This is how she sits now just leveled on 33x12. The goal is 37x12.5 in tires on maybe 5 inches lift Im going to get lift springs for the back and keep the rear as is eventually lockers and coilovers is the plan i want something i can trash relitivly reliably offroad and drive it home after. I should be able to get away with some extended braided brake lines but im not sure what i need to keep the abs because i do want to keep that as its going to be a daily driver. Powder coated gloss black with grade 8 hardware. Purchase this kit with Viking coil overs and choose between 0' to 4'. Gain complete control and adjustability of your front end. 99-06 kits require welding of upper and lower mounts. Im going to try and keep the stock front driveshaft with just a conversion joint. VAS coil-over conversion kits are completly bolt on for the 2008-2018 GM full size. Then custom panhard bar that will try to match the steering link angle. Ill probably not reuse the ford radius arms but make some out of 2in 1/4 wall dom tubing with johny joints on the frame pivot and bushings and just weld some bracksts to the bottom of the frame to connect the radius arms to obviously need to make a custom steering link and want to end up with hydro ram assist. I plan to weld a piece of 3/16 plate to the outside of the frame for extra support and theb weld the factory ford buckets to that until i can afford coilovers. I have a limited budget so i plan to reuse as many of the ford parts as i can. 1988-1998 GM 2WD to 4WD Solid Axle 1988-1998 Chevy/GMC IFS to Solid Axle 1988-1999 Chevy/GMC IFS to Solid Axle 2001-2010 Chevrolet IFS to Solid Axle 2001-2010 Chevy/GMC 4-Link Coil Over Solid Axle Trac Bar Kits Steering Assists Crossover Steering Shackle Kits Sway Bar Kits Brake Lines Leaf Springs Shock. I want to end up with about 5 inches +-1 of lift and move the axle 2 inches forward from the swap. From what i can tell ima have to shorten the axle to match rear track width, regear either my rear axle or this front axle to match the other one, and swap hubs to 8x170 and redrill to 8圆.5. I have acess to a complete 07 f450 dana super 60 axle for $300. This isnt asking if its a worthy change from ifs. Ive wanted to solid axle swap my truck for a while its a 05 2500hd 4wd.
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