Damm your good Marty.... Couldnt have said it better myself...
If you ever have any questions about Donahoe racing's the EDGE suspension you can Call ******** and see the differnce in customer service.

 

I'll agree that the PJ 35/12.5 is a great tire to run on a 6" lift.......will leave you plenty of room to wheel.
Click Here to see some pics of a truck with that setup.




Hope this helps.

 

thanks for all the info, i would call but being deployed they only alow 2 15 min morale calls a week, so i save them for when needed. Was looking at runninga set of BFG MT/TK either 35 or 36 probably 12. 50 for the size. how well do they fit in to the equasion with the truck and a six inch?

 

Marty, Kreg or DC,
Just to say I was to play it conservative this go round. W/ the 6" instead of the 8" I'm guessing if I later wanted to go higher say after going through those first set of PJ's, It's two or three inch hangers? I want a plush ride as possible but don't know if I want to bite that bullet for 7100's right now. Or maybe do the 8" w/ 5100's for right now and Donahoe's 7100's later? Would a 6" w/ new hangers ride any better than the 8" all spring? And does that include rear hangers also or will I need the another pair of springs if I initially go w/ the 6"? How much more would the hanger option be? Does anybody have a preference or recommendation on which way might perform the best? Been in Cincinnati for two weeks and been doing too much thinking and not enough surfin! Isn't it obvoius.

Marty,
you already know what my needs pretty much will be, so I don't think 8" w/ hangers would work w/ towing? Just in case somebody thought about goin that route.

Kreg,
Be in and around Anaheim for 11 days startin the 17th. Lookin forward to the trip. Would love to come by and check out some of your goodies I'm interested in.

Thanks for any help guys! Just want to cover as many bases as possible and try to go over all my options before diving in.

 

DAFBFD58,

The BFG 35/12.5 MT/KM would leave you plenty of room for wheel travel............looks pretty good IMO too. If you change gears I'd probably run 4.30s....................you can always run it with the stock gears and see how it performs and then change the gears.

You could also fit those 35/12.5 BFGs on a 4" Edge or a 4.5"Edge.......



Hope this helps.




Tankhead,


The problem with increasing lifts in increments is that you are going to be losing money since you will be buying different parts and if you can sell the orignal ones it will be for a loss.

If you are looking for the plushest ride possible I think that the setup that Marty has on his F-250 would be the way to go (4.5" hangers combined with 4" springs in the front and I think 5" rear springs with the stock F-350 block....although I'm not exactly positive on the rear). I do believe that the 4.5" hanger and shackle combined with the 4" spring might be a little bit more than the 8" springs though.

I'd recommend that you wait and be sure to get exactly what you want the first time around....................I know it's tough I'm in the same situation






Hope this helps.

 

would the 37s bfgs work better with the lift? I want to fill the space up as much as functionaly possible with out having to cut or fab stuff.

 

Waiting will be the last thing I do. Not gettin the 7100's will keep me from pullin the trigger soon. I've waited and planned long enough. Pullin the trigger on a 6" w/ 5100's doesn't seem like a bad start. It's just not the end result I want though.

I look at em as bullseye's on a target. The 6" w/ 5100's being one and the 8" w/ 7100's being the other. The 8" w/ 5100's won't hit it. But how much more would it cost to pull the trigger twice and just do the 6" now. I know how much more it will cost by pullin it twice on the 8" w/ 5100's. The cost of 7100's.

But, how much more would it be goin initially w/ the 6" & 5100's option and doin hangers later? Would it perform any better and would 16.5x9.75 wheels still work? I'm going to eat some costs by pullin it twice now matter which route I go. But at least the 6" w/ 5100's will give me the plushest route and might perform better in the end. But, at what cost? I'd have to consider it if it performs better at not too much more additional cost. Just want to make sure when I pull the trigger on and 8", I considered and ruled out any other options I could think of.

 

The 37s will fill up the wheel wells more but you might have some rubbing if you wheel it hard enough.

Hope this helps.

 

Tankhead,

The main extra cost would be shocks.......if you start with the 5100s and then go to the 7100s.......the $300 worth of 5100s would be an extra cost.
Other than that I don't think that there is a big price difference between the 6" and 8" springs so some of the hanger and shackle price would be extra.

All other associated costs would most likely be stuff that you didn't need with the 6" lift but will need now with the increased lift.

Would a 6" spring and a hanger & shackle ride better than a 8" spring??......I'd say that it probably would.


I don't see why 16.5x9.75 wheels wouldn't work.............unless the tire you want to run with the bigger lift doesn't come in a 16.5" rim.

If you plan to wait till your tires wear out then you won't have the extra cost of buying a new set of tires while the other ones were still good.


How long have you been waiting and planning your lift???

Hope this helps.

 

oh crap.... call 1-800-I AM SPAM

 

dcspecial,
I can not load that link because of our web filter here at the base i am deployed to, is there any way you coupld post them or email me the pictures, I would like to see what it looks like so i can make my final plans and begin my save up for the build. I am planning on researching every part i put on the truck and with in that time save the money i need to build it the way I want it the first time and get it to a point where i am happy. All that would be left would be the small accent stuff, interior do-dads stuff like that. Thanks for the help guys this has been more then helpful so far for me as this is my first major build up i have taken on by myself.

 

DAFBFD58,

Thanks for starting this thread. Been wanting to ask this before I got started on a lift kit anyways. Don't mean to tread on your thread, just thought my posts were related to the topic.

DC,

Was just thinking about trying Bilstein's 6245 and 6246's first. Would have a nice ride while giving me some flexibilty in the near term to save for other mods that need to get done soon (i.e., regearing). Had a big long explanation why i'm asking and other stuff that just probably takes up space, but I lost it when I went back then forward again. Oh well. I thought this was a Forum? Isn't that where u bouce ideas off others about which possible routes to take. Been researching about a year now but planning seriously just the last six months. Start ordering goodies next month soon after I get back from S. Caifornia. Thanks for all your input over the last year w/ these Edge lift kits ?'s. It's been fun. It's not gonna be the same when I get it done and won't be needing any more help.

 

don't worry about tank, your questions have add some to my ideas and they have answered the questions i had so your more then welcom to post in here.

 

Tankhead, Just give me a call a day or so before you want to come by so I can make sure I'm here for you. It will be great seeing you. Let me know.

 

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