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Austin On The Coast · Jan 20, 2015

So I picked up this lift kit off a guy, he said it was a 7" skyjacker kit, used, was his Buddys. He swore it was a 7" but as many may know skyjacker nowadays has the 7" long arm kit, which I do not have. I've got to get extended brake line, and two rears shocks but can't figure out what shocks to get, or how to tell for sure what lift kit I have, as he did not know. It's got coil springs for the front, and blocks and leaf springs for the rear.

What I am trying to figure out?
What kit is this, or at least what size
And
What shock to get to accomadate that size.

Front shocks are bilstien 5100's

And it seems I can't upload pics from my phone, but the block measures 5" one side and just under 6 on the other side of the slant. Coils are 22" tall, leafs about 13" tall

Any help is much appreciated

well heres a couple pics.

Austin On The Coast · Jan 20, 2015

Btw 2000 1500 5.9 4x4 Qcsb

Merc225hp · Jan 20, 2015

From what I see it is a 5" lift and you are missing two major parts, the upper control arm brackets for the front diff are not in the foto's. You need those brackets! Rear springs should be Sj part #DR54S =4" lift, front springs will be D50. So any shock for a 5" lift will work, any part number on those 5100's?

Austin On The Coast · Jan 20, 2015

there is a bolt on piece to reattach something he said, its kind of hiding. to the right of the steering box. and the springs don't say SJ or anything like that on them, and yes there is a part number and i tried looking them up but couldn't find them. ill have to snag it off the shocks when i get home. what do the brackets look like for the front diff

Austin On The Coast · Jan 20, 2015

the springs dont appear to have any markings but one thats faded and it doesnt look like it says skyjacker, same with the springs, theres a small piece of tag like stuff thats coming off ill have to check it.

Merc225hp · Jan 20, 2015

Might be a tuff country kit.

This is what the bracket would look like if the kit came with them,its the white one.

Austin On The Coast · Jan 21, 2015

Hmm, Idt it did. It wouldn't be that black piece right of the steering box in the photo?

BBartow · Jan 21, 2015

Track bar bracket

Austin On The Coast · Jan 21, 2015

I can't find any control arm brackets

Austin On The Coast · Jan 21, 2015

Well I saw track bar and sway bar brackets

Austin On The Coast · Jan 21, 2015

F4-BE5-6646-H5 is the shock number on the bilstien 5100's, another question, shackle flip worth worrying about?

BBartow · Jan 21, 2015

Shocks are for 5-6" lift

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Austin On The Coast · Jan 21, 2015

The shocks for my ram they make for the rear are either 0-1" or 4" lift

Merc225hp · Jan 21, 2015

5100 Series (BE5-F256-H0) These should work just fine.

Austin On The Coast · Jan 21, 2015

I found those on a site for rams and it says 2500/3500 for our years but would it fit my 1500? Says 4/5" lift

Austin On The Coast · Jan 21, 2015

And so that would mean I probably have more lift in the front? I am kinda thinking maybe the leafs I got maybe came off a 2500 or something and he put the block with those to add more lift or something. Would a 2500 steering box increase anything? Cause it also came with a steerbox too, and I saw his brothers 1500 as I was leaving and it so ****** sweet, sounded like a complete engine build and it was about 5" up on steels, sounded Soo mean

Merc225hp · Jan 21, 2015

You might just have a 7" lift there after all. My 7" coils with weight on them are sitting at 19"-20". If I get bored today I will jack mine up and unload one of the coils see what I get for a number. I should have measured all the diff coils springs I have gone through just for reference.

Edit; Hold off on rear shocks, as I have the ones I posted and they are too short.

Edit: Blocks sure look like Sj that comes in the 7" kit.

Austin On The Coast · Jan 21, 2015

Yeah they are big blocks. I can take more pics of my kit if needed

Austin On The Coast · Jan 22, 2015

I just want to get the correct shocks

Merc225hp · Jan 22, 2015

Not as easy as that, need to figure out how much lift the back will have. The part number I posted will work for 7" of lift. If you have 7" for the front and they kept the rake in the lift then the back will be close to 9" lift. That changes things shock wise and the part number I posted is null and void.

Go to Sj web site and look at 7" kits see what shocks they offer with that kit.

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