Need a lift

[Classicfordguy]

Need some lift advice. Just bought some 36" tires to replace the bald 33" tires on my 94 F250 off road 4x4 with the TTB front end. Im thinking about 6" of lift from where it sits now but who knows how much the front springs have sagged from stock(got about 3/4" of travel to the bump stops).

Either way does anyone have suggestions on a good place to get new front springs and drop brackets? Do I need a dropped pitman arm? What have you guys done for inexpensive lifts?

I would have considered switching the front axle to a dana 60 if I hadn't already rebuilt the whole thing a year ago. Oh well.

Thanks,

-Rob

 

[oldmisterbill]

Try Rancho suspension.??

 

[forcefed]

Your best bet is to try a complete suspension lift package. Any of the popular brands will work. Yes you will need a drop pitman arm. Also you will need the drop bracket for the axle pivot bushings. I bought my truck with the lift on it. also get a good alignment. You will probaly need some aftermarket offset bushings to get you caster camber set correctly. I'm running 36" also and that is about the max size with just a 6" lift.

 

[riotwarrior]

I would have considered switching the front axle to a dana 60 if I hadn't already rebuilt the whole thing a year ago. Oh well.

Thanks,

-Rob

Ya thats the ticket. Do an SAS (solid axle swap) For the cost of your lift kit you should be able to do the SAS which is better in the long run than the Chicken Wing suspension you already have.

 

[swampdigger]

Yeah, for the cost of a TTB kit, you can buy a Dana 60 (with some searching), and fab it in yourself.

Haha, if you do some searching you'll find people who have welded the two beams of their TTB together. Add some trackbar mounts, and you can lift for cheap.

 

[swampdigger]

Oh, if you already rebuilt your D50 TTB last year: from the knuckles onward it's all D60 stuff... I wouldn't feel bad borrowing its bearings to toss on a D60

 

[Classicfordguy]

Well I think im going to stick with the TTB for now, may weld it into a solid down the road. Does this kit look like a decent buy? http://www.suspensionconnection.com/cgi-bin/suscon/268234.html Anyone know what the thing in the middle of the pic is? (the black bracket made of two pipes)

Thanks,

-Rob

 

[Agnem]

Looks good to me. I have no idea what that one part is for though.

 

[tonkadoctor]

Anyone know what the thing in the middle of the pic is? (the black bracket made of two pipes)

Brake line extension kit.

 

[swampdigger]

Brake line extension? How does that work?

 

[Classicfordguy]

How would that work? I was thinking the extension kit would be a piece of flexible brake line.

Thanks for the imput.

-Rob