Ok, let me try to help.
Some 5" control arms run relocation brackets (Skyjacker and BDS) and some dont (tuff country, rough country). If you buy a set of 5" control arms that have relocation brackets with them like the skyjacker or BDS arms, then yes YOU HAVE TO USE the relocation brackets. If you did not, your front axle would just be twisted out about an inch at the bottom.
You could run 5" arms on 3" lift, but I wouldnt reccomend it because your front axle will be so far forward.
Yes, skyjacker makes double flex arms in a stock length.... as part of their 3" double flex kit which uses stock lenght arms anyways.
Lastly I would not reccomed any kind of skyjacker flex arm on a street driven truck. The arms have no bushings....just metal on metal...they will wear out very fast on the street and they are SUPER expensive to buy or replace the rod ends. They also ride horrible. (I have had them before everybody that hasnt chimes in with their lame a$$ newbie know it all responses).
1. My advice to you would either be to slightly lengthen your 3" rancho arms if you wanna stay with the 3" kit. The rancho arms are simple recatangular boxed tubing so it wouldnt be a hard fab project to cut sleeve, lengthen and reweld them for someone who knows how to weld and fab.
2. Trim the back of the fender and call it a day.
3. Upgrade the rest of your front end to regular (bushings and sleeves) 5" front end parts. All you will need will be pitman, arms, and track bar brackets. all of these can be picked up cheap used.
4. What ( I ) would do is..... Lengthen your rancho arms 1". This is the same as a set of 5" arms that do not use relocation brackets. Then get a pitman arm and track bar bracket used and you will be set.
( I forgot to mention you will either need new 5" coils or some 2-3" coils to put under your current 3" spacers, obviously)
Some 5" control arms run relocation brackets (Skyjacker and BDS) and some dont (tuff country, rough country). If you buy a set of 5" control arms that have relocation brackets with them like the skyjacker or BDS arms, then yes YOU HAVE TO USE the relocation brackets. If you did not, your front axle would just be twisted out about an inch at the bottom.
You could run 5" arms on 3" lift, but I wouldnt reccomend it because your front axle will be so far forward.
Yes, skyjacker makes double flex arms in a stock length.... as part of their 3" double flex kit which uses stock lenght arms anyways.
Lastly I would not reccomed any kind of skyjacker flex arm on a street driven truck. The arms have no bushings....just metal on metal...they will wear out very fast on the street and they are SUPER expensive to buy or replace the rod ends. They also ride horrible. (I have had them before everybody that hasnt chimes in with their lame a$$ newbie know it all responses).
1. My advice to you would either be to slightly lengthen your 3" rancho arms if you wanna stay with the 3" kit. The rancho arms are simple recatangular boxed tubing so it wouldnt be a hard fab project to cut sleeve, lengthen and reweld them for someone who knows how to weld and fab.
2. Trim the back of the fender and call it a day.
3. Upgrade the rest of your front end to regular (bushings and sleeves) 5" front end parts. All you will need will be pitman, arms, and track bar brackets. all of these can be picked up cheap used.
4. What ( I ) would do is..... Lengthen your rancho arms 1". This is the same as a set of 5" arms that do not use relocation brackets. Then get a pitman arm and track bar bracket used and you will be set.
( I forgot to mention you will either need new 5" coils or some 2-3" coils to put under your current 3" spacers, obviously)
