Normally its the bumper that is a problem first, then the rear of the fenders

 

Maybe thats something with the older trucks, but I've never seen a truck hit the backside before the front. I stand corrected apparently.

 

Actually... I totally forgot something. You might be right.

My truck has a shackle reversal up front, so under compression my axle moves rearward. From the factory, however, the older trucks come with the shackle up front, so under compression they move forward. Therefore, they may very well not hit the rear fender.

Sorry, I was only thinking about what happens on my truck and got carried away.

I ran 35's on my 93 F350 w/ no lift on the stock setup and never had rubbing, or anything close to it... but I also didn't have a stock bumper:

 

Thanks to both of you for answering my question, you both get repped.

I learn a lot on FTE. Much of the info is really useless for me, but I'm a gearhead and love this stuff.


Nice truck RAW. Looks like the front tire really is hitting the bumper though, lol.

 

That ranch hand makes a lot of difference on the front clearance, at least on the post 2000 trucks. I'm pretty sure I could clear 35s stock on my 07 250 with the coils if I got rid of the front bumper and went to an aftermarket.

I never considered shackle flips pushing the axle one way or another. I always assumed loading would push it rear wards, I guess not. Thanks bud

 

Yeah, it does look like that. I had plenty of space though...
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/2...e/img_2363.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/3...lifted-001.jpg

 

How do you have your exhaust system set up? I see you have it exit in front of your rear tire. Any sound clips? ==What is with the last picture? I don't understand what I am looking at.==

 

I just ran a straight pipe from the 3" turbo down pipe, bent it out 60 degrees and put a chrom tip on it. The chain in the picture was temporary. I used that for a couple of weeks along with baling wire until I devised something I wanted w/ a bushing. Now though, I'm back to just my stock turbo downpipe, and its loud as hell. No sound clips yet. I'll get a video soon enough.


To explain this, I'm going to have to completely hijack this thread. To the OP, I'm sorry. I don't feel too bad though, you did get your answer a while back.

My truck has changed a whole lot in the last three years.

Here I started out with a relatively stock 1993 F350 4x4, and I wheeled it as much as I could. With constantly failing auto-hubs, open diffs, and BFG AT's, it sucked offroad. I found myself stuck, often:


Then I decided to lift it and throw some 38's on there. I ordered the 6" Skyjackers:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/2...ize/leaves.jpg

And began installation.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/3...uppies-003.jpg

As soon as I had everything ready to install, I decided I wanted 46's. So I made a shackle flip kit and did a shackle reversal in the rear.



However, while deciding this, I thought my truck was too long. So I hacked the rear off to make a tryggy of sorts:


Then I finished everything but the driveshafts & tires:


And immediately decided the stock D60/10.25" weren't going to last more than a month. So I got Rockwells, rebuilt them, threw a locker in the front and welded the rear, and then installed them.

So now you know how I got here:


Edit...

That was a flat out hijack.

I guess what I should have said was here, look at these.
http://www.supermotors.net/registry/9523
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nallabor/

 

I didn't realize I was looking at the same truck you have posted pictures of before, only completed. That thing is beast. I'd love to have a buggy like that only in a single cab.

Hey, you know what would be cool? If you put a FlareSide bed on your truggy!! That would look different! It wouldn't be hard to do, and I always see a lot of FlareSide beds at the junk yards.
I saw a Chebby like that once. It was about our year 4-door, like yours. The guy lowered it and put a stepside bed on it. It was an eye catcher.

 

ok I got a lot more responce than i expected!! ok personaly i am not a fan of body lifts. I have a 44 straight axle in the barn to put under it but financing is not there to do that swap yet. I do a little hill climbing in the truck. "Old 3 acre drained but extremly muddy lake is extremly fun to play in!!! I heard of one guy using 2x4 peices of wood for a body lift!! lol and it wasn't even treated wood!! I would a whole lot rather get a six inch lift and swap the straight axle in with a locker and the 4.56 gears but money is a little too tight for that at the moment! need the diff and the gears for the front. got everything for the back though.

 

What I found on my 94 F-150 after installing a 4" susp. lift and 35's......

Normal turning of the tires on the street will rub the bumper......lift bumper in factory adjustment slots and get longer bolts and a 1/2 inch spacer or so, to well, space it out. You'll need four on each side.....

Heavy off roading and good compressing will cause the tires to hit the rear of the fenders, turned or going straight, and will still rub bumper when turned. But mild susp. cycling and moderate off-roadage you should be fine. I think I got a few inches of air and the landing is what put a crinkle in my fenders. Oops....

 

ok i guess u missed it. the 94 body style trucks have a wrap around front bumper that my 82 does not....there for i don't think i will have that bumper clearance issue...I got clearance issues toward the back of the fender not the front.... But its a mud truck!!! rubbin's racin!!!!

 

I was making a general statement.....

A sledge hammer will fix it, also

 

LMAO hockey pucks! Thats awsome! That's as bad as a bud of mine using 6 inch blocks on the front axle of his rig! (85' K-Blazer)

 

Break out the sawz-all, and cut the fenders back to the body line. You will gain the exact same amount of tire clearance that a body lift would give you, without the PITA of installing it.
For example: http://www.bigblocksix.com/f100swb/f...romupsala2.jpg
The truck is a bit of a taildragger, so, the rears are sitting a bit higher in the wheelwell than the front, but, look at where the top of the wheelwell is, exact same height.