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Old Mar 20, 2026 | 07:09 AM
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1986 2WD pickup

Gents, I currently have this pickup that I purchased from a family member. I'm tired of the lowrider look and looking to lift it... I told the shop to move the leaf springs to the top of the diff but now regretting it because it's too tall so it's not a big issue... the issue is that the front has the 3" ball joint spacer and torsions are all the way up. Shouldn't the front of the truck sit a little higher or am I seeing wrong. I will be going with 31/10.5/15. If the spacers don't so any justice I might have to look at the lift spindles.


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Old Mar 21, 2026 | 12:01 AM
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You're going to need the lift spindles
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Old Mar 21, 2026 | 08:09 AM
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If that truck were mine I'd go back to the stock set-up. Get rid of all that lift nonsense. Even at the rear, unless you often haul loads, the stock leaf springs are adequate.
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Old May 16, 2026 | 07:09 AM
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Ended up going with a 3" all the way around
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Old May 16, 2026 | 09:42 PM
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Looks good. Are you planning a gear swap?
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