Another Another Lift Question. Yes Another

hinrichs said:

Other than rear shafts that I thought I needed, I ran with over 20k on my old 2 door on 37s with no issues at all other than breaks that were my own fault (ie getting wedged between 2 trees and breaking a driveshaft).

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Cbach1987 said:

I should start reading up on that because I am not too familiar with what it all means.

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Cbach1987 said:

So all these people out there running them on basic equipment, are they just ticking time bombs or they do not care. I seem to read a lot of people running them with less components than I am talking about and say they have done it for thousands of miles and even wheeled that way without problems.

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Cbach1987 said:

So what did you have upgraded on it. At first I am only doing the lift and probably gussetts in the front.

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WJCO said:

Easy version: backspacing brings your wheel/tire out further away from the vehicle so it doesn't rub.



Why not just run the 37s and see what happens. Upgrade as you go. You'll always hear of people that run thousands of miles with no problems and hear of people that backed out of their driveway and blew up everything. Lots of stories out there on both sides.

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hinrichs said:

Well it applies more to my current 4 door, but all I technically have is gussets, front drive shaft, and new gears on factory 44s.

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Cbach1987 said:

the driveshaft and regear would be something that has to wait a little bit so hopefully I would be ok. I have 3.73 so I think I will regear sooner than later. But it is pretty flat here in good ol Wisco Land

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WJCO said:

I would do the drive shaft before the re-gear. The factory shafts don't last too long after a lift.

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Cbach1987 said:

So all these people out there running them on basic equipment, are they just ticking time bombs or they do not care. I seem to read a lot of people running them with less components than I am talking about and say they have done it for thousands of miles and even wheeled that way without problems.

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Journeyman said:

Yup! I'm on 35's for about 12,000 miles and I'm chasing issues. But I do take mine offroad. Don't take offense I'm just warning you that your vehicles going to change. It's not a 1 ton pick up where everything's built heavy duty, more or less.

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WJCO said:

I would do the drive shaft before the re-gear. The factory shafts don't last too long after a lift.

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hinrichs said:

Depends on the lift height and how much he flexes, the stock drive shaft is stronger than most aftermarket 1310s btw.

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swampdog said:

^^^^ This. Also, I would definitely have someone there to help you and a spring compressor as well. I wouldn't want to install the lift by myself.

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shadowpaige64507 said:

Don't waste you time or money on spring compressor's. Not needed. Just make sure you have slack in your brake lines and electrical connections.

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Cbach1987 said:

If I can find some for borrowing purposes I might

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