front and rear lift options for 85.

[Lil Evil1]

I am looking to change the lift my truck had when I bought it for something with much more flex and about 4-5" of lift. At the moment my truck sits on about 3" of add a leaf lift with an inch of body lift. Stance isn't bad but flex is lacking to say the least. I am running worn down 35" tires(about 33" now) and they stuff fender and this set up isn't working for me. I have heard about chevy 63 's and tthat's what I am leaning towards for the rear but I don't want to run junkyard leafs, I would rather run new leafs but am not sure where to find new ones. Also if I run those what should I do up front to match lift.
In the end I would like to eliminate the body lift and have about 5" of lift to run 35's withpplenty of flex. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[92-SR5]

If you are wanting that much lift I would not use 63s. I'd just get some trail gear springs or something like that. Something that will match front and rear. A lot of people get 3rd gen pickup rears to throw up front with 63s in the rear.

Why do you want that much lift though? I have plenty of room for 35s with my 3" springs

This is my setup. I run TG 3" springs up front and 63s in the rear. As you can see the flex is decent. I am not even stuffing in this pic.

 

[slowpoke99]

I agree with 92-SR5. Trail gear springs will do you good. Not to say ruf's and 63"inchers won't flex like crazy, but trail gears springs are actually pretty damn flexy even when new. And it'll take a lot of the guess work out of piecing together spring packs to match front and rear. This is my 3rd gen on brand new 5" trail gears the first day I drove it out of my shop. Too tall for my taste but I'm planning on running 39.5's so I'm gonna leave it alone for now but I'm seriously considering getting a set of 3" if I decide not to link my rig.

 

[Lil Evil1]

I am not really set on 4-5" of lift, I just want to make sure I clear my fenders. I am going to trim an inch of the front fender and 2 1/2" of the back as well so from with what you guy's are saying I should be alright with about 3" than. As for Trailgear, I have ordered from them in the past with varying levels of satisfaction so wasn't sure if I wanted to go that route again. I will do some research and might end up running the T.G leafs.

 

[KidVermicious]

I am not really set on 4-5" of lift, I just want to make sure I clear my fenders.

Cut and tub, baby, cut and tub. The lift you want without going full-widths will make you tippy as hell.

 

[Hyde802]

The point of chevy springs is that they are cheap, aka used springs. buying new springs make it just as expensive as any other lift, and your stuck with a very long spring.

Get the tires you want to run first, then build your lift around making them fit.

Going into the 4-5" range can get expensive to do correctly. Many companies will try and get you to change over to high steer to eliminate the weak j-arm, and replace your front flimsy front hanger with a beefier drop hanger. Which are both good things to do if you planning on spending a lot of time off road.

 

[Lil Evil1]

So at the moment I am running 35's worn down to about 33" but will be running 35's in the end. I already have high steer done so that's not a problem and want to replace all the hangers and mounts in the process. I just wanted to see what other spring options are available outside of T.G and Chevy 63's that will flex.

 

[92-SR5]

All pro, Alcan, custom built, pieced together bastard packs. There is lots of options out there.

 

[KidVermicious]

So at the moment I am running 35's worn down to about 33" but will be running 35's in the end. I already have high steer done so that's not a problem and want to replace all the hangers and mounts in the process. I just wanted to see what other spring options are available outside of T.G and Chevy 63's that will flex.

Are you wheeling, or are you just trying to get high? If you've already done high steer, you can fit 35s without changing your springs at all. Shove the front axle forward about 1.5 inches to clear the firewall, and tub out the rear fenders a bit. If you try and fit 35" tires on Toy axles solely with lift and then try and wheel, I guarantee you will not like the results.

 

[Lil Evil1]

Yup, this rig is definitely gonna get beat on, that's why I am so concerned about the amount of flex I can get out of her. I looked into Allpro and Alcan and since the company I work for works with Alcan from time to time I will be contacting them to see what we can work out. I appreciate the help for sure.