4" front coil spacer?
Captain
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Alabama
i am actually looking at toyo open country MT's next cause i don't wanna go bigger cause of gear issues and they make a 33x 13.50 which will be a little wider and change the look up a bit without having to buy gears!
Don't do it.
First, 3.5 inches is the MAX you're going to get out of your steering before you have to start replacing parts.
Secondly, don't get a spacer bigger than 2.5 inches. Spacers offer you no axle articulation like springs do, and longer springs aren't that expensive. 3" lift springs can be had for about $120-175, or as an alternative, stock diesel coils will lift a 1500 2.5-3.5"
First, 3.5 inches is the MAX you're going to get out of your steering before you have to start replacing parts.
Secondly, don't get a spacer bigger than 2.5 inches. Spacers offer you no axle articulation like springs do, and longer springs aren't that expensive. 3" lift springs can be had for about $120-175, or as an alternative, stock diesel coils will lift a 1500 2.5-3.5"
However...4+ inch spacers are just not cool. I mean you could run them on a street truck...but I dunno about a trail rig. Thats a lot of steel hanging off a stock attachment point.
+1 or however many on the 3.5 rule. Once again, for the newbies a good rule of thumb when lifting a second gen front axle is that for every 2 inches of lift you uncenter the axle in the wheel wel and between the frame rails about 3/4 inch.
No thats them just installed I'm looking at just under 600 for gears.
Captain
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 535
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From: Alabama
max if your buying gears for everyone let me know where to meet up with you. i have a 3 month old baby and my hours at work have been cut back to no over time.when you get a little older and have some responsibilities you will understand! until then i will stick with 33's. by the way why didn't you get a 5in lift and 35 and gears?
Thats a diff story. I only have truck payment car insureance and cell bill. But you would spend about that much no tires and not on gears? Your tires aint that old. Pa lift laws for one reason. Like I said my next mod is going to be gears.
Just for the "halibut" I'm gonna disagree with the articulation statement. Or can you be specific about where that would happen?
However...4+ inch spacers are just not cool. I mean you could run them on a street truck...but I dunno about a trail rig. Thats a lot of steel hanging off a stock attachment point.
+1 or however many on the 3.5 rule. Once again, for the newbies a good rule of thumb when lifting a second gen front axle is that for every 2 inches of lift you uncenter the axle in the wheel wel and between the frame rails about 3/4 inch.
However...4+ inch spacers are just not cool. I mean you could run them on a street truck...but I dunno about a trail rig. Thats a lot of steel hanging off a stock attachment point.
+1 or however many on the 3.5 rule. Once again, for the newbies a good rule of thumb when lifting a second gen front axle is that for every 2 inches of lift you uncenter the axle in the wheel wel and between the frame rails about 3/4 inch.
