VBredneck
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- Centreville, VA
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- 1997
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- Mazda
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- 4.0
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- Manual
I'm trying to gather some information and/or opinions about what the pros and cons would be of piecing a lift together instead of just buying a straight up kit.
I've got a 97 B4000 extended cab and I want to go up as high as I can without getting that vibration in my driveshaft so I was planning on 4-5 inches but I've got that 4.0L V6 which makes me fairly heavy in the front. What I was thinking of doin' was gettin' a front bracket kit from Superlift or a RC or TC 4 inch lift and using 6 inch SJ coils and extended radius arms but I don't know if the coils for a six inch lift will put too much strain on brackets that are set up for a four inch lift. I figured the 6 inch coils with a 4.0L V6 and a lift designed for 4-5 inches would actually put me closer to a true 4 inches of lift than I would if I used coils for a 4 inches lift.
The truck's a 2WD so I don't plan on doing a whole lot of 'wheeling but I live on the Outer Banks (VB-born though) and if I can figure a way to weigh my rear end down enough I do wanna get it out there on that beach occassionally.
Any thoughts/ideas or "just go buy a SJ lift"-s are greatly appreciated.
I've got a 97 B4000 extended cab and I want to go up as high as I can without getting that vibration in my driveshaft so I was planning on 4-5 inches but I've got that 4.0L V6 which makes me fairly heavy in the front. What I was thinking of doin' was gettin' a front bracket kit from Superlift or a RC or TC 4 inch lift and using 6 inch SJ coils and extended radius arms but I don't know if the coils for a six inch lift will put too much strain on brackets that are set up for a four inch lift. I figured the 6 inch coils with a 4.0L V6 and a lift designed for 4-5 inches would actually put me closer to a true 4 inches of lift than I would if I used coils for a 4 inches lift.
The truck's a 2WD so I don't plan on doing a whole lot of 'wheeling but I live on the Outer Banks (VB-born though) and if I can figure a way to weigh my rear end down enough I do wanna get it out there on that beach occassionally.
Any thoughts/ideas or "just go buy a SJ lift"-s are greatly appreciated.
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