cheapest way to gain a couple more inches?
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02-21-2012 | 10:37 AM
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Ditto... you gotta deep deeper to play with the big boys at this point.. 
.. body lift would be a cheap and effective way to go if you dont mind the labor to install....I had them on two vehicles and it actually handles better than lifting bacause suspension angles don need to be extreme (or even touched) and the weight stays lower keeping center of gravity lower and if anything it helps keep the truck on the road better in turns and mild angles offroading...
DUH I just reread your first post and see you have the body lift already.... sorry coffee working slow this morning...
.. body lift would be a cheap and effective way to go if you dont mind the labor to install....I had them on two vehicles and it actually handles better than lifting bacause suspension angles don need to be extreme (or even touched) and the weight stays lower keeping center of gravity lower and if anything it helps keep the truck on the road better in turns and mild angles offroading...DUH I just reread your first post and see you have the body lift already.... sorry coffee working slow this morning...
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02-21-2012 | 11:34 AM
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You could always throw a couple of bags of cement mix in the back after................. hehe
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02-21-2012 | 03:48 PM
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Ditto... you gotta deep deeper to play with the big boys at this point.. .. body lift would be a cheap and effective way to go if you dont mind the labor to install....I had them on two vehicles and it actually handles better than lifting bacause suspension angles don need to be extreme (or even touched) and the weight stays lower keeping center of gravity lower and if anything it helps keep the truck on the road better in turns and mild angles offroading...
DUH I just reread your first post and see you have the body lift already.... sorry coffee working slow this morning...
.. body lift would be a cheap and effective way to go if you dont mind the labor to install....I had them on two vehicles and it actually handles better than lifting bacause suspension angles don need to be extreme (or even touched) and the weight stays lower keeping center of gravity lower and if anything it helps keep the truck on the road better in turns and mild angles offroading...DUH I just reread your first post and see you have the body lift already.... sorry coffee working slow this morning...
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02-21-2012 | 04:01 PM
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02-21-2012 | 04:06 PM
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there's some in my "garage" https://dodgeforum.com/forum/garage/1996-Dodge-Ram%201500-1879-Augiedoggy.html...they are pretty old though the trucks changed a lot...I have a big banner across my windshield saying "compensating" since so many people around here Go with the old addage and think guys with lifted or beefed up trucks are compensating for Uhh.. "small hardware god gave them"...(I'm not going there but its not the case here so I can have fun with it)
theres a couple newer pics in other areas..
theres a couple newer pics in other areas..
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02-21-2012 | 05:51 PM
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02-21-2012 | 11:53 PM
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Thanks aug&hey guys when I say cheapest I dont mean jerry rigd I was wondering could I get it with maybe a 4.5 front spacer instead of the 2.5&then maybe the 2 in rear blocks they sell&new shocks.or 3.5 upfront &1 in blocks.What other parts would I need to make that work?I dont mind putting a little money into it but not tons Im saving for my gears
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02-22-2012 | 08:29 AM
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Thanks aug&hey guys when I say cheapest I dont mean jerry rigd I was wondering could I get it with maybe a 4.5 front spacer instead of the 2.5&then maybe the 2 in rear blocks they sell&new shocks.or 3.5 upfront &1 in blocks.What other parts would I need to make that work?I dont mind putting a little money into it but not tons Im saving for my gears