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by Nightfall » Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:45 pm

Looking for tried and true info regarding my suspension and lift. This is currently my DD at 6000-7000 miles a month, I plan to retire it from DD duties after this winter. At any rate Radflo seems to have a good deal going that I'm probably going to go with.

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3" lift, undecided on brand?
Thinking new sway bar with disconnects
Flipping the UCAs, need to?
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by drburke » Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:58 pm

Radflos will provide the lift up front, you will not not a spacer for it. In the back you'll need a block or Skyjacker 4" coil.

As far as brand goes, all we recommend is MarkMC/The LiftMeister because he's practically an in-house manufacturer. However, the above still applies. You can get just the rear block from him.

You won't need a new sway bar, I'm not even sure they make another version of ours. Most members ditch the rears anyway, and some ditch them all. New endlinks/disco's aren't a bad idea though.

UCAs will need to be flipped after a suspension lift increase on the front, which the Radflos provide. Might want to replace the ball joints while you're at it depending on their condition.
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by v7guy » Wed Oct 16, 2013 1:11 am

You've got the basics figured out, ideally, radflo up front, Markmc rear spacers or skyjacker, 1.5" wheel spacers or adapters and then some wheels and tires. A radiator skid and a oil pan skid is pretty much mandatory.

For specifics beyond that you'll want read and formulate your own opinion.
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by Nightfall » Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:41 pm

Understood...Thanks guys! The email still good for Markmc I believe I found in v7guy's build thread?
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by TBYODA » Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:44 pm

Nightfall wrote:Understood...Thanks guys! The email still good for Markmc I believe I found in v7guy's build thread?

http://theliftmeister.com/public_html/t ... page4.html
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by v7guy » Sun Oct 27, 2013 12:31 am

Yeah, you can email him directly or just buy at his site, either works. The site is probably a lil simpler.
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