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Yay or Nay on the setup?

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Yay or Nay on the setup? Anyones Opinion will help.

Alright ive been on this site for awhile now and im lovin it...ya'll have been a great help..
Im wanting to lift my truck as youi might already know... and i jus wanted to double check to make sure im not missing anything or is there anything i would need to purchase extra for the intallation process to go smoothly. heres the list....

1st- 3" Fabtech Spindles ( i dunno where ima get theses from yet)..AAL's (from summitracing.com)...Chevy Lowering Shackles. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-LOW...spagenameZWDVW)

2nd- BodyLift ( really im not to fond of body lifts but i want that extra lil bit to fit my tires)

so my question is...will all this go together and work properly?? And is it a nice setup? Yay or Nay?

Oh yea and my fiance bought me my tire and wheel setup for x-mas.. 15x10 Pro Comp Extreme Alloys Series 8069. An wrapped with 35x12.5x15 BF Goodrich MT.

-Mark
 

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If you're doing 35" tires, then I would get the superlift and leave it be. The suspension lift is a very solid setup for a truck. You could fit the tires with that alone and have minimal rubbing. What kind of riding are you thinking about doing?
 
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Originally Posted by Snowboard101
If you're doing 35" tires, then I would get the superlift and leave it be. The suspension lift is a very solid setup for a truck. You could fit the tires with that alone and have minimal rubbing. What kind of riding are you thinking about doing?
Well i drive it mostly to work but every chance i get to go muddin i go.. like when im on my way home from work ill go or ill leave a lil earlier to work.. an go. lol.

i wont be able to ge the SL in like a year or so or maybe longer, an i dont want my tires an wheels jus sittin there not gettin dirty..lol

Actually ima jus take out the SL from my thread..lol. cause i def. dont got the money any time soon.
 
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huh? lol
 
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You can't use the Superlift anyway, its only for 4x4s.
 
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ooo... ok...see thats what i need to know.lol. thanks Trent. So all the other stuff would be ok? an would look good?
 
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ya i think that set up will work fine but im not familiar with 2wds that good just yet but 35s might be a lil much you are going to regear it right?
 
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Originally Posted by mossyoak03
ya i think that set up will work fine but im not familiar with 2wds that good just yet but 35s might be a lil much you are going to regear it right?

yea its going to look stuffed... but i kinda like that look. i dont think im goin to be flexin them alot so i think theyll be ok (hopefully)lol. Im for sure going to re gear it to 4.56.

Now if only i can find where to get the gears at..if anyones knows please tell.
 
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I got my gears from jawsgears.com
 
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i was going to suggest the same place
 
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thanx ya'll i really appreciate it.
 
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with a 3.5" spindle lift and a 3" body lift, you will be able to run 35's with no problem.

when my dad (04 EDGE) had spindle lift he just had an AAL with no shackles, so you shouldn't need the shackles.
 
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ok good...thats what i wanna hear.lol Now im all new to this so im sorry if im askin a stupid question. i know i want 4.56 gears but when i go to the jawsgear.com i started lookin an was lost so which one is it that i get exactly? lol
 
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what size is your rear end? i don't think its the 8.8 but it might be
 
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They actually won't look that stuffed. Now 37s would look pretty stuffed, but even that isn't too too bad. Everything you have listed up there will work perfectly, theres many members on this site that have done that set-up and its working great for them. Hopefully I'll be running the same thing by the end of this year.
 
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when you select on your axle size your gear ration will be 456 and pick motive gears or motive performance gears for manufacture and what ever install kit you have and your set to go
 
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Originally Posted by mossyoak03
what size is your rear end? i don't think its the 8.8 but it might be
To be honest with i dont know.. . how can i find out?
 
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Originally Posted by 04blackedge
They actually won't look that stuffed. Now 37s would look pretty stuffed, but even that isn't too too bad. Everything you have listed up there will work perfectly, theres many members on this site that have done that set-up and its working great for them. Hopefully I'll be running the same thing by the end of this year.
O ok.. sweet. when i get it all done ill post some pics. eventhough alot of members already have that set up.
 
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Defn post up pics. To find out what axle you have, look on the sticker on the inside of door and find the Axle Code. Go on here and then look up which one it is, I'll find the thread that lists them all.

Here it is: https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=37149
 
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You should be able to run what you listed with no problem and it won't looked stuffed. It'll look good.
 
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thatll all work right mark, thats what im doing...lol
 
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and dang... what a nice finace to have bought your wheels and tires..jeezzzz
 
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what you listed will work and look great... you can even get away without the bodylift if you don't mind a little rubbing
 
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Originally Posted by 04blackedge
Defn post up pics. To find out what axle you have, look on the sticker on the inside of door and find the Axle Code. Go on here and then look up which one it is, I'll find the thread that lists them all.

Here it is: https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ad.php?t=37149
ok..im back sorry, had to go to work..so i found out what gears i got..86: Open 7.5 w/ 3.73 ratio (thanx trent)

Now i jus gotta go onto the website an find out which ones i need to buy.
 

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