hi
i'm putting 35x12.50 tires with 15x12.50 rims on my 78 f150. it has new shocks and springs. i was wondering if i don't do to much heavy off roading can i get away with just putting a three inch body lift in and not do to much damage the tires or fenders?

 

We have a 76 F150 4WD that had a 3 inch body lift, and was running 12x35's and it did just fine. Later, we added a 3 inch suspension lift and put 38's on it. No problems.

Phil

 

I have a 79 f250 with a 3 inch body lift and 6 inch suspension lift. I'm running 38.5 with the possibilty of 40's. 35 should fit really nicely with the 3 inch body lift

 

my 39.5 boggers clear with ease, and i have a 6 and 3, i think i can run 42's or 44's with a lil trimming, you should be abel to clear 40's with no prob like i do, and for the 35's, all you need is 2 inches of lift, but 3 will look better

 

85351HO,

What is the best, cheapest way to lift a 79 f-250 4x4? mines a crew cab, and i wanna lift it 6". whats it gonna take? can it be a home-made job? if not, what is the best kit?

thanks

 

there are only 2 or three available for the 77.5-79 f-250, skyjacker, rough country and one other, my favorite is skyjacker(what i run of course). rough country is known for sagging and poor quality. i beleive the skyjacker kit is around 500 dollars, plus shocks, you need to get a drop pitman arm along with a drop draglink too. also, i would highly recommend spending the extra 5 bucks to get the nitro shocks, and the stainless steel brake lines. the brakelines are plenty long enough, and they make your pedal feel firmer. lastly, if you can afford it, go ahead and go with the rear springs instead of blocks, it will be worth it, cause alot of axlewrap sucks.
you will probably have to get your driveshafts lengethed too. feel free to e-mail me and i can give you any details you need

 

hi
i'd go with 3" body and 3" suspension. body kit is cheapest and very effective the kits in summit are about $70.00 i would not recomend blocks in back, but if you use blocks their easy to make. i'd put traction bars on it if you have a lot of power under the hood. another way is to lower your spring shackels, which isn't hard if you have a drill, welder and some scrap metal. but what ever you do, make it safe and strong. and good luck.

 

hi
my f150 has plenty of room with the brake lines if you only lift it 3". if you go more than get some lines from you local parts supplyer because their much cheaper. (i use napa)

 

hi where do you find these 40"+ size tires? i'd like to know and how much are you guys paying for thse monsters? thanks for all of the information.

 

there are a ton of web sites that you can find large tires on. here are some of them. www.4wheelparts.com www.tyres1.com www.ntwonline.com. if you call around and check the prices 4wheelparts will beat anyones price by at least 10 bucks.
'75 F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
mini-spooled 9" rear end
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock

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the brakelines on f-250's and f-150's are different in the front, when i only had a 4 inch lift on my 250, my front brakelines just didnt cut it, they were badly cracked anyway. The reason i went the more expensive route on the brakelines is i wanted the strength of stainless steel, and the more reasuring feeling when im stopping.
In my opinion, i would always do the suspension lift first instead of the body, because it brings your frame up higher off the ground. The body lift does nothing for ground clearance without larger tires.

 

 

I run 35'3 with the Wild Horses 1.5" "Rockcrawler" spings for the early Bronco. In the rear I have 1" blocks. Unless you want a lifted look the 1.5" lift clears 35's. The only rubbing I have is a little on the rear fenders when four wheeling with the rear axle fully articulated. People say you need a lot more lift than you actually do.