. Also can I leave the current blocks and add the ones that would give it a suspension lift?
 
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You can combine body, and suspension lift. Quite common actually.

Probably anybody that sells truck stuff can get you lift blocks for your truck. Google search should turn some up. (Jegs, and Summit come immediately to mind.)
 
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
You can combine body, and suspension lift. Quite common actually.

Probably anybody that sells truck stuff can get you lift blocks for your truck. Google search should turn some up. (Jegs, and Summit come immediately to mind.)

Are you sure they still make them for 96 Dakota’s? I haven’t found anything that says it would work a suspension lift besides the one I linked in the OP :/
 
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I came up with this in a few short seconds. Available in a couple different flavors.
 
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I got my block and u-bolt kit from eBay for $60.
 
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
I came up with this in a few short seconds. Available in a couple different flavors.
Damn guess it helps when you know exactly what to look for 😅 I’m pretty new to this but we all start somewhere.

That says rear leveling blocks, what would be the method to raise the front suspension to match? Torsion bar? I suppose I should determine what a previous owner did to the front already. Is there an easy way to tell if the torsion bar was already used to lift the front? No idea what a stock one would look like for comparison, or what other things I should look for to determine what was done on the front?
 
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Damn guess it helps when you know exactly what to look for 😅 I’m pretty new to this but we all start somewhere.

That says rear leveling blocks, what would be the method to raise the front suspension to match? Torsion bar? I suppose I should determine what a previous owner did to the front already. Is there an easy way to tell if the torsion bar was already used to lift the front? No idea what a stock one would look like for comparison, or what other things I should look for to determine what was done on the front?
I am a master of Google-fu. Sometimes.......

For the front, just crank up the torsion bars, likely no parts required. Can you post pics of your front suspension, from several angles?
 
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
I am a master of Google-fu. Sometimes.......

For the front, just crank up the torsion bars, likely no parts required. Can you post pics of your front suspension, from several angles?


Front driver kind of look up


Front driver looking in


Front driver looking in from front angle


Rear angle on front passenger


Passenger side looking straight in


From view passenger side looking in
 
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Still some room between the control arm, and bumper there..... Might be able to get an inch or so out of it.
 
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This is where I would be cranking up?
Originally Posted by HeyYou
Still some room between the control arm, and bumper there..... Might be able to get an inch or so out of it.
 


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