2nd post here, but i'm interested in buying a long travel suspension kit for my 1998 4x4. It's bone stock. I have been doing some research and I notice there are only a handful of companies that sell the required parts and most don't come with springs.

Is there a kit that comes with everything needed? I do not want to fabricate anything. I basically want to bolt on the new long travel suspension, and hit the dirt.

If there aren't any kits that come with the required parts, if you could list what is needed that would be awesome. Thanks.

 

Dixon bros, you can order everything you need front and rear from them. But it's not bolt on, it's going to require cutting a lot of old stuff off and welding the new stuff on. And I'm not sure what you mean by springs, lt kits use coilovers and they all specify what size you'll need.

 

Lets say I went with the dixon bros kit and got everything I needed for the front suspension. Could I go with a deaver suspension leaf spring kit for the rear? Would their springs replace the stock springs or would I need supporting mods?

 

The springs are just that, replacement leaf springs that add 3" or 6". And you would now need a longer shock to adjust to the springs added travel.

 

They'd replace the rear springs then you'd have to buy their bed cage or have one built so the shock can have the travel it needs and you'd need a longer shock something like a 2.5"x16".

But none of this is gonna be "finish install" and go take the truck and cut loose, you'll have to take the time to finish tuning the shocks so it rides the way you want.

Do some reading over on dezertrangers, you'll learn everything you'll need to know about long travel.

 

You don't necessarily have to have a bed cage with Deavers. You can run them just like any other spring but just with a longer shock like a icon. you just wouldn't get the full potential from them that you would with the bypass that pizzaman is talking about.

 

Thanks for the input guys. I feel like I'm getting somewhere lol.

The dixon bros kit says the wheels will be 4.5" wider on each side.

If I also put the deaver springs in back, wouldn't the front wheels be sitting out further than the rear wheels? Or is not a big deal?

 

Yes they will be out farther so you'll need to invest in a set of fiberglass fenders for the front so they can cycle there full travel. Same with the rear, even though it won't be wider to use the deavers to full potential and get a solid 16" you'll need fiberglass back there too.

And it won't cause a problem with it being wider if anything it'll be safer just think about it this way, your center of gravity won't be much higher than stock but you'll be wider where the most weight of the truck is which means less likely to roll.

 

Go take a look at my truck. I sit wider in front and stock in the rear. You can run wheel spacers in the rear to offset it and make the difference not so big, but wider equals better. Less chance of roll because the tires stick so far out. I honestly sit only about 3-4" higher than a stock truck. Its not that high but low and wide is how you go fast while staying in control

 

So to cover the front suspension from dixon bros, it will be $5150 plus tax and shipping, then I can expect a good $1000 for installation (no way do I have enough experience to do it myself) then $675 for the pair of deaver leaf springs, and then fox shocks for about $700.

So i'm looking at good $7500+

No way in hell will my dad do that. I guess I will have to beg to sell the trans am, a few dirt bikes, and I will have to spend all my saved up money haha.

 

More for the shocks but you're getting the idea.

 

Yea shocks cost a little more than that just for the rears. Fronts alone will be around 700 a piece. And you'll need fiberglass too. I'd budget for more somewhere around 10kish.