I am very new to classic ford trucks. I just inherited my great grandfathers 1968 f-100 2wd with a 360 in it. It sat in a car port for 15 years until I just recently received it and started the project. I have it running, but still have much more left to do to it. I want to run 33in tires on it, but I cannot find a lift kit for it. Do they make lifts for this truck? I have seen lifts for a 4wd but none for the 2wd twin ibeam. I'm not sure if these trucks can be lifted without doing some crazy custom lift. If anyone knows of a lift kit for this truck please let me know!


Thanks

 

You have a choice due to the twin-I -beam: a body lift or new I-beams ala Autofab:

1965 - 1979 Ford F Twin-I-Beam 2 Wheel Drive Suspension

 

The lifts from autofab are only for the front suspension right? So how do I also lift the rear if I decide to get that kit?

 

There's kits for that too.

It's no simple lift. Body lifts have their own head aches too.

 

Autofab doesn't offer rear kits, but the rear is the easy part due to the leaf springs. The front is the hard part due to extreme camber if just changing the springs. You can use new 4wd springs or lift blocks in the rear.

 

I would go with the Autofab I Beam kit and raise the rear with springs or modified rear spring to frame mounts. Body lifts are IMHO good for squat.

Keep in mind, regardless of how you lift it there will be unforeseen snags. With a body lift you

I'm in the process of doing a restore on my F250. It has heavy duty springs in the rear and the height diff. from front to rear is like 4 inches. I really dislike the look but unless I can dig up $1000 plus to lift the front 3 inches I'm going to have to live with it.

 

Most of the time, the rear doesn't need to be lifted at all. This is because of the huge amount of forward "rake" that these trucks have. It takes 5 or more inches of lift in the front just to make them sit level. (My truck has a 7" difference)

But, like has been said, the rear is easy to lift. Either with replacement springs, or with lift blocks.

 

Hey 351, how come I see so many pics where it looks like the rake is negligible? I saw a bump around here not too long ago ( f250 ) that had very lttle if any rake and I asked the guy if he had a I-Beam kit. He didn't know what I was refrencing. Said he bought it like that. Mind you the rear was only about 2 inches higher if that than the front.

 

They do a good job of hiding it. And obviously, some trucks sit higher or lower than others. And who knows what has been done in the past with springs and loading and all those factors

 

Seems like a whole lot of time and money for nothing but a look you want. The truck will do nothing better jacked up with big tires and will in all likelihood handle worse than stock.