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Old 05-03-2008, 04:43 PM
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rancho 3" lift kit?

im thinking about lifting my 85 PU with a rancho kit thats 3" front and 2" rear. full set of leafs and rancho RS5000 shocks. if anyone has any opinion id like to hear it. if it works as a good lift or somthing thats only gonnabring loss of sleep. thanks
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I'm not familiar with this kit. Maybe you could post a link? Anyway, I would only go with a kit that replaces all 4 springs and I would want to know who has had good luck with the springs. I have a feeling that the kit you are referring to has 2" blocks in the rear and I would not do that.

I went with the full OME kit and am quite happy with it.
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it replaces all four leafs and has all four shocks, my leafs are so old in my truck i need new ones and the other kids i have found are always rear add a leaf. here is the link

http://www.4wheelparts.com/Lift-Kits..._pn=RANR1227R5
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I thot the rancho kits where 2 stiff/hard for toys, Thats what i remember
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i like this kit http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/3-5-7...3756.m20.l1116
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I put an Rancho kit on my truck in the early '80s, it had rear springs and rs5000 shocks. It rode well and the springs never did sag but a leaf did break after 10 or 15 years of being a dd and being well abused on the beach on weekends. Rancho kits were always a good deal for a truck thats used mostly on the street.
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Originally Posted by TOYOTA 1


i need leafs for the rear too not just add a leafs. my leafs sag right now cuz their stock, so rancho are good kits for roard driving but not very well in off road? im in the cali valley so foot hills and sand dunes are what id be doing off road if that changes anything
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