Superduty12v

I was wondering how much on average people here are paying to have their trucks lifted 5-7 inches or so with 36-38.5 tires. I can't seem to make the total amount of money fall under $3,000.00 for my truck. 6 tires x $203, lift kit about $1,100, labor for a shop to do it $800 I'm guessing (I'm still building my shop so I can't do it) Anyone got any ideas?

XcumminsX

well buddy i dont know what to say lifting trucks are very expensive. i had a 88 ford i lifted did a front axle conversion enough lift to fit 42" tires and it was about 12,000 $.

for your truck id say maybe if your lucky about 5000 dollars.remember when looking for a lift that it must be approved for diesels! you cant put a body lift on a diesel remember that. remember there are many things other than the lift that must be done. angles of the diffs, angles of the driveshafts, your gonna want a different gear i ran 4.88 with 42's i wish i ran somewhere in the 5's. your gonna need beefier axle shafts espicially with a cummins. with my opinion anyone just putting a lift kit on with nothing else to support it is asking for nothing but problems

Dieselhead

Oh yes you can do a body lift on a diesel and it's very easy too! Check this out:
http://www.pavementsucks.com/forums/...ight=motorhead

Berak

Skyjacker has a 4" lift for $1000 or so. It is new. Do it yourself, it's not that hard if you have standard hand tools. and jacks / jackstands. (Okay, getting the some parts off like the pitman arm may require a torch). Add the cost of tires, did you say 6, a dually?

Superduty12v

Yeah. A dually. And the only tire IO can find that'll fit side by side in the rear is a Super Swamper TSL 38.5x11.00x16. I prolly could do it myself. I have a ton of tools. I wonder how well a body lift would be. I haven't ever been a fan of them. on't like the idea of seperating body from frame... I don't know.. hmm..


I wish I could find a 36 that'd fit in the rear side by side without using a spacer.

James Lucas

How about doing a Massive single in the rear?

Now that would be SWEEEEEEeeeeeEEEEET!!

James

James Lucas

I saw where a company makes adapters to fit 22.5 alcoa's on your truck and then the floatational tires like you see on the front of concrete trucks......


James

James Lucas

http://www.chromewheel.com/4wd.htm

Here it is...... pretty wild.....

XcumminsX

WHAT THE HECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOO BAD ITS UGLY!

James Lucas

The first pic on the top of the page is very butt ugly

The others way down the page are alot more tolerable but when someone was trying to talk me into doing mine I was giving them the ol' you gotta be kidding me look.

There are some really cool pics on their site....
[urlhttp://www.chromewheel.com/images/P1010017.jpg][/url]

http://www.chromewheel.com/images/P1010033.jpg

http://www.chromewheel.com/images/P1010034.jpg

http://www.chromewheel.com/images/P1010034.jpg

The Massive Single out on the rear would be pretty awesome if it were a 38x20x16 or something like that with a 38x11x16 on the front.

J

Dr. Evil

I just seen a dually with 315 BFG Mud Terrains on it....had a spacer and looked GREAT. The owner said that he had been running this setup for awhile and that the tires lasted suprisingly good even though they are D rated. Id personally scrap the body lift idea....Ive never been a fan of them either.

Haulin_in_Dixie

[quote author=Superduty12v link=board=7;threadid=19737;start=0#msg185493 date=1063741071]
Yeah. A dually. And the only tire IO can find that'll fit side by side in the rear is a Super Swamper TSL 38.5x11.00x16. I prolly could do it myself. I have a ton of tools. I wonder how well a body lift would be. I haven't ever been a fan of them. on't like the idea of seperating body from frame... I don't know.. hmm..


I wish I could find a 36 that'd fit in the rear side by side without using a spacer.
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Ford wheels give you more backspace. Or to be accurate half backspace. That is why I have them.

Haulin_in_Dixie

[quote author=Dieselhead link=board=7;threadid=19737;start=0#msg185458 date=1063735221]
Oh yes you can do a body lift on a diesel and it's very easy too! Check this out:
http://www.pavementsucks.com/forums/...ight=motorhead
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I will be putting a lift on my cab, but have not figured out just what to do with the fan problem. I have to have the cooling for the loads.

y-knot

I'd have to say that rule #1 in lifting trucks is : If you can't afford to do it right, they don't do it. You sound like you are somewhat mechanical, so there is no reason why you could not do the life. It's not like a chevy with IFS. The dodge is about as easy of a lift as there is. Also most people only add-up the high ticket items, like basic lift price, wheels, tires. On these type projects there are meany, meany small items that add-up very quickly. For example you will need longer brake hoses, 189.00. Meany time these kits are not compleat, you have to purchase seperatly small items like alinement shims,cams,bolts. Meany times pitman arms, tierods,ect.
Also I have never been a fan of body lift, they are cheap and that makes them attractive to some people, but they are just that cheap. They strech very line, electrical conection, hose to there limit to reach, the factory designed in a certain amount of extra lenght for a reason. That being, when the engine moves, frame twist, body moves, nothing will be pulled aprts, kink, or tear. The body lift will rob most on the movement afforded your truck now. Then there is the fan, sitting 3" lower the the top of the shroud, bad ideal.
I do not want to scare you or turn you away for lifting your truck, I just want you to figure in all the "ADDED" cost. It does add up quickly. I have lifted meany trucks, including a chevy with IFS. My last project was a 2000 ford ranger 2wd, that I lifted for a total height of 10 1/2", it runs BFG 32 x11.50x15 MUDD's, and is pattered after a dester pre-runner. I used mostly FABTECH parts(coil springs, spindles, blocks,a-arms,bump stops,shocks,fornt bumper,tire carrier, alinement bolts, ect.) They have a very good product, and I would recomend them. I have used RANCHO, PRO-COMP, DAYSTAR,FABRITECH, and they also offer quality products. I think the main thing to do is sit down and write out what the objective is, how do you want the truck to look like. Then go from there, list all the big ticket items, and then start investigating what kind of support items you will need. You know most people forget to include such basic items as an alinement. And don't think it will be the cheap little 49 dollar job. Since you moved everything up front, and most in the back, it will take alot of time to aline, and time is money. Probaly will run beteew 120-150. If you go with your 38" tires and don't change ring and pinion gears you will be very sorry, and slow. Also there is know way you will fit two 38" swampers side by side without spacers, so go on an add in the extra 200.00 bucks. Tires that big will not balance out, so add in another 400.00 for centamatic balancers. Everytime I installed a large lift, I replaced the gears. In my chevy I went with 4.56 front and rear, they worked nice but cost ov 4000.00 to do. The ranger I went with 4.56's also, add in a locker, and it was about 1900.00 (only rear axle had to change) Bottom line is lifted trucks can be a blast, but if it's not done correctly, they are one mean pain in the as*. Think about it, and save for it if you have to. I can not see you doing it very cheap. I spent 6000. onthe ranger, and 8500. on the chevy, and I did 95% of the work. good luck

XcumminsX

oh man chevys are the nightmare to lift :-