Whats the best way 2-3" lift on 78 f150 4x4
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01-14-2004, 10:34 PM
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01-14-2004, 10:43 PM
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Originally posted by Idiomaticman
so, i know this post is a lil old, but i like the battle here, its interesting. think of it this way fishman, you go out and buy a real nice totally sprung three inch lift for your new ford, i think they did this in four wheeler a few issues back, and you get done and it looks great, and you have your 33s, or 35s on there, so you go wheeling, if you have a short wheelbase truck you never really had any trouble with highcentering, so thats still not an issue, but you flex it out, and you find out you lost about 5-6 inches of flex. this is very common with the nre IFS f150s, you gain lift and lose articulation, and this is with a nice professional lift. doesnt always work like this i know, and with older truck, they dont have IFS, but still, the issue is body lifts vs suspension, for any trcuk. so if you would have gone and bout a 3" body lift, and saved $400, you would have also saved your 5-6" of articulation, and still been able to fit your big tires in the finders, and on top of that, you saved $400...maybe, i dunno how much really, but still, you have to think about every aspect before you go and call something homosexual. body lifts can work better, in some cases....lets talk about the homophobic tendincies, im not gay, is a preference...i dont liek rice rockets either, but i just assume it is safer for me....at least ill get a tire up on the hood if they every hit me
so, i know this post is a lil old, but i like the battle here, its interesting. think of it this way fishman, you go out and buy a real nice totally sprung three inch lift for your new ford, i think they did this in four wheeler a few issues back, and you get done and it looks great, and you have your 33s, or 35s on there, so you go wheeling, if you have a short wheelbase truck you never really had any trouble with highcentering, so thats still not an issue, but you flex it out, and you find out you lost about 5-6 inches of flex. this is very common with the nre IFS f150s, you gain lift and lose articulation, and this is with a nice professional lift. doesnt always work like this i know, and with older truck, they dont have IFS, but still, the issue is body lifts vs suspension, for any trcuk. so if you would have gone and bout a 3" body lift, and saved $400, you would have also saved your 5-6" of articulation, and still been able to fit your big tires in the finders, and on top of that, you saved $400...maybe, i dunno how much really, but still, you have to think about every aspect before you go and call something homosexual. body lifts can work better, in some cases....lets talk about the homophobic tendincies, im not gay, is a preference...i dont liek rice rockets either, but i just assume it is safer for me....at least ill get a tire up on the hood if they every hit me
Hey Idioticman...good way to make an %&@ of yourself
, thanx pro...i'm glad there a few of us on the board who don't try the cheap way everytime!shackle flip is in the rear, dude! and yes I am a poor college kid too! but i work for my toys!
Originally posted by Idiomaticman
at least ill get a tire up on the hood if they every hit me
at least ill get a tire up on the hood if they every hit me
or the 31's? lol-jason-
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01-14-2004, 10:48 PM
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01-14-2004, 10:52 PM
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well , pro....hopefully this time by next week i will have my front welded and then i am gonna start saving for a detroit in the rear! I know i would love to come play but we both have skool and speaking for Ho, i know he would too....damn skool
lol careful now....that's PIRATE talk!
-jason-
and speaking for Ho, i know he would too....damn skool lol careful now....that's PIRATE talk!
-jason-
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dude.....im talking a 97+...IFS...college student...you sure need to learn to read....since when did those have straight axels.....hmmm...never....dont try me....i will win...
oh ya...i work too...but school cost a lot, and it all goes to that....not all of us can put everything we make towards our rides as much as we would like to.
oh ya...i work too...but school cost a lot, and it all goes to that....not all of us can put everything we make towards our rides as much as we would like to.
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01-14-2004, 10:56 PM
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01-14-2004, 10:57 PM
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01-14-2004, 10:58 PM
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Originally posted by proeliator
Fishy.......you are so gonna bust stuff off with your welded front...Lets say it together..."chromoley is our friend"
Looking forward to a report on those Iroks....one of these days I need to move up from my little 44s...
Fishy.......you are so gonna bust stuff off with your welded front...Lets say it together..."chromoley is our friend"
Looking forward to a report on those Iroks....one of these days I need to move up from my little 44s...
.....i wish i had the power/stoutness to run 49's!-jason-
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01-14-2004, 11:01 PM
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01-14-2004, 11:03 PM
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first God has nothing to do with this so leave Him out!
Second TTB and IFS are virtually the same thing...IFS is just a lil more complex...it has a few more components to break (not good for wheelin!)
Third if you are trying to wheel something with *IFS* in a 97+ model year vehicle....i say go with a body lift so i can laugh at you when I pass you ridin on my 39.5's
-jason-
Second TTB and IFS are virtually the same thing...IFS is just a lil more complex...it has a few more components to break (not good for wheelin!)
Third if you are trying to wheel something with *IFS* in a 97+ model year vehicle....i say go with a body lift so i can laugh at you when I pass you ridin on my 39.5's
-jason-
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01-14-2004, 11:04 PM
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Ho has been talking about throwing a set of Rockwells under a Ranger and swapping in all his drivetrain/motor and all! It would be a sweet lil ride!
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no, ifs and ttb are not virtually the same thing, as for being more complex, id say the ttb was more complex....less componests yes, but the geometery and engineering that has gone into the ttb....so ya....also...i agree the 97+ f150 cars are not for wheeling...
what if god were a chick....hmmm...
Idiomaticman
what if god were a chick....hmmm...
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