Lift or lock??
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Lift or lock??
starting to improve upon my 95 F150 4x4 supercab 5.8. I am a Home buildingsupervisor so i have great acess to construction site mud and land. Should I first lift? I was thinking about 4-6 inches to run 35s right now it has 31x 10.5. going to need new tires soon anyway. or should I put a locker in it for more traction and lift later? Don't want a spool because it is driven 60/40 on road and dirt.
chris
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From doing construction sites myself, I say a locker. If you get in a ditch (its tracks) a dozer just went through, you can be two wheels on good ground on one side and the other two buried in a muddy tractionless pit.
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i own one 4wd(locker)
one 2wd(open)
one 1wd(dam^ auto hubs)
that's why they call me 3crazy
i own one 4wd(locker)
one 2wd(open)
one 1wd(dam^ auto hubs)
that's why they call me 3crazy
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Just curious, what type of locker are you thinking of using? Carrier replacement (Detroit Locker) or an insertable locker (EZ locker, No Slip,...)
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I wanted to go witha ez locker I am not a mechanic by any streach but if I can get it apart I can put it back. Will 33" fit a stock F150 I have 31's now and there is not a lot of room let by the looks of it?
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Fenders are different on the 85. I have a picture of a 95 F-150 with 32"s stock in my gallery. I say get a 2" leveling kit, 32's, and locker. I have an ARB air locker in the front axle, as I don't like having an open diff in the back so I am going to put a limited slip in the back. Check to see if you have a limited slip in the back, if so, you should have enough traction for most things. Just keep in mind a locker is pretty harsh to drive on the street unless you get a selectable like the ARB I have.
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Lockers are not bad as long as you don't try to accelerate hard around corners. They make it a tad squirrely on ice and snow covered roads. Other than that I wouldn't have it any other way!
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From: spring valley ohio
yes 33s can fix with out a lift on the fords i have 33/14/15 boggers on a 10 inch wide rim the only time they rub is if the wheels are turnd about one full rotation and hit a hell of a hole
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