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- 1990
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- 2.9 V6
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- Tire Size
- 35x12.50R15
How much difference in street driving and off road ability would I see between these two setups:
Skyjacker 6" kit (non-extended arm with or w Skyjacker rear leaves)
Tuff Country 4" extended radius arm kit with 6" Skyjacker coils swapped for the 4" Tuff Country coils and most likely a set of Belltech shackles and then whatever I need to even it out in the rear from there (add a leaf to the pack or small block etc...)
These two kits are more or less the same cost and I've kind of narrowed it down to those for options unless something pops up used or for an exceptional deal in the very near future. You guys have any opinions between those two kits?
Your 1st option is going to be the more durable, longer-lasting setup (possibly excepting for the radius arm bushings), but the 2nd setup should both ride and track better offroad, simply because of the extended radius arms (assuming the same shocks are also used on both... You didn't mention).
As for boosting the 3" JD kit, all you need really are some coil spacers or stacked washers to go under the lower spring seats (plus the camber/caster bushings which you'd need anyway).
There was actually a guy here awhile back (Eric-something? I think?) who managed to stuff in 6" Skyjacker coils on his 3" JD lift (also had a Supercab) and was still able to align it, but just barely (IIRC, if he didn't have his winch & bumper to weigh the frontend down a bit more, it might not have worked out for him).