1988 DS lift and tires

Liar

Hello all, I'm a new guy. I've read through the sticky's and scanned the pages no finding an exact answer.

I have this stocker that I would like to lift and put some non-fancy wheels with good sized tires. I am not going off roading but I will have a back seat possibly haul some "beefalo's" so I was thinking of adding another leaf in there if possible.

I can weld and fabricate ok. I can probably make a lift for it but with all the new lift options does anyone have any knowledge of a low budget kit I can buy? Also any tricks on wheels that'll swap with a 4wheeler or something that won't be so much. Or I'm not opposed to using stock wheels(rims) on some big tires if they make such and animal. any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Jeffro from Illinois

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crash test dummy

with that year DS it is hard to fab up a lift for the front

how tall are you thinking ?

compmikey

If you just need payload numbers, hd rear springs are available on ebay for <100.
They make a huge difference.

compmikey

Hey CTD, how is the 88 DS front suspension different than later years?
I thought it was the same as my '94, but I am not versed in these thing.
If it's the same, I'm thinking Jakes stuff would work.
TIA, Mike

Liar

Thank you guys for the input. I have no idea how tall I need. Probably about the tallest I can go without doing extra crazy modifications. I see ebay stuff a lot cheaper than Jakes. Is that something I need to stay away from? This is not going to be a 1st class rig but not a beater either. I have too many toys to support so this will be a low priced rim with big tires and lift conversion if that is possible. Thx

crash test dummy

there is no difference
it is the spindle drop that is needed as there is no way to do a block lift that i know of
i would go with jakes also , 6" is good
liar ,
think on this ... do you want to trust your loved ones on a cheep lift or save up for a good one ?

lockman1

X's 1000!

"You get what you pay for!"

Springbok

I run cheap offset wheels (stock style) on 22.5" tires with a 6" lift. I bought a double A-arm lift though, which isn't the cheapest lift. There's a picture of my cart below in my signature.

The cheapest lift you can get for that cart is what they call a "Z-lift", last time I checked you could get one for around $150. But the catch is that you have to cut the frame in front, so there's no turning back, and it makes upgrading to a more expensive lift later on difficult.

crash test dummy

i forgot about the "Z lift"

lockman1

That's something that's plaguing me and my cart since I've owned it!