If you've seen my other thread, you know what I have. If not, it's a 78 supercab 4x4.
Now, I know I want to lift it. I have seen kits on ebay and such, but am not sure what is best and can't find a whole lot of info on it since the Scab has the front leafs. I'm looking for 4", would like 6" but my heart is def set on 4. I want to run 37-38s and want to avoid blocks if I can. I also (no offense to those of you that like them) think that body lifts are ghey, so that's not an option. I have seen that you can do it just using leafs off of other trucks, but haven't found a lot of info about it. I've been through about half the pages in the gen 6 section so far, and I'll keep looking but thought this might be quicker.
*If there is a kit, where is the best place to look?
*If not, what parts can I use to make it?
Next question. The Scab is a heavy half, so if I took the axles out of a 250, does that effectively make it a 3/4 ton? Of course this would include springs, which would bring me back to the "which kit do I need" question.
Another question. Do these kits come with shackles? Do you just reuse the stock ones? I had to cut one of mine off and was going to buy a new one, but figure if I'm gonna have to replace it with something else during the lift, I might as well wait.
I'm going to replace all four springs regardless of what I do, so if I can find a cheap way to do it, I'm all for it. I don't mind using used parts, I can blast and coat them if need be, but I would like new if I can. I'm working on sellling my car (91 Galant VR4) and plan on using that money to get this done, so hopefully in the next few weeks. Any help would be appreciated.
Now, I know I want to lift it. I have seen kits on ebay and such, but am not sure what is best and can't find a whole lot of info on it since the Scab has the front leafs. I'm looking for 4", would like 6" but my heart is def set on 4. I want to run 37-38s and want to avoid blocks if I can. I also (no offense to those of you that like them) think that body lifts are ghey, so that's not an option. I have seen that you can do it just using leafs off of other trucks, but haven't found a lot of info about it. I've been through about half the pages in the gen 6 section so far, and I'll keep looking but thought this might be quicker.
*If there is a kit, where is the best place to look?
*If not, what parts can I use to make it?
Next question. The Scab is a heavy half, so if I took the axles out of a 250, does that effectively make it a 3/4 ton? Of course this would include springs, which would bring me back to the "which kit do I need" question.
Another question. Do these kits come with shackles? Do you just reuse the stock ones? I had to cut one of mine off and was going to buy a new one, but figure if I'm gonna have to replace it with something else during the lift, I might as well wait.
I'm going to replace all four springs regardless of what I do, so if I can find a cheap way to do it, I'm all for it. I don't mind using used parts, I can blast and coat them if need be, but I would like new if I can. I'm working on sellling my car (91 Galant VR4) and plan on using that money to get this done, so hopefully in the next few weeks. Any help would be appreciated.
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