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what lift should i get?

J91FORD

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i have a 91 explorer and it is stock now with 30's on, i need ur advice one a lift that would be good for 33's ..... i was thinking a james duff lift and a 3" body lift ?????/ im new to this so anything would be helpfull thank.
Jim
 






Hey , need to know info first. What kind of 'wheelin do you do? how much articulation are you gonna need and how much do you have to invest? Do you wanna go wild or mild or what? I am in the process of a 6.5 suspension lift national custom coils for the front , spring over rear, plus 1 inch body lift, intend to run 33' at's for high articulation trails and street and 35 mt's for mud and sand where the sway bars will stay connected. all this cost about $800 including shocks, rs9000's. its all in what you intend to spend. also so you plan on paying for install or doing it yourself, it often doubles the cost.

long story short, if cost is a big factor a lot of guys have had good luck with body lifts.

hope this helps
dodger
 






KYLE,
IM LOOKING TO GET SOME CLEARENCE OVER ROCKS AND GOING OVER SOME BIGGER ROCKS, AND SOME HILLS.... I DONT WANT NOTHING TOO EXPENSIVE AROUND 700 $ IS GOOD JUST SOMETHING TO GET ME ON THE RIGHT TRACK. AND TO GET ME OUT ON THE TRAILS THANKS ALOT
 






Hey, there is one fairly inexpensive way to get 4" out of the deal, $100 for a bodylift, i like trailmaster but whatever., and i have seen 2" taller coils that didn't require new bracketry, just new alignment bushings, then the rear could be leveled out with longer shackles or an add a leaf. Hell my custom wound 6.5" coils were only $235 and that was at the big National boys, alcan springs or another of the smaller coil winders could make 'em cheaper, then again with $700 you could get the JD 2.5 lift and the body lift, i just don't want to see you spend money for stuff you're gonna wanna sell to go bigger in a year or two, i know i thought about the 4" superlift then the 3" body lift then i decided to go nuts cause i knew with a year or two of running i would want a bigger set so i decided 7.5" was the way to start. made my own 1" body lift, easy to do. i guess the more you are willing to do yourself and fab youself the less it will cost, my radiius arm crossmember and radius arm extensions i am doing my self. anyway before you decide really think about whether you are gonna wanna go bigger, the cost difference doesn't out weigh the cost on: ... buying a whole new kit selling the old and then because you went bigger so soon you have decent tires that look sill with too much lift. this probably doesn't help much but you can get a decent sized suspension lift for $700-$800. anyway have fun.
 






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