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I haven't had much help about what to do with adjusting/modifying my front end to get the clearance i need to run 39's....so, i've decided to go with a bigger lift for that reason and because some other truck rivals in my area...Has anyone heard of this brand and if they are any good. I would also like to go ahead and mount up some 44's while i'm at it. :chevy:

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Oh yeah... with this being a 14'' lift on top of having my 3'' body i should't have to worry about rubbing at all...right?

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IMO, SAS.

 

Unless you don't plan on wheeling it.

 

I just read your other thread about your suspension woes...do you really think a bigger IFS lift is the answer? The kind of rubber you want to run requires more strength than your axle can provide if youa ctually use the truck in places that warrant 44" tires. So again, my vote is Solid Axle Swap.

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I've read in so many magazines that anything over 6" or 35" tires are not recommended for IFS. You see them around, yes, but how many people also drive without changing their oil?

 

Well, atleast for offroading... why else would you want a lift though? LOOKS?

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Gotcha... I didn't understand what you meant by "sas" How much trouble is it to convert to a straight axle? That would take care of trying to keep the front end aligned, and compared to an IFS, how much rougher is the ride going to be?

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I've read in so many magazines that anything over 6" or 35" tires are not recommended for IFS. You see them around, yes, but how many people also drive without changing their oil?

 

Well, atleast for offroading... why else would you want a lift though? LOOKS?

 

 

 

Well to be honest it is on the road more than off... but being 16 I'm always trying to find a new mud hole to try.

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A kid with money to burn... nice ;) How fast you take those mud holes? Those are probably the most dangerous to get into since you'll never know how deep, or what's down there. Add a weak IFS to it, and you bound to get yourself into trouble.

 

A SFA would be much cooler anyways. Spend money on that.

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If I go with a SFA I'm gonna want to go bigger because i know it's easier to get more lift with straight front... so here is my problem with that. My dad dosen't want me to go TOO radical with it, but he's all for the bigger IFS... What to do? What to do? :cheers:

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What to do? Easy. Decide what you want to do with your truck. If you want to be safe and go off road, SFA. Simple. If you want just for looks on the street and stay cheap, I guess you could do IFS then I guess.

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If I go with a SFA I'm gonna want to go bigger because i know it's easier to get more lift with straight front... so here is my problem with that.  My dad dosen't want me to go TOO radical with it, but he's all for the bigger IFS... What to do? What to do? :cheers:

 

 

 

 

 

Whats the obsession with having a monster truck? do you think bigger is better when it comes to offroad? I'll bet you that a rig on 35's, will outperform your truck on 39's. Low COG if your gonna wheel it over anything more than mudholes. If its a mud truck, then I can see the reason behind these mile high lifts, but even then like stated above YOU WILL BREAK s**t in the front end.

 

If I was doing a SAS...i Would at least look to get a 60 under it. Also the ride woudl probably be even better, if you know how to properly set up your suspension. Get some coilovers, triangulated long arm up, would also give you the ability to add hydro assist to turn thos emassive tires. Not to mention it will open up a whole new rangew of gear sets that you could compensate for the larger tires with....cause I know for a fact a 4.56 isn't even close to deep enough g ear for a 39.5 tire.....hell I have 4.88's w/ 37's on my rig, and 5.38's w/ 37's for the comp. rig.

 

I realis eyour young, and I don't know if your funding this or not, from your other threads it sounded liek the parents were picking up the tab. But if you are, a d60 can be found at almost any boneyard, and could easily be overhauled by you in your spare time, and upgrade it as you get the $....once your done with that save the $ for the coilovers, and then start cutting and fabbing.

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Thanks for all of the suggestions. More than likely I am going to end up with a SFA. and about the motor... we are going to pull the old one out and put another crate 350 in it with a blower and some other goodies. The only rush with this truck is I want to get everything i want done on it done before this time next year because it'll become my extra toy and i will be too tied up doing all of this stuff to a new 2500. :cheers:

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