Lifting a 2WD
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I just don't see how its goin to look stuff 33' s will look to small to me cause right now all I have is a 1.5" spacer in the front and I have 33's on it now and they don't look stuff.....I just don't want the stuffed look
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Yes as long as you add an equal size rear block lift. (eg. 3" spindles will require 3" rear blocks. 4" spindles will require 4" blocks) This is assuming your truck is currently level.
Keep in mind that in the rear when adding blocks you will ideally want to install height appropriate shocks at the same time. Otherwise you will be overextending your shocks and ride quality and shock longevity will suffer if it even works at all.
Seriously. Go outside and look at the parts on your truck and the parts wer're talking about. Locate the Spindles, lower control arms, upper control arms, front coil springs, front shocks, rear axle, rear leaf springs, rear shocks. It should help with your understanding.
Keep in mind that in the rear when adding blocks you will ideally want to install height appropriate shocks at the same time. Otherwise you will be overextending your shocks and ride quality and shock longevity will suffer if it even works at all.
Seriously. Go outside and look at the parts on your truck and the parts wer're talking about. Locate the Spindles, lower control arms, upper control arms, front coil springs, front shocks, rear axle, rear leaf springs, rear shocks. It should help with your understanding.
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Just to make sure we're all on the same page here. When we talk about 6" lifts, generally (for us 2WD guys at least) I think we're talking about 6" up front and around 3" in the rear, correct?
My truck is 6" lifted front and 3" rear. I have near 35" on it and I don't think it looks stuffed at all. The picture is in my signature judge for yourself.
This really depends on which suspension kit specifically you purchase. But, either way, installing the coil spring leveling block after a suspension lift may be risky because of the undesirable angles it can put your suspension components at. The 3" RC kit (just front coil and shocks, rear block and shocks) should not (IMO) be combined with a coil spring leveler. However, the 6" RC lift uses aftermarket crossmembers to lower the mounting point of the lower control arm in addition to longer springs and shocks, and a drop spindle. Installing a coil spring leveling block on this set up may very well not be too extreme because of the use of the aftermarket crossmember (but, I don't know).
I definitely understand that the spacers will fix my problem. But I'm going to try to weld a little more metal back onto my spindle where it hits my LCA and report back. Might not get to it soon though.
Also, I thought I read somewhere that my wheels are 4.5" backspaced??????
Even then, they'll look stuffed on a 2wd. Don't just buy the spindles, it's much easier to just buy a kit. It comes with everything you need in the box for the front and back. (spindles, shocks, rear blocks, etc.) Look at PYRO's truck or even Brock like they both have. 6" lift with 33's are good for the 2wd's.
If you get a suspension kit and put the spacer back in, your front WILL sit higher than the back so I would ditch it if you get a suspension kit. But that's my opinion. I have the 2" coils from RC and it leveled out just fine.
JMAXX, the reason your tires are rubbing probably isn't all due to worn out suspension. You have a 12.5" wide tire on factory rims. You either need spacers for the rims or to get a rim with backspacing. Something like 4.5" would bring them out and you won't rub anymore.
Also, I thought I read somewhere that my wheels are 4.5" backspaced??????
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Just to make sure we're all on the same page here. When we talk about 6" lifts, generally (for us 2WD guys at least) I think we're talking about 6" up front and around 3" in the rear, correct?
My truck is 6" lifted front and 3" rear. I have near 35" on it and I don't think it looks stuffed at all. The picture is in my signature judge for yourself.
This really depends on which suspension kit specifically you purchase. But, either way, installing the coil spring leveling block after a suspension lift may be risky because of the undesirable angles it can put your suspension components at. The 3" RC kit (just front coil and shocks, rear block and shocks) should not (IMO) be combined with a coil spring leveler. However, the 6" RC lift uses aftermarket crossmembers to lower the mounting point of the lower control arm in addition to longer springs and shocks, and a drop spindle. Installing a coil spring leveling block on this set up may very well not be too extreme because of the use of the aftermarket crossmember (but, I don't know).
I definitely understand that the spacers will fix my problem. But I'm going to try to weld a little more metal back onto my spindle where it hits my LCA and report back. Might not get to it soon though.
Also, I thought I read somewhere that my wheels are 4.5" backspaced??????
My truck is 6" lifted front and 3" rear. I have near 35" on it and I don't think it looks stuffed at all. The picture is in my signature judge for yourself.
This really depends on which suspension kit specifically you purchase. But, either way, installing the coil spring leveling block after a suspension lift may be risky because of the undesirable angles it can put your suspension components at. The 3" RC kit (just front coil and shocks, rear block and shocks) should not (IMO) be combined with a coil spring leveler. However, the 6" RC lift uses aftermarket crossmembers to lower the mounting point of the lower control arm in addition to longer springs and shocks, and a drop spindle. Installing a coil spring leveling block on this set up may very well not be too extreme because of the use of the aftermarket crossmember (but, I don't know).
I definitely understand that the spacers will fix my problem. But I'm going to try to weld a little more metal back onto my spindle where it hits my LCA and report back. Might not get to it soon though.
Also, I thought I read somewhere that my wheels are 4.5" backspaced??????
Normally a 6" lift yes, either comes with 3 or 4" blocks for the rear to level it out. So, with that said if the suspension kit levels it out and you put a 1.5" spacer you will obviously have more lift in the front than the back. Yes, that will also probably make alignments a little more difficult but doable. The only reason you could still use a spacer or stiffer spring like the RC's is because the spindles in the lift kit relocate the hub mounting point to a lower position not effecting where the uca and lca sit in relation to each other from the factory setup. So you would in theory have the same amount of room in there as you would with a stock spindle.
NONE of the stock rims that came on Dodge have 4.5" of backspacing. Here are a few pics of guys on here. Note that one is a 4wd with a 4" lift and one is a 2wd with 6" of lift. I believe they both have the equivalent of 33+'s and they both look great and have excellent articulation with no rubbing at all. Look at the 2 red trucks.
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2wd with 6" of lift and 33's
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