3in spindle lift
02-21-2013, 05:34 PM
#11
Senior Member
Thank you To Top Gun Customz!!!! I got a e-mail from a tech person from procomp, and he said the front end was not made to be lifted that much without adding upper control arms or other things for the lift i have. Procomp said to lose the 1.5 lift spacers and go from there. Procomp does not make the spindles anymore and they did make upper control arms at that time, but not anymore. I bought the spindles off of ebay from someone selling them. You were right on, Top Gun Customz and I have to say the people at procomp were killer for the help. Spindles are the way to go if you do not want over a 3.5 in lift and can spend around 600.00 to do it. I bought the spindles on ebay for 200.00 new and put them on myself.The local shop will charge me 65.00 to put the blocks on the back and 65.00 to get the wheels back to were they are not turn in or out. Really for all the drama, it would had been better to have a shop to do it for the extra money!!!!!!!!!!! But by doing this I now know a lot more about how things work on the front of my truck. When i get this done I will post a photo of the truck. My son will be getting this truck if he gets his deploma in may, and then i will buy me a F150 4wd and see how high my money can make it!!!!
02-21-2013, 05:42 PM
#12
Senior Member
So it's not a good idea to go with the spacers. The reason for it is because the truck sags in the front. By doing this I would hopefully be close to level. I also heard that rough country spindle lift is garbage. Do u think so? And lastly, does anyone know about fabtech a 3.5 spindle lift kit with the rear blocks. I want to make sure the blocks are 3.5 as well
02-21-2013, 06:07 PM
#13
Originally Posted by gustrider4
Thanks for your reply. Quick question. The rim is a 17x7.5. Is there give or take to tire sizes as in the first number. I know the last is rim dim. So that stays the same. Because the first number is the width of the tire by 70%. So im asking whats your recommened size for this size rim.
I awouldnt go over 305mm wide on the stock rims because they tend to wear in the center quicker if you do. But some people run 315/70r17 or 315/75r16 (35x12.5) no problems. i have a 3.5" spindle and 2" coil spacer and im running 285/75r16 and it looks smallish but still good so a 285/70r17 should look good with your lift. They are both 33" tires
02-21-2013, 06:40 PM
#15
Originally Posted by gustrider4
So it's not a good idea to go with the spacers. The reason for it is because the truck sags in the front. By doing this I would hopefully be close to level. I also heard that rough country spindle lift is garbage. Do u think so? And lastly, does anyone know about fabtech a 3.5 spindle lift kit with the rear blocks. I want to make sure the blocks are 3.5 as well
02-21-2013, 08:58 PM
#18
Senior Member
Fabtech costs more because its blue and says fabtech on it. From what i've heard that is. I can't imagine what "better" there's could be from the other brands
The rough country and doetsch brands are pretty good. Fabtech being the top shelf, mostly for brand recognition. I have a doetsch set and have had to replace one spindle due to a bearing issue. No clue if it was caused by the spindle or not, most likely not.
The rough country and doetsch brands are pretty good. Fabtech being the top shelf, mostly for brand recognition. I have a doetsch set and have had to replace one spindle due to a bearing issue. No clue if it was caused by the spindle or not, most likely not.
Last edited by Auburnfan400; 02-21-2013 at 09:00 PM.
02-21-2013, 09:43 PM
#20
Senior Member
I mean, more or less. Don't go buy the cheap $200 set on ebay that doesn't even have a brand name. Buy one from a reputable company but I don't think there's anything to be gained by spending the extra hundreds for a fabtech
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