What would you do up front in the case of raising up the front past what a 2" tbar lift would possibly do? I know you could do a tbar lift but at what price would you pay for wear and tear? Whats the alternate to make up what a 3" shackle in the rear would do without expense and diffuculty (if you notice my location, even milk is like gold and mechanics are worth platinum...)

I am thinking of a tbar and a corresponding shackle @ 1.5/2" but if I can get a bit more like 3" then what would I do to the front?


Thanks

 

There's nothing really. At least, nothing that's cheap and simple. The stock control arms and axles can only handle about 1.5-2.5" (doesn't matter if it's new tbar keys or just a regular tbar crank). The only way to get more is to reposition the entire axle down. There are kits that come with all the brackets needed but they're all a 5" or 6" lift and cost $1000+ unless you can find a used one somewhere.

My suggestion would be to stick with 2" shackles to keep it level and then use a body lift to raise the whole truck up

 

I agree 1.5 inch tbar crank 2 inch shackle install then a decent body lift

 

Thats what I was afraid of...I really don't want to do a body lift, at least right off I will stick to the Tbar/shackle lift for now. I put 30x9.5's on stock rims and they rub a little (not under normal driving though) so I'm hoping the 2" will give me the clearance I need so I can go off road and not have it rubbing as bad.

I will post the series of pics I have for the build. The front end was rebuilt after an accident and then once I got into it this summer I was waiting on parts to be shipped up here to the middle of no where and found my self fixing and restoring other things.