How much will my truck actually lift if I put bigger shocks on it?

Tiny
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Im going to go from 8.375 compressed to either 9.625 or 10.25 compressed. But how much would each shock difference actually lift it.
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 AT 5:58 AM

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Tiny
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Inches
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 AT 5:58 AM
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Not much and the actual difference would depend on factors such as vehicle weight. No specific details can be derived from the information you have provided.
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 AT 6:32 AM
Tiny
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Ok so since its compressed at 8.375 how long shud it be to make it like a two inch lift? The car ways about 2000lbs
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 AT 2:53 PM
Tiny
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Actually I was wromg its about 1700lbs
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 AT 3:24 PM
Tiny
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The size of the spring makes the height different as well and I don't think there is any calculation method available to make that evaluation.
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 AT 3:37 PM
Tiny
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There napa responce shocks
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 AT 4:14 PM
Tiny
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You would need to check with the supplier on this.
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 AT 4:22 PM
Tiny
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What do they measure from and to, to get the compressed height. Also is the compressed hieghth all the way bottomed out down?
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 AT 11:05 PM
Tiny
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Only the supplier of the component would be able to tell you that.
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 AT 4:20 AM

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