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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 11:21 PM
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lift qusetion

ok so i went to truck fest last weekend and bought a 3.5 inch lift kit, approx. how tall is the lift on the truck cause i know when you put the lift on you dont actually get 3.5in of space so yeha i was just wondering
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 12:48 AM
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You won't know exactly until you put it on but if you gave more details on the kit we'd probably have a better idea...

If it's a bracket/block lift you'll get pretty much exactly what they say you will.
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 02:46 AM
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I got more then the 4inch that i was supposed to. I think my Tbars might have had some crank to em but i fit 36's no problem. what lift is it?
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 10:37 AM
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well i got a 3.5 suspension i think the kit has control arms ,shocks ,shackles and leafsprings oh and its a Fabtech suspension lift

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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 03:11 PM
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I got 4inches out of my Superlift that was on my '92. I was unaware that Fabtech made anything for the older toyota pickups. I have seen many lifts in different sizes for the Tacomas.

Interesting!?!?!
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 91ToyTrck
I got 4inches out of my Superlift that was on my '92. I was unaware that Fabtech made anything for the older toyota pickups. I have seen many lifts in different sizes for the Tacomas.

Interesting!?!?!
fabtech doesnt make anything for the older yota pickups, or atleast they dont say so on their site...
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 04:35 PM
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that's the same thing I was thinking
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Old Apr 19, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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well when i was at truckfest they had a fabtech lift for my truck
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 12:23 AM
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is there a part # or anything? And a price maybe, I might be interested in it.
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by QFCbagger
well when i was at truckfest they had a fabtech lift for my truck
Can you take a picture of the components? It is possible the lift is not for your exact model of truck? Maybe it's for a 2wd?

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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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I was going to ask the same question. I was thinking maybe 2wd.

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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 10:53 AM
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i dont know it shoudnt be it says on the reciept 93 toyota P/U 4x4 and it says A arms toyota 84-95
Shackle 84- 88 they messed up on that so ill have to talk to them when i pick it up

and perfomance shocks and thats about it for the kit
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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Just curious, why don't you think this lift will give you the 3.5" it claims?

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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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cause i heard that you never get the actual lift cause of the weight of the truck lowers the clearence of the ride so i was wonder what it would actually come out to be?
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by QFCbagger
cause i heard that you never get the actual lift cause of the weight of the truck lowers the clearence of the ride so i was wonder what it would actually come out to be?
That doesn't really make sense, where did you hear that? All you do is adjust the front suspension to your liking whether you add a lift kit or not.

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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 11:34 PM
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well i guess he was wrong. sweet!
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 04:18 AM
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Originally Posted by elripster
That doesn't really make sense, where did you hear that? All you do is adjust the front suspension to your liking whether you add a lift kit or not.

Frank

He got that from one of the pages on 4crawlers site...

Ideally, you would want to get the suspension set up first. Why? Because suspension lifts are the most variable in terms of how much lift you will get. That is you may get more or less lift than the kit was "advertised" to provide. Nothing wrong with this, it is just life. Your vehicle may be lighter or heavier than what the kit was designed for. Also, things like springs settle over time. Also suspension lifts vary in flexibility, so your new suspension may or may not allow the wheels to compress up as much as stock.

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...it.shtml#FAQ10 towards the end of faq10...

He's been doing his homework.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 08:42 AM
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I see what he's getting at. I was thinking of the front of our trucks. What's on 4cralwer's site is exactly true for the rear lifts or for front leaf spring lifts. Actually, it's true for any non-adjustable suspension. So, the lift might not bring the back of the truck up as high as lifted (truck Vs. 4runner with same spring) but you can adjust the front to your liking.

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