Peanut_butter_mj Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I have an 86 Comanche 4x4 automatic 4 cylinder. I was wondering how much lift I could do without cutting or anything crazy. My pickup is my daily driver I don’t drive on the highway much roads around me are fairly hilly. Just looking for an idea of how much lift to do. Was thinking 3” or under? I don’t take my truck wheelin or anything just trying to keep it looking nice and “cool”. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Any amount of lift has ramifications to how the suspension and the rest of the truck works. 3" is going to require a bunch of new parts in order to be made to drive decently. Perhaps you just want to replace worn stock components to restore the original ride height and quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpnjake Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Here’s my truck with sagged 3” lift springs and a 3/4” lift puck to equal out to about 3” in the front and metric ton springs that are about 5-6” in the back now This is all with 31” tires And on a SWB where yours is a LWB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armyvet25 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 53 minutes ago, jpnjake said: Here’s my truck with sagged 3” lift springs and a 3/4” lift puck to equal out to about 3” in the front and metric ton springs that are about 5-6” in the back now This is all with 31” tires And on a SWB where yours is a LWB wow, what a beautiful truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpnjake Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 16 minutes ago, armyvet25 said: wow, what a beautiful truck Thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpnjake Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Also to the OP, I went with adjustable lower control arms that are slightly lengthened, and I still have to do my tracbar, either drill new hole, or adjustable one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 you can do a 2" puck up front, chevy drop shackles in the rear and not have to replace any other parts. an alignment is recommended after any changes in height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armyvet25 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Pete M said: you can do a 2" puck up front, chevy drop shackles in the rear and not have to replace any other parts. an alignment is recommended after any changes in height. how much will that pull the front axle left without getting an adjustable trac bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 11 minutes ago, Armyvet25 said: how much will that pull the front axle left without getting an adjustable trac bar? almost no lateral movement from 0-2" of lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armyvet25 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Just now, Pete M said: almost no lateral movement from 0-2" of lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpnjake Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 6 hours ago, Armyvet25 said: how much will that pull the front axle left without getting an adjustable trac bar? Here’s 3” on my black truck with no trac bar, it’s less noticeable because I have wheels that don’t stick out. And I know, it’s extremely dirty… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armyvet25 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 33 minutes ago, jpnjake said: Here’s 3” on my black truck with no trac bar, it’s less noticeable because I have wheels that don’t stick out. And I know, it’s extremely dirty… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut_butter_mj Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 10 hours ago, Pete M said: you can do a 2" puck up front, chevy drop shackles in the rear and not have to replace any other parts. an alignment is recommended after any changes in height. I was thinking of doing a Rusty’s 2 inch they don’t have a kit directly but the rear I found shackles and shock for the rear so it’s fairly easy. At least it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut_butter_mj Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 Thanks for the help everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut_butter_mj Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 10 hours ago, Pete M said: you can do a 2" puck up front, chevy drop shackles in the rear and not have to replace any other parts. an alignment is recommended after any changes in height. Would these work? https://www.roughcountry.com/lowering-shackles-rc0501.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpcs&utm_campaign=18887230045|&utm_content=&utm_term=||m||fit_first_RC0501-a&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6LyfBhC3ARIsAG4gkF-g5oXeGRCWwrzNnMO47Xi1XSD77_hmg6Uj8r4nyYuV1ki5vCv1HsUaAknQEALw_wcB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 yup, that should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut_butter_mj Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Pete M said: yup, that should work. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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