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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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I upgraded to bilsteins when i ordered the kit. Heres a pic of my old truck,kinda going for the same look with more tire tho.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by chipmonk
what would be the downside to off roading with spacers if you've upgraded to better springs and shocks?
Only reason I said that is because IF you are doing serious enough offroading that you have to disconnect the sway-bar, there is a chance that the spacer could "pop out" of place. Probably would never happen, but trying to seriously flex can do some weird things. If it were me, I would rather just have an 8" coil spring as opposed to a 6" spring with 2" spacers. But, you have to remember, these are 3/4 and 1 ton trucks; very few people actually take them off-road a lot. Unless of course you are one of the desert racing guys out east. And for the most part, they have smaller performance lifts anyways and they all come with coils.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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I wont be offroading. Only offroad it'l see is on muddy pastures.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 09:08 PM
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I wont be offroading. Only offroad it'l see is on muddy pastures.
Then I wouldn't worry about it. You'll be completely fine. It's probably fine even if you are doing some moderate off-roading, but I like to be on the safe side. If all you see is muddy pastures, then go for it!
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 11:00 PM
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your ride quality may suffer with the spacers (on top of the lift) due to the increased angle of the control arms.
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 12:01 AM
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i only have 2" spacers and im running 35-13.50-20s with 4.5 backspacing. had to do a bit of custom trimming. i would think 37s would clear ok with the extra 2.5 inchs from the fabtech. i had the fabtech 6" on an 02 ford supercrew. loved it except the factory ball joints wouldnt hold up
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Hillbilly Delux
i only have 2" spacers and im running 35-13.50-20s with 4.5 backspacing. had to do a bit of custom trimming. i would think 37s would clear ok with the extra 2.5 inchs from the fabtech. i had the fabtech 6" on an 02 ford supercrew. loved it except the factory ball joints wouldnt hold up
you need a minimum of 6" lift to assure yourself of clearing 35's with wheels that have 4.5" bs. 5" bs and a pos offset will assure you of clearing 35x12.50x17's with 4.5" lift.
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