Minor Lift

[o' dannyboy]

I've got a '93 XLT. It is a road machine, rarely off-road. She seems to be sagging slightly, particularly in the rear, I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a lift that would give her a look only slightly taller than stock. A little something to make her look like she's "up on her feet". I'm not climbin' any rocks or crossin' any rivers... just a nice, slightly aggressive stance, for the road mostly. I'm also concerned about safety, I don't want to raise it to the point where it makes it any more susceptible to roll-over (got a 3 year old copilot). Lift kit?... springs?... leafs???

Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[Lt.Jim]

Do a search for f150 spacers in the front and warrior shackles or add a leaf in the rear. The f150 spacers will give you just under two inches in the front and the warrior or add a leaf will vary depending on how much sag you have in the rear.

 

[LBarr2002]

If its sagging, you could get replacement stock springs to get it back to original height. I would probably get the Skyjacker 2" coils for up front, and AAL and shackles for the back. With a sagging truck, that will give you a little more than 2" all around and will easily fit 31's, maybe 32's.

Edit: As with any lift, it will raise the center of gravity making it "more likely to roll over" but its not unsafe as long as you don't drive it like a sports car. Also, wider tires makes it feel much more stable.

 

[o' dannyboy]

Wheel Spacers???

Thanks,

How about wheel spacers? What's the scoop... safe, practical, useful???

 

[Jason94sport]

Not wheel spacers.... These spacers go in the spring bucket & lift the spring giving you the added height. As said do a search. It's been covered in detail with pics & DIY info.

 

[sn0border88]

dont worry about rollover as long as you dont drive like your in an indy car. I have 10" of lift, no swaybars and a heavy foot on the skinny pedal and im not gonna roll anytime soon.

 

[410Fortune]

Snowboarder you also have a wider track width thatnks to your offset rims and large tires, making it far more stable, even lifted.

 

[Creager]

wheel spacers work, although they are not known to be the safest thing. Use a wheel with a wider offset... 3.75" backspacing would be perfect, with some 31x10.50 tires.