Does anyone have any recommendations for a 2 inch lift? What I wanna do is why I’m doing all this fabrication and lifting do a 2 inch lift somehow without really spending any money that way everything will be where it is when I fabricate stuff and then of course, when I’m all done, I will get nice Lift Springs that will do the job. I just don’t wanna waste the money on them now with all the work I’m going to be doing.
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Don't do suspension work twice. Every lift kit is different and that affects everything under the truck. Shocks, bump stops, driveshafts, brake lines etc. Buy once and do it right.
No, not going to lift it twice. Just thought of somebody had an idea to put it up to 2 inches so everything I do now is kind of where it’s at as far as fabrication eventually, I’m going to buy the nice leaf springs when it’s all said and done, but I surely don’t wanna have Brand new leaf springs when I’m doing all my repair work now and building cross members taking engine in and out just was looking for a simple idea
For that matter, I can put it on the ground. Jack it up 2 inches and put some blocks in there to hold it at the 2 inch space that’s all I was looking for. That’s probably what I’ll do. But thank you kind of gave me an idea why I was replying to you.
Sort of. If you have stock springs now, the lift springs will likely be a little longer, which affects the placement of the axles a little bit. Likewise, the shackle angle can change, which affects the spring travel (you may want this, to run a longer shackle). Also, the pinion/caster angles will be a little bit different in this scenario. As you're choosing shocks, the best way is to cycle the suspension through full travel and the original spring won't give you the same information. Ultimately, a lot of people just buy shocks a couple inches longer and call it good, but it's best to know that you won't bottom out a shock, the front driveshaft, etc.
Putting 2" lift blocks at each corner is probably a little more accurate for mock-up than picking the frame up 2 inches and letting the suspension droop, as long as you won't drive it on the street in that form, but would probably cost you an extra set of U-bolts, etc.
thank you for the info been out for a while
Well, I took your advice and bought the lift kit gonna do it right
