lift kits

[smoking79stang]

Doe's anyone know where to find suspension lift kits and lift parts for a 67-72 f-250HB. Can only find them for coils springs and not leafs.

[heep70]

Skyjacker Ask for one that will fit a 73 F250.

[jeepermc]

This may be kinda late..... I have the skyjacker 4" kit on my 69 f-250. I like the springs, it rides nice, doesn't haul much because it sags with any weight in the back. The worst part is the support for the kit. Nobody makes extended brake lines. I spent hours with my local NAPA store to come up with something that would work for longer lines. Also, the stock steering setup doesn't work too well with a lift. I converted mine to the factory power assist and the angle was horrible on the ram attached to the pitman arm. I ended up taking the arm that bolts to the top of the trunion bearings to a local 4x4 shop and having the taper in it reversed so I could mount the assist ram above it instead of below. That worked out pretty well. All in all it's a good lift from a reputable manufacturer, but for a niche market. All the issues can be overcome with some ingenuity, but it doesn't enjoy the support of the more mainstream kits for jeeps and chevy's... Just my .02 cents...

[460 crew]

National tire and wheel carries them and usually any 4x4 shop in your town such as 4wheelparts.
http://www.ntwonline.com/acb/showdetl.c ... 6&CATID=12

I have the 4in kit also and have had no problems with it. With the brake line situation I have swapped in a D60 so skyjacker carries extended lines for the disk brake front ends 44's and 60's. With the drum you could always just extend your hard line till your rubber will fit correctly.another option is to have custom stainless steel lines made, thats what I had done when I only had my 44 drum.On your steering you could get a 3-4in steering block. If one is not available for the drum knuckle then you could have one made. I know on the disk 44's you have a 3 bolt 3in raised arm to replace the original or a 3in 3 holed block to go under that. I have both for my 77 project. Best steering option is upgrade to the integal steering setup and run the drop pitman arm, drop draglink or steering knuckle blocks, or last but not least a crossover Hi steer arm setup.

As a side not make sure all your bushings and sleeves are there for your kit before you leave where you buy them from. They screwed up my order the 1st time.

[jeepermc]

Like I said- A little ingenuity and you can get past the issues I had. I didn't want to extend my hard lines because I figured the factory routed them where they were for a reason. I also couldn't find anyone willing to take on the liabilities of making braided lines for street use. DOT figured in to their reasoning somewhere. All of my problems would have been taken care of with a disc brake frontend as mentioned above....All of the options 460 crew mentioned would work great on a disk frontend, but around here you can't touch a decent one for under $1,000.00. Usually more. The best solution for my steering issue was what I did. A 3" block under the arm would not work because the bottom side of the arm is an integral part to keeping the upper trunion bearing where it's supposed to be... I think without power steering an adjustable/drop drag link for a 73-87 chevy would probably work, but I don't know for sure. (plus it's for a Chevy) Not saying it's a bad kit, but if your truck is stock like mine, you will have some hurdles to jump over to make it all work. Also, figure on replacing the rear shackles if it hasn't been done recently. There were no bushings left in mine

[460 crew]

I have the 4in drop draglink for the 77-79 F250 and it looks like it might work you could just turn the one balljoint sideways rather than upward like it would work on the 77-79 pitman arm. If you all are interested in some measurments I could get them to you. Here is a pic of it.

[jeepermc]

Yeah, that's what I was picturing in my head as the chevy part. I still think you'd have to re-drill the taper to the topside for the closed knuckle front 44 though. Maybe a 2" drop would work better with that setup? I guess you'd have to try them both and see which was more level.. Looks like it would work great otherwise if you didn't have PS to correct the steering after a lift.