4 inches of lift questions
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4 inches of lift questions
Have a 1998 extended cab long bed i have a drop pitman arm for 3 to 5 inches i have controll arms good for up to a 3inch lift i have a track bar bracket for up to a 3 inch lift and shocks for 5 inches of lift, so with all that if i put my 2500 springs and my 2 inch spacers on it will everything really be out of wack more that people that put 3 inch spacers on the front of the truck and shocks and thats it? with the track bar bracket it will bring it back over a little and the pitman arm should keep steering ok and the control arms are a little longer than the factory ones this is all stuff i have laying around i want put on this truck and last question is with 2500 springs up front anyone ever take there swaybar off? i did it with 1500 springs and put it right back on drove like hell. This truck really only gets driven on the road about 10 miles a week its main purpose is a hunting rig and i have a deer hunt out in some nasty area in october so just trying to get it up there a bit and put some 33s on it to drag out the deers the wife and i hope to be getting
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I assume you have a 1500 series truck.
3" lift coils would do the job perfectly. I imagine you would be alright at 4" but im not sure if you would need new upper c-arms as well, id tend to think so. You should be able to clear 33's just fine with just the 2500 coils. What kind of 2500 coils are they? v8, v10, diesel? Id leave the sway bar on and get drops if ya need them.
3" front spacers with no drops is not very smart to do these rigs, it causes death wobble, very dangerous.
3" lift coils would do the job perfectly. I imagine you would be alright at 4" but im not sure if you would need new upper c-arms as well, id tend to think so. You should be able to clear 33's just fine with just the 2500 coils. What kind of 2500 coils are they? v8, v10, diesel? Id leave the sway bar on and get drops if ya need them.
3" front spacers with no drops is not very smart to do these rigs, it causes death wobble, very dangerous.
im looking to get 3 inch spacers in the front of my truck. your saying that ill have death wobble after the install?
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Death wobble is cause by loose suspension parts. (mainly, track bar) Many folks run 3" spacers without issue. Adding the other stuff sure won't hurt you... but, it isn't absolutely required.