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Old 08-10-2008, 04:02 PM
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stacking lift kits

Ok heres my question. I have a 4.5" tuff country lift on my truck right now. I want to get a little more lift on the truck. I was thinking about adding a 2-2.5 spring up front as well. Has anybody tried this and if so how did it work. I used a jack to raise the front the two inches just to get an idea and i didnt realy notice any thing getting in a bind. Drive shaft and steering all still looked pretty good. And i didnt notice the tires moving back from the control arms very much at all. As for as shocks and lifting the rear thats not a problem theres alot of aptions there. Ant input or ideas are appreciated. thanks
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why not just buy the 6" spring from superlift or another company, you would end up being about the same and not stack lifts.
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its mainly just a money issue. Ive been able to find the springs for under 200 bucks pretty regular
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i stacked a 2" level w/ a 2.5-3 skyjacker kit eventhought i drove like that for 40,000 miles the axle was more to the driver side than the pass.
i had very bad death wobble sometimes at 25mph

but no one would drive my truck (but i didn't mind that)
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Just make sure that the pitman arm has enough drop for the other 2". Here are some 6" coil springs for around the same price you were talking about......

http://store.topguncustomz.com/store...00&i=231297751
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You need longer control arms, pitman arm, and track bar drop bracket/adjustable bar...
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Originally Posted by Stacked97
You need longer control arms, pitman arm, and track bar drop bracket/adjustable bar...
Exactly...

I`ve been there-done that....it will pull the axle closer to the rear of the wheel well opening , and create a driveshaft vibration from the front as well.
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i can understand the control arms and driveshaft but on the pitman arm and trac bar how is this diferent from a leveling kit. The 4.5 inch kit lowered thoses items back to stock alighnment so to me this would be almost the exact thing as a leveling kit. Keep em comming i appreciate all the help.
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