Looking as possibly lifting my hijet. Now its only 2wd so im wanting to do a 3 inch. People say it looks easy enough im going to make them. Well has anyone actually made any?
you might be a little high, I would first go with 250# coils to start. lifting your truck 2 ". then see if it aligns correctly. and to see if you have enough length in your tie rods. if you do. you can add a 1" spacer to top of strut. then make longer shackles to match.
I got a 2" lift kit from Super Mini Trucks. I also purchased the "heavy duty" rear shocks they recommend. I like the rear shocks and rear spacers, but the amount of positive camber in the front wheels now because of the lift is noticeable and alarming. I have really tiny wheels--they are 10x3.5" wheels and what I think are 20x5x10 (height x width x rim size) tires on them. This is apparently not unusual with ex-government 2WD Hijets from the 90s. With the lift, I have 26.5" of clearance from ground to wheel well (fenders removed). My front wheel wells are only about 24" across, so I figure I can only handle a 23" tire anyway. I have ordered 23" ATV tires (STI Black Diamond ATR 23x8x12) from Amazon and 12" rims (ITP Delta Steel 12 x 7 with 4x110 bolt pattern) from Summit Racing. I will have to assess height and camber again when I get the new wheels on.
