toubabokoomi said:
so its not something i have to do though if i get it lifted..but if i get it lifted then decide i want to get solid axels later would that mess with the lift? and if i do lift it without the solid axels how week would the stock ones be?
Ummm... Your truck is currently IFS (Independent Front Suspension). If you get a lift for it right now, it will be an IFS lift (coilovers or spacers). If you decided to go solid axle (it's a-x-l-e, not a-x-e-l) at some point in the future, then you'd be getting rid of all of you IFS stuff, such as your coilovers, upper and lower A-arms, CV's, etc. and replacing all of that with a solid axle (Dana 60 or 44, or some other axle) and leaf springs & shocks or links & coilovers (much larger and different coilovers than what are currently on your truck with the IFS suspension). So yes, if you get it lifted and then decide you want to get solid axles later, it would mess with the lift in that you wouldn't be able to use the lift. The stock axles aren't necessarily weakened by a lift per se. But the stock axles are generally much weaker than those found in a Dana 44 or 60.
To make it easier to understand, look at the rear axle of your truck. That's a solid axle, with leaf springs and shocks. Now look at the front axles and suspension. Looks nothing like the rear, right? That's because it's IFS. Doing a solid axle swap up front would make the front axle/suspension look like your current rear axle/suspension (assuming you went with leafs up front rather than links & coilovers).
Like the other guys said, read thru the axle swap section on here and on the old board. Plenty of info to educate yourself about solid axle setups.
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