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How much lift do I have w/2" spacer?

8.9K views 9 replies 5 participants last post by  MrBowtie  
#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
What I have came on the truck is why I'm asking. Spacers on top of the struts measure a hair over 2" but it's hard to get a tape in there right. My front wheel well is 41" to center, rear is 40 1/2" on 35" tires and factory 20's with a just a little bit of rub on the sway bar at full lock. I do think some of the plastic wheel well has been trimmed.

This truck eats ball joints and CV's for breakfast but I see folks on here saying a 2" level is relatively safe for your angles. Does suspension geometry give you more actual lift than the height of the spacer? I'm curious what the thickness of the spacer from a known 2" level kit is. It would make sense if this is actually the 3.5" lift that seems to have a bad rap. Any help in identifying what I'm working with would be great! I've got to make changes to improve lifespan of parts here either up with a legit lift kit or downsize everything.

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#4 ·
Thanks thats what I'm looking for. I figured theres no way its only 2". In light of that info I think I'm going to get a 2" level and 33" tires for now and hopefully jack er up the right way when budget allows. The annoying part is that I used to have some rancho 2" lift struts laying around but after a couple moves theyre nowhere to be found :(
 
#5 ·
Luckily whoever did it did not cut off the factory upper control arm bump stops. Which it looks like the UCAs are resting on them. You will get some nice ride quality back when you get a smaller level or an actual lift.

Im willing to bet its a 3.5" RC or something like that. Like the other guy mentioned its roughly a 2:1 ratio.. 1" block gives you 2" of lift
 
#6 ·
I found that I got 1.6 ish multiplier on my 2014 when I was messing with ride heights on the front.

What that means is whatever I did at the strut gave me 1.6 or so more at the wheel. So 1" would be 1.6 for example.

Best I could tell it wasn't a full 2 to 1, but was far more than 1 to 1
 
#7 ·
Thanks for the input guys, I went with a 2" level spacer from moto fab and 305/55/20 tires and it looks/rides great! Very noticeable smoother ride and bump absorption and angles look much closer to flat. However The drivers side CV shaft rubs pretty well on the top of the strut mounting bolt! This only rubs on drivers side and passenger side has maybe 1/8" clearance. Im guessing this means my struts are worn out? Thinking if I gotta pull em again I may just go with a lifted strut and forgo spacers alltogether.
 
#8 ·
Looks like someone put aftermarket bolts and nuts in the strut to control arm. Flip the bolts over or cut them shorter. In the pic the bolt is sticking through the nut pretty far so you could easily trim them shorter. Or flip them...