Skyjacker 5" Lift Kit

[BHaner]

If you are just putting on 35's you can do it with the coil spacers.

They won't fit with my wheels.

 

[BTighe]

how much heavier is your camper than coreys? i was checking out the fabtech lifts before but dont have the cash. i gotta climb in and out of my truck (bed) all day so im leary of a big lift. do your tires rub now? are you bumping up in size?

whatcha doing with the d25's?



and you thought you were asking the questions here

 

[BHaner]

how much heavier is your camper than coreys? i was checking out the fabtech lifts before but dont have the cash. i gotta climb in and out of my truck (bed) all day so im leary of a big lift. do your tires rub now? are you bumping up in size?

whatcha doing with the d25's?



and you thought you were asking the questions here

Camper is the same... or maybe a little less. I think his is close to 4k. . I think mine is 3-4k.



I was worried about coil bind with the fabtech and a heavy load. . Those coils are sure wound tight!



Yeah. . My 295's rub now. . And I want to run 35's.



D-25's will go up for sale when I figure out what I am doing. Don't really need them on the 94. Everyone up here already has them. lol

 

[y-knot]

Not sure about some of the post here or there motives, but the SkyJacker lift kits have always been among the very best in design and quality of construction. I have personally lifted over six (6) trucks, yell 6 trucks of my own and I have always been a pretty discriminating buyer, doing many hours of research, both web based and talking directly with the manufacturers and the guys that install the lifts for a living. Never has an installer told me NOT to use SkyJacker or that they had a bad experience with any of there products. I will say that there are some bad customer experiences with certain parts used in both SkyJacker and all the other lift kits currently on the market. The problem is more with the expectations the customers have and not with the products used. Seams that many customers that see these race suspension kits and think that this is the way to go, like SkyJacker many manufacturers offer several levels of performance per said lift. Most think if good is better then better most be the best, or simply think the highest level (most costly) must be the best lift. This is really where most people go wrong, the higher end kits come with the most trick or race like parts, mainly rod ends . In away they are right, the higher end kits are the most desirable for true off-road conditions... . the problem is most people including me don't spend all that much time off-road, most know more then 10%. The problem is that the better kits with there expensive rod ends, hold up very well off-road, but have very bad road manors. These very kits allow way too many vibrations and other road related noise to be trasfeered Thru the steering wheel and into the cab. It's this sudden and unexpected realization that maybe these guys aren't the real off-road types they thought they were that makes many up-set and ultimately post negative remarks about certain off-road lift kits. You can see tha the manufacturers did nothing wrong, if fact they did everything to well, they built a real off-road lift kit, just the wrong guy bought it.

I would advise anyone that is contemplating a lift to think it through, what is it that you really want? Do you just want added room for larger tires, or do you really need race type suspension. If you just want some added room to run those larger tires, then don't buy the lift kit that comes with race type rod ends. They are tough yes, quiet no! They rattle around and as they wear they get worse, your steering wheel will vibrate and the truck may wonder depending on the lift type and brand. For street use, go with the control arms that use polyurethane ends, they are quiet, clean running and work just fine, of-coarse you may have to tune down the hype, but what is more important?

Just remember, there is always a cause and an effect. This rules our universe and truck suspensions are not exempt. SkyJacker has many great products, as does Rancho, FabTech and several other lift kit makers, just make sure you Alaine yourself with the proper type kit for your driving hobbits. Also, the TDR is a great place to get together and share information... . BUT it is also a great marketing tool used by many that advertise on it to further promote there own financial gain. Many, use these forums to excite members in the audience as a way to promote there products and use that atmosphere of excitement, one upmanship and even "social competition" or pier pressure, to promote and sell there wheres.

Before you buy anything, here or else where, ask yourself do I really did this? Do I really want this? Or am I just giving into social pressure..... I've been there so trust me I not preaching, just letting you know how many of these companies work sites like the TDR, and most other web sites. There not here out of the goodness of the hearts, they are here to sell product, make money , and that's the real bottom line.

I have already purchased a Skyjacker lift kit much like the one you described, I purchased mine through 4Wheel parts, they had the best price at the time and I have purchased many items from them in the past with a 99% satisfaction rating. Just a hint, never assume any price is set in stone, call the company you are thinking about purchasing from and ask it they can do better on the price, shipping or both. It doesn't cost anything but a few minuets of your time, and most time they will come thru for you, just ask.

 

[JCasper]

Camper is the same... or maybe a little less. I think his is close to 4k. . I think mine is 3-4k.



I was worried about coil bind with the fabtech and a heavy load. . Those coils are sure wound tight!



Yeah. . My 295's rub now. . And I want to run 35's.



D-25's will go up for sale when I figure out what I am doing. Don't really need them on the 94. Everyone up here already has them. lol

Wow, You must have a ton of offset or something. My 33X12. 50 on stock wheels with stock suspension never rubbed. Now my 35's with stock wheels and the D25's only rub on a hard turn. And that is only on the control arm, so not really a big deal.



I have not yet been off road but I could possibly see them rubbing the fender if they were compressed while turning.

 

[BTighe]

huh. i have 35's and no lift or level kit and they only rub the arms. stock tires.

nothings hit the fenders offroad either.

what about a spacer kit like camo has(i think). not much to look at but youll get the clearance.

 

[NUKEMAN]

I have the 5" Skyjacker on my '03 3500. So far, I love it. Been about 5k since installed and have had no problems. My only complaint is the rear add-a-leafs. They make an already stiff spring pack even stiffer. The rear is pretty damn stiff. Also remember that unless you fab up some kind of spacer for the rear overloads, you can't really use them if you install the add-a-leafs. I guess you could, but because the springs are re-arched with the add-a-leafs, the overloads are 3" further from the spring purches. That's great if you load about 5k into your bed, but even with my 1900lb. slide-in camper on board they still don't even come close to the overloads. The upside of the add-a-leafs is the added stability and weight control, but I seriously plan on replacing the rear leaf packs soon. Just too stiff for me. I have the Nitro shocks, and would highly recommend that if you purchase this kit, buy them; not the hydros (junk). One thing I really like about this kit is the front upper control arm mounts. Skyjacker gives you brackets that install on the upper control arm mount that reduce the angle of the upper arms, which helps with caster issues. All of the hardware is top quality. There is definitely an improvement in handling, no more front end dive and body roll. I finished it off with a set of 37" Pro-Comp Extreme mud terrains. Looks great with the stock wheels.



BTW, check out these new Pro-Comps. They are E and F rated, and so far I love them.

http://www.procomptires.com/xtrememudterrain.html

 

[CBrahs]

I have the Pro Comp on mine with the Pro Comp MX6 adjustable shocks. It is a spacer type kit but retains the 3/4 load rating. Make sure the kit you are looking at does not reduce it to a 1/2 ton which some do.

 

[BHaner]

I have the 5" Skyjacker on my '03 3500. So far, I love it. Been about 5k since installed and have had no problems. My only complaint is the rear add-a-leafs. They make an already stiff spring pack even stiffer. The rear is pretty damn stiff. Also remember that unless you fab up some kind of spacer for the rear overloads, you can't really use them if you install the add-a-leafs. I guess you could, but because the springs are re-arched with the add-a-leafs, the overloads are 3" further from the spring purches. That's great if you load about 5k into your bed, but even with my 1900lb. slide-in camper on board they still don't even come close to the overloads. The upside of the add-a-leafs is the added stability and weight control, but I seriously plan on replacing the rear leaf packs soon. Just too stiff for me. I have the Nitro shocks, and would highly recommend that if you purchase this kit, buy them; not the hydros (junk). One thing I really like about this kit is the front upper control arm mounts. Skyjacker gives you brackets that install on the upper control arm mount that reduce the angle of the upper arms, which helps with caster issues. All of the hardware is top quality. There is definitely an improvement in handling, no more front end dive and body roll. I finished it off with a set of 37" Pro-Comp Extreme mud terrains. Looks great with the stock wheels.



BTW, check out these new Pro-Comps. They are E and F rated, and so far I love them.

http://www.procomptires.com/xtrememudterrain.html

Do you have any pics?

 

[NUKEMAN]

Not yet, just joined. Plus, it's WAY too dirty to recognize right now! I should have pics up soon.