Offroad truck lifting kits...home made...
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yeah you can do it. puts the truck at a higher center of gravity though. had one dumn ass lift a jeep cherokee. new model. looked as stupid as hell. only go for kits though that are manufactured. doing home made style like the jeep dude and you'll have a dumn looking truck.
its legal for d.o.t. approved kits.
its legal for d.o.t. approved kits.
lift blocks are unsafe...if i were you i would just go with a new leaf pack designed for whatever lift you desire...btw, lift blocks on the front, though they can work, are extremely unsafe due to the tendancy of the front axle to want to shift side to side under the truck...what kind of car are you trying to lift??
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oh sh*t they can take that abuse unless they cut punctured then your fucked.Filo said:I dont think i would like a bag popping on me while im on a 4x4 trail...![]()
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Never put blocks in the front. Although I've used them I do not recomend them for the rear. Does you truck have leaf packs or coil springs? Is the front axle straight or IFS?
You can build your own leaf packs or alot of places will build them for you and then buy every thing else you need.
I did a coil conversion on my jeep a few years ago and the last few months me and my brother have been modifying bigger axles for the front and rear. For now we are putting an SJ AMC Corprate 20 rear and Sj Dana 44 front. As soon as I can get a nice Dana 300 Transfer case were gonna go fullsize Dana 60 rear with a fullsize Chevy Dana 44 front with 4.56 R&P.
You can build your own leaf packs or alot of places will build them for you and then buy every thing else you need.
I did a coil conversion on my jeep a few years ago and the last few months me and my brother have been modifying bigger axles for the front and rear. For now we are putting an SJ AMC Corprate 20 rear and Sj Dana 44 front. As soon as I can get a nice Dana 300 Transfer case were gonna go fullsize Dana 60 rear with a fullsize Chevy Dana 44 front with 4.56 R&P.
Well i dont need a dana 60...but my project is basically gonna be tearing out my IFS and putting a D44 in the front ( and i got D44 in the rear with leafs already). So why no blocks in the front? Even if you weld them onto the axle tube? What about welding some blocks onto the frame where the spring perches attach to--would that be safer?
Welding them down is safer but a 3.5" suspension lift with 2"blocks is not going to be as good as a 3.5" suspension lift with out the block. If its just for looks then go ahead but secure them in by welding them or you can spit them out the back if your not carefull. Make sure the blocks are steel and not aluminum if your gonna weld them in. Welding blocks to the front is pretty much like doing a spring over, it can throw your steering off and may even dvelop wheel hop. besides unless you have front leaf springs you can't use blocks. You can probably adjust the front torsion bars a few inches at the most and ad blocks to the rear.
Oh yeah do that, you'll be much happier with a straight axle up front. get some custom spring packs made.Filo said:
For lotsa flex in the rear we're gonna make my brothers scout 2 rear end 1/4 elliptical like this: http://www.jeepaholics.com/tech/quarterellip/
http://www.bc4x4.com/thbsjeep/t2/onequarter.html
the 3/4 elliptical is also cool mod: http://www.jeeptech.com/susp/elliptical.html
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/reviews/3_4el...al/3_4elli.html
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