35" takes the place of 33's & 3 more inches of lift; before and after
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raptor, I'm not one of those guys who shoves my opinions down other guy's throats but my F-150 has a body lift and I am very unhappy with it. I wish I had just done it right the first time and gone with a suspension lift. I try to ward off other fellow truckers from body lifting their trucks.
Your truck looks great by the way. Do you have any plans on re-gearing it for those big 35's?
Your truck looks great by the way. Do you have any plans on re-gearing it for those big 35's?
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raptor, I'm not one of those guys who shoves my opinions down other guy's throats but my F-150 has a body lift and I am very unhappy with it. I wish I had just done it right the first time and gone with a suspension lift. I try to ward off other fellow truckers from body lifting their trucks.
Your truck looks great by the way. Do you have any plans on re-gearing it for those big 35's?
Your truck looks great by the way. Do you have any plans on re-gearing it for those big 35's?
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I have my own reasons for not liking body lifts. This isn't to say I think anything less of a truck with a body lift; it's simply the body lift that makes me nervous. I have one on my truck and plan to one day take it off. I might not but I want to.
I just think when it comes to a vehicle important things like body to frame mounting, suspension, brakes, etc. shouldn't be done halfway. This doesn't mean you have to pay for the best, pay the highest price; just do it right!
I'm not looking to offend anybody and I'm sorry if I have! Just my worthless opinion from a slow learning italian!
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I like the Chevy 454SS truck. Its a pretty truck. Lightnings are my fav though
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If I could do it all over again I probably would have lowered mine too. I always liked the Power Wagon stance though and wanted to make my own version. Tho in my defense I did have big plans. 351 swap, solid axle, 3/4 ton rear end, etc etc etc. That has all hit a brick wall.
If I could do it now I'd do a mild lower with 3.73's instead of the 4.11.
I like the SS 454 too. Always wanted one actually. But I love the Lightning more. I would love to own both, in black.
I don't like the body gap with my truck. I did manage to hide it with rubber flaps. I also don't like the extended distance between my body and frame. I'm hard on my truck. It's a mall crawler compared to a 4x4, but compared to other 4x2's this truck does get beat on (within reason).
Plus I don't have any extra suspension travel.
I just wish I had saved the $150 and put it into a real suspension lift. I would have my body on my frame and added suspension travel. More useful and safer.
I just feel like body lifts can hack up a truck if they aren't done right. I just try to diswade anyone from installing them on their own rigs. Just trying to prevent a Ford brother from doing something he may regret!
Oh, one more thing; I have had nothing but radiator hose problems with the body lift. It has left me broke down once already.
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Bill, I most likely go with what conanski said in another post with a 302
to use 4.56's. I now what a gear change will do. I had a 1988 iroc-z with a 350 tpi that I put a 5 speed in it.(you cound not get a stick shift with a 350 until 1993) It had like 2.77 and I cound not use 5th gear unleast I was going over 70 mph. I got a garage to put in like 3.27 and it wound do around 145 mph. That was the fastest/quickest car I ever had.I mess it. I sold it in 2003 to get a Nissan Hard Body.
I got long tube headers, dual exhaust, timing bumped up and that helps
to move the truck with 3.55 gears. I just can not use 5th unless I doing around 65 mph on flat ground. So it is a 4 speed around town.
to use 4.56's. I now what a gear change will do. I had a 1988 iroc-z with a 350 tpi that I put a 5 speed in it.(you cound not get a stick shift with a 350 until 1993) It had like 2.77 and I cound not use 5th gear unleast I was going over 70 mph. I got a garage to put in like 3.27 and it wound do around 145 mph. That was the fastest/quickest car I ever had.I mess it. I sold it in 2003 to get a Nissan Hard Body.
I got long tube headers, dual exhaust, timing bumped up and that helps
to move the truck with 3.55 gears. I just can not use 5th unless I doing around 65 mph on flat ground. So it is a 4 speed around town.
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