lift kit?

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:27 pm

i would like to lift my 68cs about 4 inches. i know its 2wd but think it would look good. has anyone here done this? where did you get the lift kit from? thanks

Thunderfoot · Post by **Thunderfoot** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:00 pm

2 threads with the same question.
Same answer I left on the other thread... Check this site out http://www.autofab.com/5lift.htm

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:02 pm

what is the differance in a lift and a body lift?

Thunderfoot · Post by **Thunderfoot** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:04 pm

A Body lift just raises the body up off the Frame where as a lift raises the Frame up from the axles.

averagef250 · Post by **averagef250** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:34 pm

You can't body lift a 2wd without major steering work.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:49 pm

i bet you could lift the body and use a saginaw box and a bendix column. but you could only go so high before you would have to rig something else in there.

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:58 pm

maybe i will just get a lift kit for it. rather spend a little more than have to jerry rig up my steering.

Thunderfoot · Post by **Thunderfoot** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:38 pm

averagef250 wrote:You can't body lift a 2wd without major steering work.

Ok, time to school me on 4x4's

as I have never seen one of these old ford truck 4x4's up close and personal... what is different with the way the steering is hooked up. does it have an intermediate shaft or something? I'm guessing that is it, as I thought I have seen that the stearing box is in front of the axle... anybody got a picture?

averagef250 · Post by **averagef250** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:50 pm

You're right on. The 4x4's have the box forward of the axle with a 2' or so shaft in there. You know how the 2wd's are.

Thunderfoot · Post by **Thunderfoot** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:09 pm

Ah, that makes sense then. Thanks

basketcase0302 · Post by **basketcase0302** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:59 am

hotrod,
Dustin's right about the 2WD steering, (I guess I never really looked the 2WD real close before now).
With the 2WD steering box aft of the front wheels it probably would be pretty tough.
Scroll down to look at the steering box:
http://www.fordification.com/powersteering.htm

I installed a custom body lift easily on my old style Bronco, (I lengthened the steering shaft by using 40K PSI crane tubing).
But the 4WD already had universal joints in place to easily correct the angle created by the lift.

Basketcase

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:09 pm

Thunderfoot wrote: 2 threads with the same question.
Same answer I left on the other thread... Check this site out http://www.autofab.com/5lift.htm

WOw

$1400 just to lift the front

The FORDification.com Forums

lift kit?

lift kit?

re: lift kit?

re: lift kit?

re: lift kit?

re: lift kit?

re: lift kit?

re: lift kit?

Re: re: lift kit?