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It wasn't meant to be a "dig" on 4x2 owners, I only meant you don't have CVs to be concerned with...
8" suspension + bagged rear + 3" body lift.
24" wheels + 40" tires.
YES i do play in the mud with it, tow with it, etc and i've only managed to chew up one set of cv shafts in a year and a half.......(and those were factory)
so YES it can be done, but as hammer said, you will strain and break things. My bushings are worn, rack and pinion is worn, things are getting wobbly. but not broke yet!!! lol. Gotta pay to play Thankfully, i don't have a wife/kids/other expensive bills yet and can still afford to break things.
24" wheels + 40" tires.
YES i do play in the mud with it, tow with it, etc and i've only managed to chew up one set of cv shafts in a year and a half.......(and those were factory)
so YES it can be done, but as hammer said, you will strain and break things. My bushings are worn, rack and pinion is worn, things are getting wobbly. but not broke yet!!! lol. Gotta pay to play Thankfully, i don't have a wife/kids/other expensive bills yet and can still afford to break things.
I don't mean to come off against big lifts, but on ANY IFS truck I just want guys to know that they could potentially be looking at a couple grand in repair/maintenance costs down the road to replace broken and pre-worn components. Guys with DEEP pockets who want to play and especially those of us who CAN replace these parts themselves AND understand the potential risks - then go for it.
But as a rule, if you own an IFS truck and want to go BIG - you simply bought the wrong truck - you really need a SFA truck (2500/3500)...
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I don't mean to come off against big lifts, but on ANY IFS truck I just want guys to know that they could potentially be looking at a couple grand in repair/maintenance costs down the road to replace broken and pre-worn components. Guys with DEEP pockets who want to play and especially those of us who CAN replace these parts themselves AND understand the potential risks - then go for it.
But as a rule, if you own an IFS truck and want to go BIG - you simply bought the wrong truck - you really need a SFA truck (2500/3500)...
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Not to get off topic but as for a IFS, I dont think it takes deep pockets as much as it takes smart shopping. I replaced my UCAs, lower BJs, outer ties rods, swaybar links, wheel hub assemblies, rebuilt both front calipers and the alignment for right at 400. Now granted I did do all my own work which is where most of the money is normally spent in most cases.
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It wasn't meant to be a "dig" on 4x2 owners, I only meant you don't have CVs to be concerned with...
NICE RIDE!!!
I don't mean to come off against big lifts, but on ANY IFS truck I just want guys to know that they could potentially be looking at a couple grand in repair/maintenance costs down the road to replace broken and pre-worn components. Guys with DEEP pockets who want to play and especially those of us who CAN replace these parts themselves AND understand the potential risks - then go for it.
But as a rule, if you own an IFS truck and want to go BIG - you simply bought the wrong truck - you really need a SFA truck (2500/3500)...
NICE RIDE!!!
I don't mean to come off against big lifts, but on ANY IFS truck I just want guys to know that they could potentially be looking at a couple grand in repair/maintenance costs down the road to replace broken and pre-worn components. Guys with DEEP pockets who want to play and especially those of us who CAN replace these parts themselves AND understand the potential risks - then go for it.
But as a rule, if you own an IFS truck and want to go BIG - you simply bought the wrong truck - you really need a SFA truck (2500/3500)...
But how big is BIG? Seen plenty of guys throw a 6 inch susp and 1.25 inch body with 37's, still beat the mess out of it and be okay. Just parts wearing down slightly faster than with 35's.
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If you are gonna "beat the mess" then 33" is pretty much the safe bet with IFS although really if you just look at the diameter of a CV half shaft and then go look at the diameter of the SFA on any 3/4 or 1 ton truck it's not hard to see for yourself which one is going to take 20x or more the abuse to break. Although 33" is a bit unrealistic - I have 35s myself, but really anything over 33s increases the CV angle which begins to weaken them. 37s can break one just by it's weight and rolling resistance alone really. Although a lot depends on the quality of the lift kit chosen as well. Some of the better ones can lift without significantly raising the CV angle while others put them at stupid high angles (Fabtech comes to mind here).
Now I've seen guys stick 37s on IFS trucks too and beat them pretty hard and not have a CV snap - BUT we used to have a member on here who had 6" of lift (Fabtech) who had 37s and went through 3 CVs that I know of. Broke one just on the interstate while on vacation and lost 3 days of his family's vacation to having to get it repaired.
Here's a couple pics from my collection:
Last edited by HammerZ71; 06-30-2012 at 07:55 AM.