2wd bumpside front coil lift?

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2wd bumpside front coil lift?

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does anyone make a front coilspring with a 2" lift for a 1972 2wd?
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Autofab is the only game in town in lifting a 2wd but there is more to it than just taller coils.
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i saw on ebay someone is selling a setup with extended shock and a coil spacer that lifts the front 2", anyone use that? is that safe?
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Beware on the spacers. Just adding spacers throws the old school twin i beams into a massive positive camber and caster situation. To lift and ibeam truck properly you need to extend the pivot brackets and the radius arm brackets to match how high you lift it. Autofab i you look has custom beams to get your alignment right with the lift. Spacers can be used safely if the are the better aluminum ones but you will need other components to get the alignment right. :doh:
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Re: 2wd bumpside front coil lift?

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thanks, good info,
what other components do i need to do it right with spacers?, i just want to get the truck level, lift the front maybe 2", maybe an inch higher than the rear and use 32" tires
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Re: 2wd bumpside front coil lift?

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Eaton Detroit Spring will make you a +2" coil-

https://www.eatondetroitspring.com/orde ... ts-lookup/#
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