Body Lift is here!!!! Now I have to think about tire size!!!

[Lane24]

My 3 inch body lift has arrived!!! Now just have to stick it in there. Should be done in the next week or two, then I'll post some pics.

That will bring the total lift to 5 inches overall. (TT and 2 inch spacers already on there)
The next question is..... 33's or 35's. I am currently running 265/75/16's approx a 31.6 inch tire on a 16 x 8 rim. I want to keep my rims ( American Racing Baja's) but wonder how wide a guy could go without any problems on an 8 inch rim. 285's, 305's maybe. What are you guy's running?

 

[dgray69]

lifts and tires

i have a 2/3 leveling kit running 32s, room for 35s but didnt want to kill my saveings acct on this truck, the 32s i run are 11 wide, nice any wider only couses issues with pushing mud not splitting it

 

[Lane24]

Dude, you need some smaller pictures in your sig. Nice truck though. But seriously, edit your sig. I need a bigger monitor to talk to you. lol.

 

[walnuts4x4]

well dont know about expys since I bought this one already lifted with tires and rims and only 72K for $6700 more like stole it.....lol but with my old 97 F150 i had a 3" body lift and cranked torsion bars and ran 285/75r16 bridgestone dualer M/Ts on black american racing rims that were 16x8 and they were very comfortable and looked good with no rubbing... ill try and find some pics (have printed pics so gonna try and take pic of pic) yeah its a f150 but best I can do for ya....

 

[walnuts4x4]

forgot the obvious..... wait on tires order 6" fabtech and get 16x10 rims and then run 37x12.5's all day long.....lol just kidding cant wait to see the pics of the expy

 

[Lane24]

forgot the obvious..... wait on tires order 6" fabtech and get 16x10 rims and then run 37x12.5's all day long.....lol just kidding cant wait to see the pics of the expy

I wish!!! I cheaped out on my Explorer and did the body lift and shackles on that one. I was totally gonna go all out suspension lift with this one. But Holy Crap, the $$$ they want for Expeditions is crazy. I was quoted anything from 4" Rancho to the BDS 6" as being $3000 +. My Body Lift was $200 and gap guards at $80. I'm not trying to sound cheap, but my truck would have doubled in value if I spent another 3 grand or more on it!!! lol. Plus I don't want to outshine you!!! jk.

 

[dgray69]

lift

hey look i fixed it, woo hoo, with the 3 inch body lift and 2 inch spacers you can comfortably run 35s, i would not go bigger as you will eat them up

 

[dgray69]

I wanted to put 3 inch body lift on mine, but i have the electric pedals and no body lift will work with the power pedals, that i have found, blows to, i wanted the extra hight

 

[walnuts4x4]

bring on the lift wars...lol my dream as soon as boss (a.k.a Wife) lets me straight axles and 44's and a 460..... but for now stuck with these dinky tires...lol

 

[walnuts4x4]

sorry for bad pics but this was my 97 with BL and TT and 285/75 on 16x8