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I see a 1.5 ready lift front lift but what did you use for the rear 1.5 lift?
I see a 1.5 ready lift front lift but what did you use for the rear 1.5 lift?
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MARC CREVLING
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Sorry for delayed response. 23.4 front and 23.6 rear. pretty level. Rides good. It tracks good down the road with wider tires and the height I think is just right.
MARC CREVLING
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Dealer Lifts in Willow Spings NC did the work. Contact James (owner) @ 919-368-3080.
I've searched off and on for lifted Timberlines over the past few months and they are very rear. This one just sticks in my head. It's gorgeous and I needed to know more. So, I called Dealer Lifts earlier today to figure out what they did for this lift. I figured I'd share my findings here for those that are also curious.
They used a ReadyLift 1.5" front leveling kit (#66-2052) and the rear 2" spacer from the ReadyLift 3" lift kit (#69-2831). Unfortunately, ReadyLift doesn't sell the 2" rear spacer separately, so you need to purchase the full 3" kit and discard the front spacer. The front spacer from that kit is way too tall for the factor leveled Timberline.
The tires on this build are 315/70r17 BFGs (which is a 34.4x12.4).
I asked them how the factory level was achieved on the Timberline, and they said it was the shock. It holds the spring higher on the shock body.
I was originally considering running Bilstein 5100s to achieve a 1.5" lift in the front, but this would be a waste of money for this purpose since they would net the same height as the stock level.
Those Dealer Lifts guys are awesome and answered all of my questions. I wish they weren't over 4,000 miles away so I could have them work on my ride.
They used a ReadyLift 1.5" front leveling kit (#66-2052) and the rear 2" spacer from the ReadyLift 3" lift kit (#69-2831). Unfortunately, ReadyLift doesn't sell the 2" rear spacer separately, so you need to purchase the full 3" kit and discard the front spacer. The front spacer from that kit is way too tall for the factor leveled Timberline.
The tires on this build are 315/70r17 BFGs (which is a 34.4x12.4).
I asked them how the factory level was achieved on the Timberline, and they said it was the shock. It holds the spring higher on the shock body.
I was originally considering running Bilstein 5100s to achieve a 1.5" lift in the front, but this would be a waste of money for this purpose since they would net the same height as the stock level.
Those Dealer Lifts guys are awesome and answered all of my questions. I wish they weren't over 4,000 miles away so I could have them work on my ride.
As a side note, they also said the Ford shocks have built in bump stops. So, adding this type of spacer isn't going to causing any issues like it would on a Toyota for example which uses external bump stops and would require bump stop spacers.
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Thanks for all your research! I have been curious what lift was on this Timberline.
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Just installed the rear 2" Readylift tonight. Happy with the outcome. Going to try to get the front 1.5" on this weekend.
Nice! My lifts should be delivered in the next day or two. How is the clearance between the rear tire and the back of the running board? I've seen mixed results on the forums when lifting the rear. I can't wait to see how yours turns out. I'll be using the stock rims and am still undecided between 295s or 285s for tire size. I'd like to keep my front weathertech mud flaps if possible.
