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ldge · Post by **ldge** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:28 am

I cant really do mechanical things on my own. I went to a place and they said that it would cost $650 to put on a BL. I have been reading some of the posts on here about ways to get lifts. I saw people talkin about add a leaf and shackle lifts and t-bar cranks. Can someone give me some prices and tell me the cheapest way to get an inch or 2. And will the t-bar crank and other things be bad on my truck as far as wearing things down. Thanks for the help.

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:03 pm

ldge wrote:I cant really do mechanical things on my own. I went to a place and they said that it would cost $650 to put on a BL. I have been reading some of the posts on here about ways to get lifts. I saw people talkin about add a leaf and shackle lifts and t-bar cranks. Can someone give me some prices and tell me the cheapest way to get an inch or 2. And will the t-bar crank and other things be bad on my truck as far as wearing things down. Thanks for the help.

T-bar crank is the cheapest...it's free (you'll need an alignment afterwards though). It will get you 1" tops after everything's said and done. It will add a little more stress to the front suspension parts, but nothing to serious. Just don't max them out.

Adding shackles to the rear leafs or add-a-leafs will get you 1.5"-2" depending on what you go with. Shackles are cheaper and easier and also softer (more flex).

A body lift will get you 2". It's really not that hard to intall with simple hand tools and a friend or two to help you out...it's just time consuming...plan on a whole day to do it. parts will be less than $200, labor will be whatever you pay your buddies to help.

Don't go with the 2" suspension lifts for the front end...those are bad.

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:44 pm

if you can use wrenches and read instructions then you can do a body lift

ldge · Post by **ldge** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:19 am

if i crank the t-bar up an inch what size tires could i get without rubbing.... would it even make that big of a difference

camelott112 · Post by **camelott112** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:53 pm

30x9.5 tops the thicker the tire the more "rub" issues you wil have i run 31x10.5 if i would have gone 9.5 i would have been fine

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 3:07 pm

I cranked my TBs and put 30s on and never rubbed once total tire height of my 30s are 29.5

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:30 pm

ldge wrote:if i crank the t-bar up an inch .... would it even make that big of a difference

Not really. Once you do the t-bar crank you should do the shackles or add-a-leaf also so you don't have that high in the front "bulldog" look...unless that's what you're going for.

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:04 am

I never put shackles or add-a-leafs on theres plenty of room in the rear just needed the extra inch or for me it was 1 1/2 to clear the 30s
now my truck is level

camelott112 · Post by **camelott112** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:59 am

yeah but dont you have a body lift jeff??

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:23 am

I do now but I didnt when I 1st put the 30s on

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:23 am

if u do the body lift and tb crank you can run 31's on stock tires. been there done that. but i would go big 8 to 9 inches of lift it sounds like a lot but it really isn't.

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