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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 10:39 PM
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hey guys im new here...and i was just wondering wat u guys think of this http://www.allliftkits.com/9687.html
 
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 10:45 PM
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welcome to the forum....i've not see that one before, but if you go that high in the front of these trucks, kiss your cv joints goodbye....lol
 
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 10:50 PM
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Ah, that's how they're getting 5". It's a 3" body lift and a 2" front leveling kit, a few of the members here have the same setup. Coondog comes to mind, I haven't seen him on too much as of late though.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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Welcome to Dodge Forum and the G3 Dakota Section!
 
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Old Jan 4, 2011 | 01:43 AM
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dude...NO dont do it unless you wanna spend thousands of dollars fixing more parts on the already crappy front end we have so my advice unless your rolling in money DONT DO IT! lol
 
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Old Jan 4, 2011 | 04:48 AM
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Welcome aboard.
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if you go that high in the front of these trucks, kiss your cv joints goodbye....lol
It's the PA Body Lift with a Leveling kit so it lifts the front 5" and the rear 3"
 
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Old Jan 4, 2011 | 07:37 AM
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even the 2" spacers give some people fits.
 
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Old Jan 4, 2011 | 09:44 AM
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Basically the exact same thing as this, but this one is a few bucks cheaper.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/5-05-...ht_3829wt_1186

While browsing I found this kit, which confuses me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-04...#ht_1172wt_732

I had an 01 and 04 and neither one had coil over suspension. They were both torsion bar front. Oh well, chalk it up to another erred Ebay listing.

It did start me thinking though, if someone here were so inclined, and fabrication savvy, something like this could possibly be adapted to fit our trucks. If this extended a-arm has similar dimensions and the same mounting points as ours, the largest issue would likely be finding a strut with similar upper and lower mounts to ours along with the extra travel to accommodate the additional few inches of lift (maybe from a Ram?). Hmmm
 
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Old Jan 4, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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the kit is ok... there are plenty that have had issues, and just as many that dont have any at all, personally i have to have the lift on mine just to get around the area i am at, i have no issues at all with mine, and i will run it till it falls apart and put it back together again when/if the time comes, its your call, but if you get it, check back with us before installing, there is a lot of info we have that is very helpfull and time saving
 
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Old Jan 4, 2011 | 03:45 PM
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alright thanks for the comments guys...well do u guys have any good lifts and leveling kits that you would suggest? i just really liked the look of this truck...and he says he has a 5.5 lift and leveling kit.

 
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