hi i have a 1994 ford f150 extended cab short bed 4.9 5spd currently it has 35's and a 3 in body lift and stock gears and in a few months it will be needing new tires and i was thinking about taking the 35's off and replacing them wit 30's, and possibly taking the body lift out. seeing as im not a serious off roader the body lift is unnessary. any suggestions or ideas?

 

Yeah if you go from 35s to 30s , get rid of the lift , and you will get your gear ratio back....Lew

 

if you dont want the bodylift, then ditch it. hell its safer without it anyways. if i was you i would put some 31's on it however.

 

thank you for the response ya i figure no need for 35's and a body lift if i use it for school and work.

 

is that what your truck is running?

 

ya. i have 31's stock in the rear, and leveling springs up front.

 

ya that was the setup i was wanting to do, what kind of fuel economy do you get? and does it affect your performance much. either way i go im going to get better mileage and performance than i am now lol

 

eh...well i have the straight six, so gas mileage has never been good. if i stay off the gas, the best combined highway and city i have been able to get has been rite at 18mpg, but with the way i drive, i usually get around 14-15mpg. as far as performance goes, it feels the same as when i had the factory size on honestly.

 

Yup, 31x10.50s will be much friendlier to your 300. You'll swear you regeared the truck going from 35's to 31's.

Ditching the body lift is a wonderful idea. They really shouldn't even sell those things. For one thing, they look tacky, and for another they're not safe. I've seen plenty of factory bolts shear off in wrecks, and those cheap china bolts they sell with body lifts aren't near the bolts that the factory bolts are.

 

sounds lik a good deal. i was getting 14 mpg but i went back and checked the diff in tire size and and how much it is supposed to throw my speedo off and found out i had the wrong number haha soo i have to wait till my next fill up (end of the week) to double check that figure

 

that brings up another question of mine do the sell the bolts in kits or would i have to go to ford and buy them individually?

 

Thats a great idea. I would go with 31 10.50 tires though. But thats just me. The 30 9.50 tires will be good too.

You can get the body mount bolts from NPD or LMC if you can't get them from Ford.

I have 31 10.50 with stock suspension.

 

Thank you so much for the help

 

You truck will feel like it's powered by a big block when you take those 35 inch tires off. I would just put factory sized tires on it. You'll see anywhere from 15 to 18 mpg highway and have loads of power.

 

and if ya got the money put some BFG AT TA/KO 31x10.5R15 tires on it. thats what i have on my truck, and they are some of the best tires i have ever had. if i dont end up SAS my truck i will put another set of em on there. they are awesome!