Erik,
If you order the 3 inch kit , tell Steve (at RTE) you want the short-body 7100 shock option for the rear. The shorter body will give you more droop in the rear. With that said, it would be wise to buy the Watts Linkage as well ? they will give you more flex in the rear. Rear spring retainers come with the 3 inch kit. As for the sway bars, Steve recommends buying the Slick Rock quick disconnects for the front. They are adjustable (+3 inches I think). Then you want to move the stock front sway links to the rear (you?ll notice the front links are considerably longer than the rears ? long enough to fix the problem and alleviate the binding from the lift).
When I order my 3 inch kit I plan to add a 1 inch spacer to the rear. With the rear sway attached, I don?t think the rear spring will flex out the of the spring pocket, but hopefully I am wrong! I asked Steve about cones for the rear (via email) ? no word back yet.
The other thing you should order when you get your kit is the adjustable pan hard bar (like $160). After the lift (with stock pan hard bar) you will notice the axle has shifted slightly towards the driver?s side. The adjustable pan hard bar will fix this. (Note: after you install the lift and new pan hard bar, that it to a local tire shop and have it re-aligned).
Castor angle: Many people will tell you a 3 inch lift on a DII will not effect to the castor angle enough to warrant buying castor-corrected front trailing arms. The lift changes the pinion angles. Castor corrected trailing arms will fix that. The corrected arms are probably worth the money (like $250), but not necessary initially. You can buy the stuff below and wait on the arms.
Recap:
- Order the 3 inch kit and ask for the short-body 7100 shocks for the rear ($1254 I think. The short-body shock is slighty more $).
o You get springs, shocks, front lower shock mounts, rear spring retainers, extended brake lines, ABS extensions, crossmember spacers, and Bilstein reducer bushings.
- Order the Watts Linkage for the rear ($275).
- Order the adjustable pan hard bar for the front ($160).
- Order the front sway bar disconnects from Slick Rock (or wherever...$150?)
Hope that helps,
Mack