4" or 6" lift?

[JDwornik]

I have a 94 Limited I'm looking to lift and trying to get an idea which would be better to use. This will be a dd for winter time and off road toy in the summer.I have a fresh built motor and trans that I just finished putting in tonight. The truck also have 3:73 gears and factory L.S. in the rear.

Lets here the pro and cons of both! Also What odds and ends will I need when lifting?

Thanks, Jason

 

[lets blaze]

What size tires you plan on running? The 3.73's will not like anything much bigger then 32ish. Auto or manual since the A4ld will die with 3.73's and bigger tires.

 

[JDwornik]

I woul like to run 32 or 33 max on tire size. The explorer has s brand new motor and built trans in it so hopefully it will last

 

[Nedwreck]

I run 33's and 3.73 gears, auto trans, and have had good luck so far (so far)...

lets blaze is correct though, the combo isn't the best for a DD. it's about the same as having 3.27 gears and stock tires. Actually I run the speedo gear for 3.27 and it's pretty close.

31in. tires should be fine with 2" lift (or sometimes no lift).. and 32's should be fine with 4" lift no problem (imho).

Your decision is best based on how much you want to spend.

A good 6" lift in the front isn't cheap, once all the little doo-dads are done. Drop pitman arm, new alignment, brake lines, etc.. all factor in. The spring-over-axle conversion for the rear isn't expensive however.

A good 4" kit is mostly the same for the front, but then the rear treatment goes into other things (4" lift springs).

One viable option is 2" of suspension lift, which can be done pretty cheaply.. and a 2" body lift to go with it.

Some people do manage 33" tires with 4" of lift and some fender trimming.

However, as stated, once we get into 33" tires then gears should be installed. Figure a thousand for full-on 4.56 and ratchet lockers if you go that far.... and figure $500 to a thousand for the 4" or 6" lift, depending on several factors.

My figures are pretty rough though.. others will have more accurate info I'm sure.

 

[JDwornik]

I can pic up a 4in lift for 100 or a 6in for 200

The 4in comes with drop brackets, coils, drop pitman arm.

The 6in comes with drop brackets, coils, and extended radius arms

Which sounds like a better deal?

 

[Nedwreck]

I can pic up a 4in lift for 100 or a 6in for 200

The 4in comes with drop brackets, coils, drop pitman arm.

The 6in comes with drop brackets, coils, and extended radius arms

Which sounds like a better deal?

Some good deals there.....

with the 4", rear springs are still a factor...

with the 6" you can do a SOA for $50 and some labor (welding involved for the spring perches). A drop pitman (skyjacker part number FA600) would be extremely desirable.

Either kit (6" esp.) needs extended front brake lines, F250 superduty lines work well.

don't forget shocks...

what's your "summer fun" ideas? mud? trails? rocks? your desired usage should have some bearing here. I have a 6" lift, and there are times I wish it wasn't so tippy.

 

[JDwornik]

Well I already have some skyjacker brake hoses on the truck.

The truck will be used for the sand dunes and a mix of trail and some mud action. The more I think about it I might just go with the 4in cause I need new leaf anyway since the factory ones are sagging. So why not replace with some skyjacker lift ones right?

Will the smaller drop pitman arm be ok with the 4in lift? Will I need anything else as in camber correction bushings?

 

[Maniak]

You also need to consider how the lift is build and if its strong enough.

Some kits just drop the factory axle pivot on the driver side. That becomes a diff basher at that point. More than a few people have had a hole put into the top of the diff thanks to that.

Even some of the bigger name lifts can crack over time. If your just going to run it on the street and don't care if your just lifting it without getting better suspension performance then you can go pretty cheap.

Also, "normally" a 6" lift is cheaper since you don't need new rear springs. You use a SOA conversion bracket or weld perches onto the top of the rear springs and move the springs up there.

~Mark

 

[jd4242]

what kind of lift is the 6"?i would buy both for that price and sell one for those prices

 

[Noober1]

I can pic up a 4in lift for 100 or a 6in for 200

The 4in comes with drop brackets, coils, drop pitman arm.

The 6in comes with drop brackets, coils, and extended radius arms

Which sounds like a better deal?

Where?

 

[JDwornik]

Well looks like I will be getting the 6 inch lift now. Its a superlift 5.5" kit with custom made radius arms and a FA 600 drop pitman arm. Now I just need to figure out if I want to install this now or wait and see what these gas prices do,LOL

Pretty sure a 6in lift and 32-33" tires with 3:73 gears will kill my MPG!! HAHA

 

[JDwornik]

The more I think about it I'm going to pick both kits up and resell one or both of them depending on what I can get for them LOL