Since you already have the 4.10 two tire fire rear end that would be great for a 302.

 

I was at the gas station a while on back when an old Mustang pulled up, thumping and pumping away. It sounded like a BIG V8. Not real wise on the engines of that era I asked if he had a 351 in the 'Stang. He paused, trying to remember the correct displacement. He finally said it was a 289. My jaw dropped! It sounded BIG!

Ty, you're right.. the 302 loves low gears. Have you thought any about swapping to a 4.10 yourself? I wonder what that would do to your fuel mileage exactly. I bet you would gain some in the low end.

 

It's settled im going with a 3" body lift haha does any one know where i can find bumper brackets online or will i have to get them made?

 

Like I said, Body lifts are bad news, but its your truck.

 

you only live once. haha and if its that bad ill buy a suspension lift.

 

I was going to go with 4.10s. It probably wouldn't hurt fuel mileage much if any at all, since the 302 wouldn't be lugging. At least not from what I have seen. I'm probably going to keep the 3.55 LS, because I'm going to replace the tired 302 with a 351. With the 351 it probably would hurt fuel mileage.

 

Then you'll have to go through the trouble of taking it off. Don't buy it. You will have issues with bumpers fitment, fan shroud fitmenet, shifter linkage etc. The center of gravity is also increased and the stock suspension was not designed for that. Its just not worth messing with. Also, unless you have a flareside with the lower bedsides and side steps the body lift looks like crap becuase the frame hangs down. Its just a really cheesy lift.

 

how hard would it be to make it fit? mines a standard, you can't buy kits with this included?

 

Nope, a body lift kit is just that, a set of bolts and spacers to lift the body. You will have to notch the bottom of the bumper and make some new brackets to raise it to keep it inline with the body. Personally I still say save the money and do it right the first time, there's plenty of us here who have already trying to do stuff the wrong, cheap, PITA that didn't work out as planned way.

You've already got the tires, so tuck them away in the shed nice and safe and then save up for the other things you really need to be able to do it right.

1. Lift Kit
2. 4:10 Gears so the 5.0 can actually turn the 35's
3. exhaust, so the motor can breath and gain some oomph for the 35's

 

Some good advice here, kid. I would say where you want to turn 35's with a 302, you might as well go ahead and slap some 4.56's in those pumpkins.

FYI, a stock truck on slightly bigger than stock mud grips (285/70LT16s) will walk circles around a stock truck on big tires & a BGTL body lift, every time.

 

I really think that 4.56 gears are a much better choice with 35 inch tires and a 5.0.

 

Some kids just don't listen.

'Course, I didn't either when I was deciding what to re-gear my truck with.

 

By the way, my tired 300 will run circles around any 302 truck with 35 inch tires. I don't know about you but I wouldn't want to be spanked by a tractor motor when I have a V8.

 

"Tractor motor"

Now THAT's funny!

 

We used to call our old 95 300 a tractor too. The truck was also green. LOL...