Pre 84 Trucks 1st gen pickups

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Old Oct 1, 2020 | 01:20 PM
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5" Lift

81 long bed. Is anyone running the 5" or 7" kit from skyjacker or similar lift height? I was wondering if there is a way to get the stock steering box to work or if you have to do an ifs box/crossover. Thanks
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Old Oct 2, 2020 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by albertb
81 long bed. Is anyone running the 5" or 7" kit from skyjacker or similar lift height? I was wondering if there is a way to get the stock steering box to work or if you have to do an ifs box/crossover. Thanks
Give us some more details. Why are you wanting to run 5-7” of lift? What’s your plans? My truck came from the PO with around 5” of lift and I plan to upgrade my suspension and go with something closer to 4”. I want to run 33-34” tall skinnies
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Old Oct 2, 2020 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Groundpounder17
Give us some more details. Why are you wanting to run 5-7” of lift? What’s your plans? My truck came from the PO with around 5” of lift and I plan to upgrade my suspension and go with something closer to 4”. I want to run 33-34” tall skinnies
I'm thinking about going 4-5" now. Im going to do gears and lockers and regear my tcase and probably run 35s. I'm just wondering what my options are for steering with a 5" lift?
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Old Oct 3, 2020 | 06:40 AM
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Ditch the push pull stock steering and convert to high steer. It is a night and day change in how your truck will handle

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Old Oct 6, 2020 | 11:24 AM
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2X what Dropzone said.
I ran about 4" lift and 35's on the stock steering with a drop drag link for years. It worked but the bumpsteer and pulling to the left whenever brakes were applied was sketchy.
Highsteer is superior in every way and the more lift you're running, the more necessary it becomes.
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