i have a 2001 ford f150 off road 4x4 and want to lift it. i want to do a 6" suspension and 3" body later but fornow jsut the suspension lift. the only mkes i can find that have an actual 6" lift is skyjacker and fabtech which one do u think would be best. im pretty sure both kits have blocks for the rear abnd everything to lift the front exactly 6 inches without touching the torsion bars.

 

Fabtech hands down.

I believe they are both true 6" lifts

 

fabtech. the skyjacker kit is ok, but the crossmembers are flat designed, whereas the fabtech's are arched, and therefore a more preferred design.

i'm not sure on the skyjacker, but the fabtech is a true 6'' lift. the subframe places the boltholes for the lower control arms a full 6'' below stock, and the rest of the kit is designed around this. the torsion bars, front differential, etc are dropped down to compensate for the lift.

 

Yeah i have a 6 inch skyjacker on my truck rigth now and dont have any problems what so ever with it but its also a true 6 inch lift on mine atleast for my year

 

you should contact national 4wd , great service for us canadian's.... i bought my fabtech through them ....they have 5 or 6 shops all over canada

 

between the 2 i would go with fab tech,,but im going to get a rough country. it has the best looking cross member IMHO

 

the rough country looks like the pro-comp stage 1 but with a better looking cross member.IMO . It is one of the cheapest priced kits out i think also.

 

and its not gonna hold up like a Fabtech.

Ive broken 2 Rancho lifts. Not on my F150 but 1 on my ranger and one on my bronco II

That was the last time i will use their lifts.

Things have changed though, and id trust rancho on the 04-08 but not on the 97-03.

the torsion bar front end is just too picky

 

Did Ford keep using the torsion on the Rangers after 03? My buddy has an 04 (I think its an 04) and it has torsion bars, but it is a 2wd, so I dunno... Just curious.

 

the 4wd and the edges still use torsion bars on the rangers

and the reg 2wd still uses SLA with coils

 

gotcha... Thanks!

 

Hardly comparable! The F150 lifts are NO way near the poor quality Rancho put out for RBV's! Those lifts are garbage!

I do believe they have since solved the issue of a drop plate vs new Bracket on the RBV though... but definately not my choice for RBV's!

With that out of the way.... you a member of broncoii.org? Should check it out if your not..... and if you still have the BII

Cheers

Nem

 

nah my BII was stolen, and the Ranger was givin to my sister, then sold. But i think im gonna buy it back.

And yes its not the same suspension but IMO i wont ever run their lifts again. thats just me. I know the TTB's were a pain in the butt to lift to begin with but after i went to a sky jacker lift i stopped breaking drop down brackets....

After so much headache from those companies ill spend my money else where.

 

im not trying to be a butt hole but who said anything about rancho. i was talking about a rought country

 

yes and i said in my first post that i have totally destoryed Rancho, Rough Country, lifts.... then someone asked about the rancho .

they are very similiar kits.

do what you want man.But id save the money and get a Fabtech.