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- Location
- sacramento
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- ford
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- 5.5"
Hey guys i have been doing some research on lifts as i gear up for my 1997 supercab 4.0 build up, i am for sure getting the top of the line skyjacker with the M95 shocks and a superrunner steering ( i know i will have to modify it for a 6 inch lift). But after reading about how finicky the TTB can be with 6 inches of lift i have a few questions i am looking for insight to make this truck as reliable and non temperamental as possible.
1) I know my bigger truck will squat the lift a bit especially when i add steel bumpers, a full size spare, a winch and a bed rack for my roof top tent to ride on. so with all that, should i just got for the 6" and see where it squats down to and hope its still 4+ inches? i plan to run 33's so i know i will need at least 4 inches of lift. plus the 6" lift from what i understand can be ran at the 6" or 4" set up?
2) i am also considering a 4" suspension lift and add a 3" body lift to make the steering and alignment easier but know that body lifts aren't the preferable way to get what im going after. could this be a better way to go over the 6" lift?
3) regardless of which one i go for i have read that you should use the next size spring with the bigger heavier truck like mine? is this true? so if i go for the 6" lift should i go with 8" springs to get the full 6" lift or stay with the 6" springs and let it squat down to 5" or so to make the steering/alignment less prone to issues?
Is 6" of lift really too much for difficult to run and tune as some people make it out to be?
i would love to hear anyone who has done this before and would do it differently or has done it and is very happy with the way it came out.
this truck will be for decently hard off roading/overlanding/camping. I love Jim Oaks red white and blue ranger and am going for something similar in size and capability.
Thanks
Chuck
1) I know my bigger truck will squat the lift a bit especially when i add steel bumpers, a full size spare, a winch and a bed rack for my roof top tent to ride on. so with all that, should i just got for the 6" and see where it squats down to and hope its still 4+ inches? i plan to run 33's so i know i will need at least 4 inches of lift. plus the 6" lift from what i understand can be ran at the 6" or 4" set up?
2) i am also considering a 4" suspension lift and add a 3" body lift to make the steering and alignment easier but know that body lifts aren't the preferable way to get what im going after. could this be a better way to go over the 6" lift?
3) regardless of which one i go for i have read that you should use the next size spring with the bigger heavier truck like mine? is this true? so if i go for the 6" lift should i go with 8" springs to get the full 6" lift or stay with the 6" springs and let it squat down to 5" or so to make the steering/alignment less prone to issues?
Is 6" of lift really too much for difficult to run and tune as some people make it out to be?
i would love to hear anyone who has done this before and would do it differently or has done it and is very happy with the way it came out.
this truck will be for decently hard off roading/overlanding/camping. I love Jim Oaks red white and blue ranger and am going for something similar in size and capability.
Thanks
Chuck
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