i was doing a little research around the boards, i couldnt find anyone with a similar set up but im sure alot have it. i was wondering if the ome 901 2 inch lift coils can be combined with the 2 inch spacers, to give the rear 4 inches of lift total.

my truck already has the 2 inch rear spacers and torsion bars cranked to 15 inches, giving me an inch and half in the front, so what i would like to end up with it this

rear:
2 inch spacers
2 inch 901 ome coils
panhard drop bracket
^4 inches rear

front:
torsion bars cranked 1.5
1.5 bj spacers
^3 inches front

does this sound good? or am i over looking something, thanks for all the imput in advance

 

Look at panhard relocation brackets or adjustable panhard bars. With that much lift, you could start to see some axle shift. Some people experience pretty good rubbing between the rear drive shaft and the gas tank with 4-6 inches of lift. Others are just fine. Depends on the truck.

 

yeah i have the panhard bracket listed above, do they make a lift brake for whatever part of the brake system lays on the axle? im not to sure what its called, whatever is on the driver side

and is there any solutions to the shaft rubbing the gas tank?

and who makes an adjustable panhard bar, i think id rather have that if its not to expensive instead of a drop bracket

 

If you already have the bracket, you should be fine. The bar is more expensive.

The solution to rubbing the tank is the drop bracket. You should be fine with what you've got.

By the brake thing, i'll assume you are talking about the LSPV, and you can make a bracket for that. Downey also sells one.

 

im not following you by drop bracket, can you explain, sorry for the questions. im going to be starting this over christmas break i just want to be prepared for everything

 

when he says panhard drop bracket hes talking about a beacket that comes off the frame near your old bracket and drops down a little further, to compensate for your lift.

if i was in your shoes i would get the drop bracket and also make a custom adjustable panhard bar(incase you wanted to go a little higher with some lift shackels in the future), it wouldent be hard at all, and it would be cheaper than buying one.

good luck.

 

He said he already had the bracket, unless i missunderstood.

 

no i completely understand how everything works haha, you said "the solution to rubbing the tank is the drop bracket" so do you mean another drop bracket besides the panhard bracket?

the panhard bracket i knew about from the start haha

i cant use lift shackles on my truck either, im 2nd gen, thats why im using the 2 inch spacers and 2 inch 901 coils with the panhard drop and the lspv lift and that should give me 4 inches of lift total, and the front like i said im just going to add BJ spacers in there so thats 1.5 on top of the torsion bars which are already cranked 1.5 inches giving me 3, do you think thats to much rake?

 

right. You said you had the bracket. The issue i stated was of people not using the drop bracket. You have it, so you'll be fine.

 

haha ok thats what i was confused about, thanks so much for the help, tim to start the build up=)

 

I'm surprised no one has brought up that 3" front lift via torsion bar and ball joint spacer.

There can be issues with that. If this is a street only rig it's fine, but if you wheel on the rocks, you'll have massively increased the stress on the steering which will require further upgrades.

Your CV's will be at a sharp angle at rest so manual hubs are recommended if you don't already have them.

You can fit a 33" tire with much less lift. Adequate up AND downtravel is necessary for your front suspension to really do anything for you on the trail. To crank up the bars and max out the front might look attractive but will actually decrease your rigs capability.

Frank