Best Way to add lift to a 6 inch kit

Just put 44 inch tires on.

 

Being new to the truck scene and planning such a radical lift is a recipe for disaster. Doing such an aggressive lift will require major re-engineering. Unless you have an engineering degree AND have a substantial bankroll, going this route will yield unacceptable results. Honestly, this is the wrong vehicle do do such a lift.

If you do manage to accomplish this, it's highly unlikely that you'll be happy with it. Drive-ability, reliability, and safety will be significantly compromised. In a nutshell, don't do it......

 

Definitely this. By the time you factor in new driveshafts and all the front end work (worn joints, bearings and such) , plus re-gearing for larger tires (which should be done, but some fools don't) it's one expensive project. Don't forget to re-aim your headlights, and, depending on your location, drop bumpers to remain legal. I have built several lifted mud beasts in my younger days...always older leaf spring rigs or Ford coil springers. Jacked em up as much as 12". As I have grown older I have gotten (somewhat) wiser. If I were to do it all over, I would whack the fenders as much as possible and lift as little as needed to clear the tires. Still need to regear though. And no...no cold air intake or super exhaust or fancy tune will make up for the power lost with bigger tires...re-gearing is the only way, and it costs $$$

 

Addendum - Vehicles generally speaking are designed with reliability and safety as priorities. Each "system" on a vehicle must operate in "harmony" with the other systems. Once you exceed the design parameters of a particular system, you in effect create an out of balance condition where you have created weak links in the vehicle. There's a ripple effect and every system on the vehicle will be effected. For instance, huge tires will require suspension changes, leading to possible axle changes, brake changes, steering changes, drivetrain changes, etc., etc.. That's the short list.

There's one more variable in this equation. If you are able to accomplish this lift, consider the changes you'll have to make driving it. It's not going to handle like a sports car and shouldn't be driven as such. It'll be a completely different animal and needs to be driven within it's performance envelope. This usually is a huge compromise.....