Lifting the front

jsb_swampfox

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I have a 4" suspension lift on my truck . The back is about 2" higher than the front, Same as stock. I want to level the truck out, mainly for looks. I was wondering what would be the easiest route to take. Could I just put on 6" front springs without any additional brackets, ie; track bar bracket, etc?
 

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depends on the YEAR.

the easiest way is probably to lower the back 2"...but then when you
load something in the back or tow, youre gonna have a squat issue.

if you have the coil front suspension (vs. the 99-04 leaf) you could
add some 2" spacers to the front...but again i suspect thats more work
than lowering the back.

if you have a coil front end you could be at a critical lift limit, shock length,
brake lines etc....when i look at the parts list (not including shocks) for an 05+ i see...

2) Radius arm drop brackets,
2) Front coil springs,
1) Pitman arm,
1) Carrier bearing drop kit,
1) Radius arm support bar,
2) Brake line extensions,
2) Front ABS extensions,
2) Front sway bar drop brackets,
2) Front sway bar endlinks,
2) 5.5" rear lift blocks (replaces factory blocks),
4) Rear u-bolts,
2) Front bump stop extensions


it makes me wonder if the parts you have on your truck have enough
margin for 2 more inches of lift...at the front.
 
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I have a 2001 with leaf springs. The back was lifted with new springs, not lift blocks so I dont think it would be feasable to try to lower the rear. I am not sure if all the bracketry and drop pitman arm, lenger sway bar links that are on it for the 4" lift are the same for another 2".
 

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Some companies use the same brackets for the 4" and 6" kits. You could either put new leaf springs on the front or a 2" add-a-leaf. If you didn't get a new pitman arm with your 4" kit you will need one when you raise the front another two inches. As for the brake lines you can run your stock lines, however I would advise you to get the extended brake lines.
 

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