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Official 5-lug Suspension Setup Thread

Discussion in '5 Lug' started by comiesutra, Feb 8, 2011.

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  1. Dec 23, 2011 at 9:59 AM
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  2. Dec 26, 2011 at 6:05 PM
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    cool! just need bigger tires! ... and some body repair :p
     
    Thorpedo26, Dec 26, 2011
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  3. Dec 26, 2011 at 6:38 PM
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    looks good man! time for fiberglass and some 33"s :D
     
    Joels98taco, Dec 26, 2011
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  4. Dec 27, 2011 at 7:18 AM
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    I think I'm gonna stick with the 235/75/15s. I like how the truck looks now. plus i don't want to dig into the differential if i don't have to
     
    YotaMan2007, Dec 27, 2011
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  5. Dec 27, 2011 at 8:44 AM
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    fiberglass ...33s? all on a spacer lift? :rolleyes: dont waste ur money
     
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  6. Dec 27, 2011 at 3:06 PM
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    I'm eventually gonna put the mit travel lift from total chaos on my truck, but thats not until I get through with AIT and I'm at my first duty station. If i get larger tires it'll probably be something like a 265/70/16.
     
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  7. Dec 27, 2011 at 4:33 PM
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    save for the LT and then get fiberglass......trust me lol
     
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  8. Dec 27, 2011 at 4:50 PM
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    thats too much money and i like to ride basic trails to campsites and get back home.
     
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  9. Jan 25, 2012 at 6:12 PM
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    anybody have any problems after fat bob's lift?
    when i first got my lift whenever i backed out and turned the wheel while going out i would feel and hear a pop and feel the truck jerk had back it would only do it once every couple weeks and lately it does more than once a day. does anybody know what it can be?
     
    jesusc, Jan 25, 2012
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  10. Feb 3, 2012 at 12:02 PM
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    hey guys just wondering wat kinds of lifts are available for the first gen 5 lug for a decent price?? and by lifts i mean suspension between 2 and 3 inches and not body lifts.
     
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  11. Feb 3, 2012 at 12:45 PM
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    :worthless:!!!!!!!
     
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  12. Feb 3, 2012 at 3:21 PM
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    Ready lift or fat bobs spacers or tc mid travel or long travel
     
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  13. Feb 3, 2012 at 4:32 PM
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    When you do the fat bobs lift do you have to cut the longer bolt like you do with the readylift? and if you do what does the bolt cutting entail?
     
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  14. Feb 3, 2012 at 4:37 PM
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    Haha To uscg I'm awaiting tax returns$ for tire money putting on 265's. I'm not putting the lift on with the 20's on it haha. Ill see if I can put a pic of my rims I got in the mail last week on in a minute! Also getting color matched bumper and fogs withtax$ and maybe touch screen unit? . Or a kayak haha
     
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  15. Feb 3, 2012 at 4:55 PM
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    pro comp 16x8 rims, going to get spacers for them from e-ghey. yall know what a fat bobs kit plus shocks look like so i didnt take pics of that haha. just waiting to get the hankook dynapros 265-75-16 and will be good to go!

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    Yes because the bolt will hit the spacer. I don't think if affects much if I were to do it id have the nut on the bolt before cutting.. but that's just me
     
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  17. Feb 3, 2012 at 7:28 PM
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    ya that will look good i have always been partial to the black imitation bead locks, they def look sick.
     
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    Did you change the SAW springs?
     
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    Why won't they fit? I haven't had a 5-lug apart, but I have taken my 6-lug apart many times. I have a friend with a 5-lug that he might let me experiment with to get some lift on his truck. I compared my old top plate spacers to his top hats and the bolt pattern is larger on the 5-lug than the 6-lug, but only a little, it seems if you opened the holes on the frame up to look more like an oval so you could put the smaller dia bolt pattern top hat from the 6-lug on there then you would be fine. Overall it looks like 1/16" of material removal to get the bolt pattern to line up. If the issue is with opening the holes up, put some nice washers on there.

    Also the 5-lug coils look fatter OD than the 6-lug, so there shouldn't be an issue with clearance.

    And I assume that the strut assemble from the 6-lug is longer to give lift compared with the 5-lug.

    Also wonder if you could just take the top plate off the 5-lug and put it on the 6-lug strut using the 6-lug coil.


    Maybe I am way off, but it seems like it might be worth a try, or maybe I just dont know enough about it, I am no expert.
     
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