Will it compensate????

[hutch08]

Got a 6" susp lift, as you can see my truck is raked forward... I'm gettin a 1" spacer made to go under my coil springs, think that will be enough to level out my truck? Any suggestions??

Also, how much will my b4000 be out of align after i throw in that spacer? completly whack? minor camber? driveable? or not?

 

[Muddycowboy]

my buddy just did his and had to put a spacer in i think that 1" will do it. a little hint he made his out of washers welded together and a grade 8 bolt. cost him 20$

 

[4x4junkie]

You'll have to realign it for sure.
Do you have the larger drop pitman arm (Skyjacker pt# FA600) on there? If not, the steering's gonna get pretty bad with that much lift.

 

[hutch08]

yeah i was gonna stack washers but i can get a spacer cut for free, so i just went with that, and there is enough thread left on the stock bolt, yeah i figure i will need it aligned, just that the closest align shop is like 30mins away on the highway, hopefully its not to bad so i cant drive it there... yeah i got a drop pitman arm, the steering should be fine.

 

[4x4junkie]

yeah i got a drop pitman arm, the steering should be fine.

"A" drop pitman arm? Is it specifically the SJ FA600 (extreme) arm?

 

[hutch08]

No it's not the "extreme" arm, just a drop pitman arm, i have a decent steering angle now, will it become a serious issue?

 

[4x4junkie]

It could, yes.
My buddy's S/C truck with 6" lift + 8" coils was downright scary sometimes (to the point it was almost undrivable. It wasted his tires bad in only 7000 or so miles, too). Your 6" coils +spacers will be close to the same thing.

That linkage really should be close to dead-flat-horizontal for it to work well.

 

[bobbywalter]

whats wrong with the rake?


dump the rear blocks if they are still in there.

 

[bobbywalter]

man it looks perfect to me...do you just want more lift??

thats about as high as i like it on the road.....


hell my truck sits lower then that on 60's and 35's.

 

[bobbywalter]

the more i look at it the more i like it....

 

[hutch08]

Horrible pic, but you can see it a little better in this picture...

or even better here...

 

[hutch08]

i just had the rear susp apart to replace a broken leaf, and i was debating removing the add-a-leaf... but my main reason is that my tires still rub, and i trimmed the inner fenders but i dont wanna removing anymore... i just want the nose to sit a little higher...

 

[hutch08]

It could, yes.
My buddy's S/C truck with 6" lift + 8" coils was downright scary sometimes (to the point it was almost undrivable. It wasted his tires bad in only 7000 or so miles, too). Your 6" coils +spacers will be close to the same thing.



That linkage really should be close to dead-flat-horizontal for it to work well.

is that a stock pitman arm?

 

[4x4junkie]

Thats the standard Skyjacker arm (pt# FA400--- the one that comes with the kit)

This is the extreme arm on 6" lift (with spacers):

 

[hutch08]

Thats the standard Skyjacker arm (pt# FA400--- the one that comes with the kit)

This is the extreme arm on 6" lift (with spacers):

WOW, thats a nice steering angle... seems to be a good idea..