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What's up guys...I'm looking to buy the fabtech 3 inch lift with spindles and read aal....any other suggestions or cheaper 3inch lift package I can buy.....thanks
 
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Body lift is always cheaper
 
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Ya but I don't like the look of a bl .....
 
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4x4 or 2wd? Edge?
 
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Me either, but you asked for cheaper, and that's your only option.

Give us more info on your truck
 
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I wish I could post a pic of my truck from my phone but I don't know how
 
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Can't you just tell us what you have?
 
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98 2wd supercab 3.0..and true about the bl
 
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Coil spacers up front and that's about it for lift......
 
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You can do a 3" spindle lift, 2.5" coil w/ UCA, and/or 3" body lift.
 
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KLC...I kinda just wanted to do the spindles....iyo do you think it would be cheaper to get the spindles seperate or package with spindles and aal
 
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Use the belltech 6400 shackle in the rear. Cheaper than an AAL and it won't kill your ride quality.
 
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And that'll put like what 2 inches of lift?
 
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1.5" to 2" of lift depending on what hole you use.
 
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So really just the shackles and the lift spindles and I should be good?
 
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So really just the shackles and the lift spindles and I should be good?
pretty much.
 
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Ight cool that's what I was tryin to finger out....
 
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I went with Doetsch Spindles on my truck cheaper than fab-tech and got to me a lot quicker.

Doetsch Spindles
 
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Ya that's what I was headed towards...when I take my stockers off do I have to cut'em off or is it like a straight bolt on replacement....cause when I looked at the fagtech instructions they say you gotta cut the stockers out
 
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I don't think just a shackle will work in the back of the truck. I have Fabtech spindles in front and Explorer springs in the rear wit Belltech 6400 shackles and NO block.

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Idk...I guess for now I'm gonna just throw thw shackles on and if it looks bad the I guess ill aal or something.
 
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Dude the springs I got were $13 each. Way cheaper. And more heavy duty 4 pack instead of 3. So you can tow and haul more.
 
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Really?...wherd you get them....offline...or a yard
 
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At a local u pull yard. Yeah man you can't beat the price or value. Plus you don't need a block or an aal to f up your ride. It's the right way to lift it man. I'm on my iPod right now, but check out the how tos for my write up on the swap.
 
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I didn't see anything on the swap....guess I didn't look hard enough....but did you install your spindles yourself?
 


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