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I'm wondering how much suspension lift could be done with minimal impact on street manners. Could 1" or mayby 2" of lift by spring stiffening or preloading be gotten without any adverse alignment/ tire wear or drivetrain effects?

Something like: http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Prod ... 54/c-10614

.... up front? Stock hardware might bring camber back in.




And this:

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Prod ... 72/c-10614

They're cheap enough. Do they give the lift they claim? Dave

Ok, I looked at the front end suspension. The threaded stud that holds the bottom of the coil spring to the axle looks to have abouit 1" extra thread on it. How about slipping a 1" spacer in there. Would'nt that be a cheap easy way to raise the front-end some?

And a 1" spacer slipped between the rear axle and the leaf spring stack would level the truck back up., right? Dave

honestly I am not a big fan of spacers. yes, you could get some lift and probably still stay in alignment but you are not realy gaining any performance over the stock stuff. are you just trying to get some larger tires in there?

Yeah, I'm putting 31x10.5's or simIlar on and I've read mixed opinions on whether a 3" body lift kit will give enough clearance. I don't want to massage the wheel wells with a mallet to make clearance. I was thinking if it's close, a little suspension spacing would do it.

dave

you should be able to fit 31's on there stock. the little bit of trimming isn't as much as you think, if you have to do it. for some reason some people have to trim and some people don't...

ya i had a 86 b2 xlt and i rolled my finders under with 275x65x15 so i knew with out a lift i couldnt put 31x10.50x15

Well thanks for the answers, the 3" body lift will go in and then I'll either stick 31"-10.5's or 265-75's on and check the fit. If I need more room, I'll ttry a 1" "shim" under the suspension. Dave