When I worked as a salesman at several dealerships, I saw lots of trade ins that were jacked up home-made lift jobs. Owners could not understand why their trade did not bring anything. All we could do was wholesale as cost for our shop to remove lift pieces and repair vehicle was not cost effective. A properly installed lift was great - I could sell a lifted truck sometimes before it got out of the used car make ready lot!

 

This is oh so true, I had my truck at a dealer three weeks ago picking up parts and the salemen were all over it trying to get me to trade it in. All they could say was it would not stay on there lot for more than two days. You would not belive me on what they offered me for it, but it was over $7000cdn. No it's not going anywere. So do it right or don't do it at all.

 

I echo the comments by kejobe and merc225hp.

For a suspension lift, no matter how you put it together and it adds to 5"....you MUST included the ancillary parts or its just a hack job.

Whomever told you that it was fine to ignore them...is flat out wrong, trying to make a buck, or is misunderstanding the question. To be clear, the control arm length has nothing to do with a body lift.

 

well im glad i clarified it before i installed the springs, in my post i figured i had to get the control arms since i had the spacers thats why i asked. thanks for saving me from a possible prob guys. and sorry if i kinda thread jacked aha. ill post pics after i get it all done. i still gotta get my winch on too, just gotta come up with a way to mount it.

 

good deal. now i recall that from earlier:


https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...-possible.html

did you catch this control arm thread?

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...-arm-help.html

I'm also going to be fabbing new winch bumper. Is that the route you are going also? I've got various design ideas and such. Are you looking for that? Let me know via PM since that is not on topic. lol

 

alright tell me if i got it all now.... i got the 3"lift springs w/ my leveling spacers on the front so 6" total on the front. 3" blocks on the back with new u bolts. longer control arms made for 6" lift. drop pitman arm made for 4-6". track bar drop brackets for 6". and sway bar drop link for 6". do i have it all now? :P

 

As you are now going to 6" of lift you might look into getting one of these as well, Skyjacker t case index ring part #IXR10, IXR20K and shocks, and a new steering stabilizer as the stock one will not work with that much lift.

Edit: You will also need longer front and rear brake lines.

 

already have new steering stabilizer. gonna get dual when i put 35s on. and i dont think i need new brake lines when its only a 3" suspension... its 5.5"-6" on the front with the level kit on there....

do i have my parts wrong? do i need 3" drops or 6" drops? cuz i have the level kit in there....

 

3" springs, and spacers of 2.5, or 3", ARE going to require longer brake lines. You do NOT want the experience of stepping on the brake pedal when you REALLY need it, and it just flopping to the floor, and doing nothing at all to slow the truck. That is most certainly a pants-filling moment.

Go for drops for your TOTAL lift. (unless part of it is a body lift....)

 

ok so total with body lift, id have 9" front, 6" rear. so get the 6" drops? got it! ok and thanks for tell me about the longer brake lines i would of forgot it. how come 5" suspension kits dont come with longer brake lines? 1" is the difference on needing them?