Im pretty sure that all the 3.5" lift spindles made for 97-03 2wds are made by the same company, but who?
Im negotiating with a guy to install a spindle lift on my truck. He quoted me for 799 for a fabtech w/ shocks alignment and blocks in the back, 1650 w/ install.
I can get 3.5" spindles w/ 2" blocks for $300 (dont need shocks) and he'll install for 700. He kinda challenged the fact that i can get these parts for $300, and i know if i say they are springtechs he'll say they are pieces of junk, even though all fabtech is is a name and the color blue.
So yeah, gotta sound like I know exactly what im talking about.
Thanks

 

Fabtech makes their own. Doestch makes their own and the springtech/cuncuck motorsports one. Rough Country I think make a set and they make their own too.

The Fabtech ones are different than the springtech ones, if your gonna eventually go up to the fabtech 7.5 then you have to have their spindles also.

 

$700 to install a spindle and rear block? or does that include the parts as well?

find some where else to do the work if its going to cost you $1000 to do spindles and blocks. Should be a few hundred for install, it's very easy if you have the time.

 

Besides you shouldn't need an alignment with spindles, they don't effect geometry. But yea install should only be like 300 or so, I was quoted 1700 for the fabtech 7.5 installed including parts back when I was looking for a lift so your definitely getting ripped off there.

 

Buy 01f1502wd's lift on here and then either get some buddies to install it or go to a different shop

 

Speaking from personal experience I would get the fabtech's with the upper control arms and the coils. I believe it was a 7 inch extreme lift. The uppercontrol arms are needed if you go with coils because you will trash the upper balljoints and the stock control arm will make the top of your tire lean inward. Camber kit needed and 5 inch block. then you will need tration bars to stop the axle wrap and a longer rear brake line to boot. Front ones should be fine. The front wheel speed sensors will reach if you pull them off the factory mount by the upper control arm mounts and trywrap them to the upper control arm. 33/12.5 will fit but you will need to trim the front valance. Measure 1 inch at the bottum of each side from the wheel well towards the front at the bottum. Take tape and make a nice sweep back up to the bottum of the bumper and trim with sawsall. lightly sand and smooth out. Now no rubbing. don't try to nickel and dime it cause it will cost to alot more that way.

 

Thanks for the insight guys, if I can't get him to drop the price I'll find somewhere else. Ill let you guys know how it goes.

 

With the fabtech 7.5 you can clear 35s with no trimming. You also don't need longer brake lines, and traction bars are nice but definitely not required.

 

Although I would love to lift that high, I'm going off to college in a year and a half so i have to make the truck parent, sister, and dog friendly so they can use it as well. I also dont really feel like regearing and 35s would definitely require that since I tow.