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Old 01-20-2019, 07:49 PM
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Lift or No Lift

Hello to all, I am looking to change up my 2017 Lariat F250. I am looking to definitley looking to get the rake out of it, but also looking to my 35' Ridge Nittos and Black 20" Fuel Krank wheels on it.. I don't want to go to crazy on lift.. Can anyone give me some suggestions on this.. I drive this everyday about 75 to 100 miles. dont care about fuel economy but looking to make the ride smoother.. Should i add Fox shocks? Photos of what you have and suggestions would be much appreciated.. thanks in advance

 
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I did the ready lift leveling kit with the spring and shocks. I also added the Nitto trail grappler with 20 inch wheels. I

love the new look of the truck
 
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To fit 35s really no point in lifting. Leveling kit would do just fine.
 
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did you do a 2" kit to level it?
 
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Originally Posted by hctrble
I did the ready lift leveling kit with the spring and shocks. I also added the Nitto trail grappler with 20 inch wheels. I

love the new look of the truck
Did you do a 2" leveling kit?

 
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Old 01-20-2019, 08:40 PM
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To fit 35s really no point in lifting. Leveling kit would do just fine.
thank you.
 
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I do not have a 250 yet but hopefully this time next year will have an order in. But from what I've seen you can probably fit 35s without a leveling kit depending on the offset of the wheel. Most users run a 2.5 or 2 inch level, 2.5 gets you about as close as you can to level. With a leveling kit you can't fit 37s with proper offset as well.
 
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2.5" front level and 35X12.5 tires on 20X9+18mm wheels

 
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2.5" front level and 35X12.5 tires on 20X9+18mm wheels

Got any pics from the front or back showing the side profile? I'm trying to decide on offset. Part of me likes this look and part of me likes a small offset where the tires are just outside of the fenders.
 
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Got any pics from the front or back showing the side profile? I'm trying to decide on offset. Part of me likes this look and part of me likes a small offset where the tires are just outside of the fenders.
Between the 9” wheels, 12.5” tires and the additional offset the tires stick out of the wheel well about an inch. I like the look/stance better like this than with stock wheels tucked in, especially after the front lift






 
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Originally Posted by catrasca


Between the 9” wheels, 12.5” tires and the additional offset the tires stick out of the wheel well about an inch. I like the look/stance better like this than with stock wheels tucked in, especially after the front lift






looks great. I thought I needed something like a negative 24 offset to get them to stick out a little. I’m confused...
 
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Originally Posted by bigt8600


looks great. I thought I needed something like a negative 24 offset to get them to stick out a little. I’m confused...
Depends on the wheel and tire width you go with. Stock wheels are 8” and offset 40mm while stock tires are 11” wide.
So a tire that is 1.5” wider on a wheel that is 1” wider that sets the outside lip 1” farther out ends up sticking out just a bit (1”). A -24mm offset would be 2.5” farther out vs. stock
 
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Check out Procomp Nitro 3.5" front/ 1" rear level lift.
seems to be same parts as ready lift with a different brand name. All ad I saw both had same exact pictures. I am planning on 35's probably on my factory 18's in the future... Stock wheels and tires right now

 
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I did the 2.5 inch leveling kit.
 
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Welcome to the forum. Read around.


You are correct if you want to change your ride with shocks there isnt much maybe 1 good choice unless you also lift/level.


I am personally not a big fan of big leveling kits because they look like tail draggers.
 


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