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Old Sep 11, 2013 | 05:17 PM
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I'm contemplating bumping my lift up to a 8in by adding blisters to get rid of the spacers, adding a 2in level and 2 in add a leafs. Do I have to get new rear shocks? Any downfall to this idea? Would 35s look bad on it?
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Old Sep 11, 2013 | 08:12 PM
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You will have to flex the truck out to see if you need new shocks. I would be careful. Most lifts aren't designed to be added too. Might be maxing out the shocks or cv angles.

And IMO, anything 35" and under shouldn't be on a 4" lift or more. I think you should ride it for a bit and look for a trade to 37 or 38".
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Like corey said most lifts won't accomodate blisteins stacked with a level UNLESS the blistein setting is at "0"..

You have a 6" or a 4"?? I'm about to do the same with my 4" but i'll only be at 7 inches..
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Old Sep 11, 2013 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by KingRanch4Life
Like corey said most lifts won't accomodate blisteins stacked with a level UNLESS the blistein setting is at "0"..

You have a 6" or a 4"?? I'm about to do the same with my 4" but i'll only be at 7 inches..
I have a 6in rough country.
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Originally Posted by corey_lax
You will have to flex the truck out to see if you need new shocks. I would be careful. Most lifts aren't designed to be added too. Might be maxing out the shocks or cv angles.

And IMO, anything 35" and under shouldn't be on a 4" lift or more. I think you should ride it for a bit and look for a trade to 37 or 38".
Well my 35s rub on my 6in lift so they defiantly wouldn't work on a 4 without major trimming I don't think
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Old Sep 12, 2013 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by whiteF1504x4
Well my 35s rub on my 6in lift so they defiantly wouldn't work on a 4 without major trimming I don't think
I got 35" tires with a 2.5" level.... No rubbing... Its all about what rims you have. Stock rims have good backspacing so they don't rub. When I had Eagle Alloy 197s, they rubbed like crazy.
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Old Sep 12, 2013 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by corey_lax

I got 35" tires with a 2.5" level.... No rubbing... Its all about what rims you have. Stock rims have good backspacing so they don't rub. When I had Eagle Alloy 197s, they rubbed like crazy.
Yeah I have xd addicts with -12 offset
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Originally Posted by whiteF1504x4

I have a 6in rough country.
Crank the blistiens up to 1 1/5 inches.. I think 2 inches will put your UCA at a extreme angle.. IBF150 has the RCX lift and blisteins cranked up to about 7.5 inches..
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Originally Posted by KingRanch4Life

Crank the blistiens up to 1 1/5 inches.. I think 2 inches will put your UCA at a extreme angle.. IBF150 has the RCX lift and blisteins cranked up to about 7.5 inches..
My tires rub with my lift and I was wanting to get the blistiens anyways. If I get the six in ones to replace the block could I crank them up maybe another inch for clearance?
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