Re: Truck lift kits and options
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02/22/19 09:03 PM
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I have heard they are hard on the U joints,but don't know from personal experience.Maybe that's just the ones those young guys have that need a stepladder to get in.
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Re: Truck lift kits and options
[Re: danvee]
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You go any higher than that it will cost you a couple thousand dollars. They have to do a lot of changing things around like brake lines etc. that’s what they told me. Btw I did get new Bilstein shocks all around the original shocks were shot. I noticed a better ride after that
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Re: Truck lift kits and options
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I had a 4" lift kit in my jeep wrangler and ran 33" tires. If you want better performance I would suggest spending your money on lockers to make your vehicle all wheel drive. I could drive in 24" of snow no problem, drive over logs and drive further in 2wd drive than most in 4wd. Lockers are the best improvement IMOP.
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Re: Truck lift kits and options
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As others have said, bigger tires is what gains you ground clearance. Your axles are the lowest thing to the ground, and bigger tires raises the centerline of the axle. If your stock tires are 28", the centerline of your axles is 14" off the ground, and going to 33" tires will move the centerline to 16.5", for example. Lift kits will make room for bigger tires in the wheel wells, along with giving you taller rocker clearance and better "angle of attack" (you can get closer to tall obstructions if your bumper is higher off the ground without hitting your bumper, so you can drive over downed trees, for example). If you go more than a couple inches with a lift kit, you likely will need new brake lines and shocks, as these are attached between the axle and frame, and when you raise the suspension, you can stretch them out and possibly snap them. If you go tall with a body lift kit, you can run in to issues with the engine's fan hitting the fan shroud if it's a mechanical fan, because the fan is attached to the frame and the shroud is attached to the body. You may also need a longer steering shaft for the same reason, most any kit will come with the extension. Leveling kits are a good option, they raise just the front end a couple of inches, for most new trucks that use struts up front (ford f-150s for example) they're just a block that goes on top of the strut. You'll want an alignment after any suspension lift kit of course, if you're putting big knobby tires on you'll want camber set as close to 0 degrees as you can, and rotate those tires often. Body kits don't change the suspension, so you shouldn't need an alignment, and it won't affect u-joint angles. A suspension lift kit will affect u-joint angles, and can be hard on vehicles with a short driveshaft especially, like jeeps.
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