quick lift question

[atyates]

ok my 97 z71 sits 3" lower to the ground than my ford does. when i take my chevy to my huntin property it bottoms out but my ford dont. so i want to lift it to be the same height as my ford. im just going to get lift blocks for the rear. and i was going to just crank the torsion keys on the front, well i cranked them all the way and i didnt get the 3" i needed. is there another way to get 3" of front lift?

 

[atyates]

oh and i dont like body lifts. you can see enough of the frame as it is

 

[dirtyhick42]

Bigger tires or a full on lift. You might could replace the torsion bars as a possible solution.

 

[atyates]

i might need to replace the torsion bars.. your right. there are 290,000 hard miles on that truck and they are the origonals.

 

[atyates]

what about getting 3" torsion keys? that way i get 3" without even having to crank.

 

[dirtyhick42]

keys are keys. you can crank the stock ones until you're on the droop stop. so the keys do not make a difference on a 400.

 

[oohunter04oo]

What size tires are you running right now? Any plan on moving up in size because that will raise your truck up. And you said you cranked them to the max, how much did it lift the truck, because 3" of lift just by cranking is to much, at that point your hitting the bumpstops. If you do go this high you will need to flip your balljoints to get the alignment right. But you won't be able to run the factory 16's with the balljoints flipped and you'll wear out your frontend quickly. Trust me I've been there!

So personal opinion. Do not exceed 2" of crank. If you want more then buy a 4" RCX for around $900.

 

[98slv]

What size tires are you running right now? Any plan on moving up in size because that will raise your truck up. And you said you cranked them to the max, how much did it lift the truck, because 3" of lift just by cranking is to much, at that point your hitting the bumpstops. If you do go this high you will need to flip your balljoints to get the alignment right. But you won't be able to run the factory 16's with the balljoints flipped and you'll wear out your frontend quickly. Trust me I've been there!

So personal opinion. Do not exceed 2" of crank. If you want more then buy a 4" RCX for around $900.

Yup, go get a 4inch RCX lift.

 

[95C1500]

That's only 1 more inch than you wanted. so 1) you get the lift you wanted and 2) you get an additional inch... win win in my book.

 

[dirtyhick42]

I wish I had $900 to just throw at a suspension lift, I'm sure if he did he probably wouldn't be asking this question...