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Location: Long Beach, Ca
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2 inch lift on a 1/2 with coils, got pixs
did a 2 inch with alluminum spring seats on the front and 2 inches of plate on the frame side on the rear. I have found that the upper ball joints and shocks are near the limit and the rear shocks are almost fully exended
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Does it ride any different?
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hmmmm sounds intresting, so basicly you put some flat steel between the coils and frame in the rear? how did you secure it? id like some details......... thanks
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The plate needed longer bolts, works fine. As for the ride, ya it seems to be a bit smoother, maybe due to the higher center of grav.
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Location: Davisburg, MI. USA
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lift
with your upper A-arm near ther limit you can use the AIM industries of fab-tech upper control arm for the 73-up 2-wd lift kits. both of them are slightly longer and have a bend in them to gain more clearance and downward travel. the ball joint angle is also adjusted to not bind in the in the lifted position.
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I've seen those, there about $300 a set and you need to convert to 73 and up control arm shafts
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If you can weld, you can modify you stamped uppers.cut them at the ball joint mount offset them and box the offset.
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I tried that yrs ago when I didn't know any better. The arm became brittle and cracked. I'll go with the aftermarket arms later on.
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