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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:23 PM
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alright i got a 1500 with a 3" lift just blocks and spacers. so i want to put 3/4 ton spring packs and coils on my truck will everything fit (it should be about the same just stiffer) how much more lift. can i expect like an added 1" or 2" and will i need new shocks to
 

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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:27 PM
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Adding some punctuation and grammar might help the cause....
 
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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you'll run into the problem of the half ton using 2.5 inch wide springs, and 3/4 tons using 3 inch springs, other than that, it will be a pain in the *** swap
 
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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wow i can't type to night sorry
 
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:37 PM
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ooo i didn't thinck it would be to hard mybe i well just replace the coils and add a helper spring in the rear
 
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:45 PM
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the front will be easy, the rear idk, the difference in spring width means new shackles and hangers, and i think they are riveted on, but it would be a badass swap anyway
 
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 11:50 PM
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well if im lucky there just bolted on if there rivited on im screwed casue my plan was to go to the junk yard and pull the parts an all and make it look oem
 
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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Dont bother with swaping rear spring hangers just to use the 3/4 ton leafs... just install and add-a-leaf.

The front is just a simple swap. The 3/4 ton coils will net somewhere around 2" of lift if they are from a gasser and more like 3" if they are from a deisel or v10. I gained nearly 3 1/2" with my coils.

The issue you may run into though is you are going to gain too much lift for the stock front components (control arms, track bar/pitman arm etc.). What size spacers do you have now? The stock components are really only good for about 3 extra inches total, which you will be pushing 5" or more if you install 3/4 ton springs under those spacers.



Or do you plan on removing the spacers?
 
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 10:26 PM
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i have a 3" spacer up front and new shocks from procomp its i belive 2 3/4"lift in the rear and 3" up front and that was all in the kit so maybe those shockes well be big enoff to handle the extra hight idk
 
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As long as you are planning to take out the spacers you will be fine.
 
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