Originally Posted by RFarrow

After much much much research and thought I finally ordered my lift kit components yesterday. The following is what I ordered. I ordered the 2.5 inch kit from Icon which consists of new coilsprings, shocks, and cam bushings. I added Icon's adjustable trac bar with rod end upgrade, 5 inch rear blocks with U-bolts, and their carrier bearing shim kit. I then ordered the 3.5 inch radius arm drop bracket kit from readylift which comes with 1 inch spacers that go between the axle and coil spring perch. This will give me a total of 3.5 inches of lift and I will be able to use the radius arm drop brackets instead of the cam bushings for the caster correction. For tires I ordered 295/65/20 Nitto Trail Grapplers. These tires are 35.4 inches tall and 12 inches wide and the minimum rim width is 8 inches. My stock rims are 20X8.

I also just got my Spatan system in with the AFE exhaust system and Afe air intake. I can't wait to get it all installed!!

Originally Posted by dougc

I know they are different years, but, I have a 2.5 inch Bilstein kit with front springs and f350 blocks on the rear of my 2005 f250 CC longbed Diesel FX4 lariat. Oh yeah...I had to go to larger wheels that are 9 inches wide. I run 35 inch tires and like the ride--smooth on the highway and enough travel off road.

Because you don't want the 4.5 inch kit, look around for a 2.5 inch leveling kit and think about bigger blocks in the rear. And, like Furian says, think about what you want to do with the truck and how much you want to spend. Once you figure that out, you will know what lift works for your application.

Originally Posted by Furian

You "can" use your 20X8 OEM wheels with 35X12.5R20 tires but it is not recommended. Both Toyo and Nitto recommend a range of 8.5"-10"-11" wheel widths, where 10" was used for their specs. A lot more wheels are available in 9" widths, which is why I made the recomendation. However, if you really want to get technical, you need a 10" wide wheel.

Furian, what is the widest tires you would run on a stock 20" rim?

Originally Posted by cliwel

I want to keep the OEM 20" wheel.

Originally Posted by Furian

I will respond later... got to go to my grandfather's funeral.

Originally Posted by cartmanea

I would advise a narrower tire then, like the Nitto Trail Grappler MT in 295/60r20 (a short 35" tall) or 295/65r20 (36" tall). If you want a milder tire, you could go with the Nitto Terra Grapler in 295/60r20 (35" tall) or Toyo AT in 305/60r20 (35" tall).


Sorry for your loss, I was doing that just last month.

Originally Posted by cliwel

Would a BF Goodrich A/T 285/65/20 work? It is supposed to be 34.7" tall.