Hello,

I have a 2000 F250 SuperDuty V-10 Supercab SWB, 4x4. I am looking to lift it approx 2" and put some bigger tires on. Does anyone have any suggestions on lift kits? Good places to buy?

Thank and I look forward to your input.

CR

 

I have a 2" Superlift installed in my 99.5 F250 and 35x12.50 BFG Mud Terrains. There are quite a few options out there dor 2 - 3" lifts. Superlift offers the 2" which consists of loger spring hangers/shackles and a track bar drop bracket. Trailmaster makes a 3" lift which is similar to the Superlift, but does NOT have a track bar drop, but has sway bar drops instead.
Skyjacker makes a 2" that consists of add a leafs and I think that Tuff Country and a few others make them as well. I chose the Superlift for a couple of reasons. 1st, the fact that it had a track bar drop bracket is important, second, 2" in the front would make the truck sit about level, 3" looks tipped backward.

The lift is very easy to install. It took me about 3 hours to do. The instructions are very straight forward and it is time consuming, but simple to install.

A note on the rear.... most of the 2" kits are "leveling" kits. The F350s and 99 F250s had 3 5/8" blocks in the rear. With these blocks and a 2" kit, the truck sits alomost perfectly level. The 99.5/2000 F250s have 2.5" blocks in the back. You wil either have to get a set of the 3 5/8" blocks or use the factory 2.5" blocks along with an etra set of 2" blocks. With the extra blocks, the truck sits about 1" high in the back. That is the route I went.


Mike

 

Where did you purchase your kit?

Where you able to do it by yourself or did you need another person to help?

Thanks for your time.

 

I ordered mine via National Tire www.natltire.com.
I had another guy helping me out. It would be possible to do with one persone, but it would take a little longer.

Mike

 

Is this your truck???

<a href="https://www.ford-trucks.com/pictorial/big/1999_f250_6.html">https://www.ford-trucks.com/pictorial/big/1999_f250_6.html</a>

It seems to match with your description.

At any rate that truck and the truck at <a href="https://www.ford-trucks.com/pictorial/big/1999_f250_5.html">https://www.ford-trucks.com/pictorial/big/1999_f250_5.html</a> are what made me get the same thing! Very Nice!

With this lift and bigger tires has it effected gas mileage? Handling?

Do you need anything special to install the lift kit? Anything besides your standard tools? Are the instructions pretty easy to follow for most people.

Once again thanks for your time.

 

yes, that is my truck.

As far as mileage goes, yes, I proably took a little hit, but not significant. I am getting about 12 mpg in town and 14 on the highway with the V10.

As far as install, it is a piece of cake. Air tools speed up the process, but not mandatory. You will need 2 jack stands or good blocking of some sort to block the frame. You will also need a torque wrench to properly retorque the bolts. The directions are quite detailed.

Mike