Want to Lift my 82
05-13-2009, 06:43 AM
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Want to Lift my 82
I am new to this forum, and I am wanting to put a suspension lift on my 82 long bed. How big a lift can i put on the truck without having to lengthen the drive shafts or any of that junk? Is it 3" or 4"? Wanting to run 34x9.50x15 TSL swampers!
05-13-2009, 08:06 AM
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i dont think they would fit without lifting i know they wouldnt fit on my 89 but i would go for 4 in just to be safe and it would be beter and it would look beter =]
just be careful around the turns if u dont put new axels or wheel spacers
just be careful around the turns if u dont put new axels or wheel spacers
05-13-2009, 08:15 AM
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an 89 is nothing like a first gen, with a 4" i could run 39s....
34" Nittos no lift
35s with a 2" body
33x12.5s on 10 wides stock
34" Nittos no lift
35s with a 2" body
33x12.5s on 10 wides stock
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05-13-2009, 08:55 AM
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I guess i really don't have to lift it to run them, but i assumed that in order to have flex i would need to lift it at least 3". When you had the 34's on did you rub any at all on or off road?
05-13-2009, 09:12 AM
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But RUF or a kit with a new hanger would fix this by moving the front forward 2"s, But also would lift it....sooo
Get friendly with a BFH to to the pinchweld and you should be fine
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Run a 2" or 3" lift and you should have no problem with tire contact, and no driveshaft issues. Please don't put on a crappy lift. Search around this forum for a million opinions on lifts - most of them, though, come to the same conclusion: crappy lifts are not worth the time it takes to install them, much less the money to buy them.
05-19-2009, 09:18 AM
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I plan to use it for both. I want to be able to drive it on the road everyday if i choose, and want to 4-wheel as well, but i want it to perform like it should off road.
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