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CDF302v8 06-16-2009 04:06 PM

Show Me Your Lifted 80-86's.
 
I am thinking about getting a 4 inch lift with 31's for my truck.

Can Y'all post pictures of your trucks with bigger tires or a lift??

Thanks!

uncle.stosh 06-16-2009 04:57 PM

You can fit 31's on a stock truck. IMO they will look too small with 4" of lift.

You could easily run 33's, but then you are going to need gears too.

CDF302v8 06-16-2009 05:04 PM


Originally Posted by uncle.stosh (Post 7617139)
You can fit 31's on a stock truck. IMO they will look too small with 4" of lift.

You could easily run 33's, but then you are going to need gears too.


Oh, well a person who has a 1985 F-150 put a 4 inch body lift with 16 inch rims and 31's on it. It looks awesome!

Here it is... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX2ySMQIIhM

MUSKY1011 06-16-2009 05:31 PM

1 Attachment(s)
3 inch body lift--33inch bfg muds
Attachment 204196

Diesel_Brad 06-16-2009 06:09 PM


Originally Posted by CDF302v8 (Post 7617156)
Oh, well a person who has a 1985 F-150 put a 4 inch body lift with 16 inch rims and 31's on it. It looks awesome!

Here it is... YouTube - 1985 Ford Truck Walk Around

there is no way that is a 4" body lift. They are illegal. On top of they truck is stock height

Here is my F250 w a custom 6" and 35's
<a href="http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n29/diesel_brad/?action=view&current=000_0446.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n29/diesel_brad/000_0446.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
My 83 F350 2wd w a 3" body lift and 33's
<a href="http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n29/diesel_brad/?action=view&current=img040.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n29/diesel_brad/img040.jpg" border="0" alt="83"></a>

CDF302v8 06-16-2009 07:49 PM


Originally Posted by MUSKY1011 (Post 7617219)

Looks awesome!! Thats the height i want, but i dont know about getting 33's.

Originally Posted by Diesel_Brad (Post 7617390)
there is no way that is a 4" body lift. They are illegal. On top of they truck is stock height

Here is my F250 w a custom 6" and 35's
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...d/000_0446.jpg
My 83 F350 2wd w a 3" body lift and 33's
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...rad/img040.jpg

Sweet pics!!

Fordzilla80 06-16-2009 08:13 PM

Cody,if you watch that video closely,you'll notice that there is a huge gap between the bottom of the tailgate and the bumper.This is one thing you'll have a problem with if you do a body lift.Also,don't forget my truck has 31's,and it sits alot higher than it did when I first got it.If you have weak suspension,then your truck is automatically gonna sit a little lower.I'm pretty sure that when I replace my coils in the front,the truck's gonna go up a little bit more.Honestly,IMO,I'd just throw some 31's on there.I don't plan on doing a body lift of any kind on my truck.One other thing you have to watch out for with 31's is this....
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/6...emblems857.jpg

They will rub on your Radius Arms if you have to make a really wide turn.Most people don't make that wide of a turn,but you never know when you'll have to turn it all the way.You can see in the pic that the tires already been rubbing on the radius arm and cleaning off the rust.

kenworthfan 06-16-2009 08:50 PM

Heres a picture of my truck with a 4" lift and 33s.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...id=194494&.jpg

Here is a picture of it with 4" lift and 31s.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...id=164012&.jpg

I know you have seen pictures of my truck before because you asked me about the lift before but I thought I would post them just to show you again. I would not do a body lift, just because I dont like the gaps that it makes between the bumpers and when you look down by the frame.

86bigred 06-16-2009 09:13 PM

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here's what mine looks like with a 31's at's.stock suspension and ride height.
Attachment 204195

CDF302v8 06-16-2009 09:16 PM


Originally Posted by fordtruckman80 (Post 7617903)
Cody,if you watch that video closely,you'll notice that there is a huge gap between the bottom of the tailgate and the bumper.This is one thing you'll have a problem with if you do a body lift.Also,don't forget my truck has 31's,and it sits alot higher than it did when I first got it.If you have weak suspension,then your truck is automatically gonna sit a little lower.I'm pretty sure that when I replace my coils in the front,the truck's gonna go up a little bit more.Honestly,IMO,I'd just throw some 31's on there.I don't plan on doing a body lift of any kind on my truck.One other thing you have to watch out for with 31's is this....
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/6...emblems857.jpg

They will rub on your Radius Arms if you have to make a really wide turn.Most people don't make that wide of a turn,but you never know when you'll have to turn it all the way.You can see in the pic that the tires already been rubbing on the radius arm and cleaning off the rust.

Oh yeah, would a front end leveling kit solve that problem?

Originally Posted by kenworthfan (Post 7618081)
Heres a picture of my truck with a 4" lift and 33s.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...id=194494&.jpg

Here is a picture of it with 4" lift and 31s.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...id=164012&.jpg

I know you have seen pictures of my truck before because you asked me about the lift before but I thought I would post them just to show you again. I would not do a body lift, just because I dont like the gaps that it makes between the bumpers and when you look down by the frame.

Looks good man! I like the looks of the 31's! Maybe i will put 31's on my truck with a front end leveling kit or a 2 inch lift or somethin.

CDF302v8 06-16-2009 09:19 PM


Originally Posted by 86bigred (Post 7618205)
here's what mine looks like with a 31's at's.stock suspension and ride height.

Looks good!

86bigred 06-16-2009 09:22 PM

just have to tackle the rust on the cab.bed is long gone,to much rust.new rims and more agressive tires in near future.

Diesel_Brad 06-16-2009 09:30 PM

[QUOTE=CDF302v8;7618221]Oh yeah, would a front end leveling kit solve that problem?

NO. only more offset on the wheel will fix that problem

Diesel_Brad 06-16-2009 09:34 PM


Originally Posted by CDF302v8 (Post 7617156)
Oh, well a person who has a 1985 F-150 put a 4 inch body lift with 16 inch rims and 31's on it. It looks awesome!

Here it is... YouTube - 1985 Ford Truck Walk Around


After lookin at that video again, i noticed that is a 2wd truck. And i kind of find it funny they raised the front bumper(the hard one) and not the rear(the easy one). I still dont think there is a body lift on that truck

MN6.9Diesel 09-04-2011 11:30 AM

Hey KENWORTHFAN i was wondering what rim/tire combo your running? For example, rims size, offset, and tire size. I have a very similar truck and am looking to have a setup like yours. Thanks!


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