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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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lift question? i know this may sound stupid

i want to know if there is anyway i can lift my about another inch and no more than 2". I already have the rough country leveling springs and 2in blocks with 285/75/16's. i want to know if they make a spindle that has just a 1-2 in lift and not a full 3 or 3.5. or if there is an alternative route that i can get my truck up just a tad more.

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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 12:12 PM
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Basically your choices are 3 or 3.5 inch lift spindles or a 3 inch body lift. I would not use a 2 inch body lift. Everything just lines up much better with a 3 inch body lift. A 3 inch body lift with your lifted coilspring will put you at the same height as a 4x4 with the torsion bars cranked up.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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ok we i'm guessing a the 3" spindle would too. i have 285/75/16 bfg a/t's and i think three more inches will make my tires look small. let me get a picture up here so you can see. what tire size would you run with a 4x4 with torsion bars cranked?
 
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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ive seen 4x4's with cranked t-bars run 35's on stock wheels
 
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 01:40 PM
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i want a little more lift but not 3". i don't know what to do. is there anyway to get spindles that aren't that long but are bigger than the stock ones? if i go with the 3", would it help fill the wheel wells in if i put some factory fender flares on?
 
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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Do the 3" bl it'll be you cheapest move and if your worried about your tires looking too small check out b2therads truck he has 33"s with a 3" bl on a 2wd
 
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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It won't be that bad. I rolled around on 265/75/r16's with 7.5" of lift for a while. Just do it.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 04:42 PM
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but i just got new tires a month ago so i plan on keeping them for a while. will fender flares fill up that wheel well a little bit? and i would do the spindle lift if i did anything. let me try and get some pics up so you can see. i already have 2in of lift. those springs lifted my truck more than just level. i had to put 2in blocks on so really i have like a 2" lift. i want another inch or 2. let me put a pic up and then i;ll let yall tell me what yall think
 

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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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ok we i'm guessing a the 3" spindle would too. i have 285/75/16 bfg a/t's and i think three more inches will make my tires look small. let me get a picture up here so you can see. what tire size would you run with a 4x4 with torsion bars cranked?
Most people with 4x4's run 33's.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 12:26 PM
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here are a few picks of my truck

http://s959.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF1246.jpg

http://s959.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF1247.jpg
 
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 12:50 PM
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If you put the img tags around them they show up here





did you ever get that new bumper?
 
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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no not yet i'm actually going to get it tomorrow. i'll put a pic of it up when i get it on. the site isn't letting me upload pictures.

how do i get the pictures to show up like that?
 
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 02:24 PM
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hmm thats odd. i think you should do the 3" BL and i think youll be happy with that amount of lift. just my thoughts
 
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 02:39 PM
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Get rid of the leveling springs, and use spindles. Would be just like the springs.. Plus 2.5". Just what you wanted, and probably would ride smoother too. Go to doestch, and order just the spindles. Sell the springs or something.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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well the problem with that is that coincidently my passenger side coil spring broke right before i put the new ones on. so i don't have my old ones to put on.
 
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