Home made lift 2wd

[Jghagler]

This is my plan. I will use 1/4 inch steel tubing and plate and weld for my 3 inch coil spring spacers. Now, there is not enough up travel in the shock. So I will be using 1.5"d tube that is 1/2 inch thick to move the top shock mounts down 3 inches so it wont effect travel. My question is. Will this work, and my biggest concern is the control arms and steering. I won't need new control arms for 3" will I??

 

[FordandPolaris]

Just reading that makes me nervous... if you trust your fab skills then by all means. You should be fine with control arms and steering. Here is a link to a member's thread that just lifted his 2WD the same amount. Personally I would just invest in some longer shocks instead of moving the mounts, but it is up to you.

http://www.expeditionforum.com/f47/so-cant-done-20259/ (Ignore the title, the thread explains itself)