1994 I-beam lift on the cheap
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1994 I-beam lift on the cheap
I just picked up some 15" explorer rims and tires at the junkyard and they let me have a set of 2" lift blocks and u-bolts for free off a 95 ranger 4wd with a sas no t-case tho!!!, i was going to pull the whole thing if there was a tcase..
It got me thinking, I didn't see any f-150s, the ranger i got the lift blocks off of look to also have a 1 or 2" body lift, that or the bushings were brand new.
Anyway, I can't find washers to do a spacer lift. What I do have is plenty of time and tools.
Couldn't I just remove the stock coil "buckets" and drop them an inch or two on the frame and re bolt them and weld up some reinforcements?
It got me thinking, I didn't see any f-150s, the ranger i got the lift blocks off of look to also have a 1 or 2" body lift, that or the bushings were brand new.
Anyway, I can't find washers to do a spacer lift. What I do have is plenty of time and tools.
Couldn't I just remove the stock coil "buckets" and drop them an inch or two on the frame and re bolt them and weld up some reinforcements?
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Do everyone a favor and leave your coil buckets where they are. Don't move them because not only will you endanger yourself but you will have to make custom drop brackets or buy some, and your alignment cams if you don't make drop brackets will cost a pretty penny. Just save up and buy a cheap drop bracket lift form pro comp or skyjacker.
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If you know somewith with a lathe and some 3in dia chromoloy stock get them to machine you some coil spacers. I machined mine. .750 thick with a .375 (alil big) hole in the middle for the bolt to come threw. Cost me nothing and gave me about 1.5 inches of lift. I had them on almost a year now with no problems, well no problems that the spacers caused.
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i did a cheap lift on ym truck. spent about 3 months rounding up parts to a grand total of about 180 bux for 2 inches all the way around. that included the blocks in the rear. since you allready have those, it'll be less. But when you lift the front you have to get some camber eccentrics or go through tires every 2 weeks. I got mine at napa for about 15 a peice. for the front you can lift it with washers if you really want to go cheap. probably end up costing you the same amount on washers and bolts as just buying a leveling kit though.
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its not a block its a washer with the rubber mount in between.. then same underneath, the washer go threw the rubber insulators and actually are pressed together...its a sleeved washer...
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