lift questions...

[kurt.l.balmer]

just a few questions...

How wide are the stock 17 inch wheels on my 2009 expediton?

I want about 3 inches of lift maximum, what is a recommended kit?

Was thinking of just getting my stock 17's painted black and throwing some bigger tires on. if i have a 2.5 or 3 inch lift, how big can i go on the tires?

not really going to be offroading, just want a more aggresive appearance. would like to have a meaty tire but at the same time a quiet tire.

Also I am looking for a good supercharger kit for my 09 expy, any ideas?

 

[musicman126mrj]

must be nice to be loaded...

 

[sweetdealkevin]

i believe the stock wheels are 8 1/2 wide and the closest you can get to A 3 inch is a 2.5 inch leveling kit truxx makes a good one and you can fit up to a 325 or 35 inch tire on them if yours is a 4 wheel drive and i know kenny bell makes an awesome kit for the triton 5.4L

 

[rptr00]

I checked out the OE wheels for 07-08 expy's and found them to be 17x8. If you can post a pic of the style you have it would help. See this link for the 2 styles that are 17x8 http://www.lakeshorewheelandtire.com/cgi-bin/Web_store/web_store.cgi

As far as a lift goes, I have the truxxx setup and it lifts 3" front and 2" rear. The pic in my sig is with a 315/70/17 (34.5) and its a 2wd. That should give you an idea of the space the lift will create. I had a 275/60/20 (32.99) before with this lift and the tires looked too small IMO.

Curious why you are wanting to supercharge an 09? Not inexpensive unless you find something used. I dont think I would be trying that in Germany on a new truck. I assume you would do the work yourself over there since you probably cant get any tech support? Personally I would drive it for a few years til the warranty ran out then maybe. Until then I would stick with simple bolt ons...cold air intake, exhaust, tuner.

 

[kurt.l.balmer]

Yea, I do nopt really want to void the warranty ( I managed to get a 7 year 75,000) but with the mods I have I still just do not have the power I want.

Right now I have the following. K&N Intake, Magnaflow catback, Hypertech max energy tuner, Throttle body spacer, Billet street speed grill, and projector headlights.

Would like to get headers If I could find a good set, but I cannot find a high flow catalytic convertor to go btween the headers and my magnaflow catback.

What about a mild cam? or getting heads ported and polished? What other bolt on preducts are there for me?

Thanks for the help!! I do not know much right now. I will post pics soon though!

 

[rptr00]

Yea, I do nopt really want to void the warranty ( I managed to get a 7 year 75,000) but with the mods I have I still just do not have the power I want.

Right now I have the following. K&N Intake, Magnaflow catback, Hypertech max energy tuner, Throttle body spacer, Billet street speed grill, and projector headlights.

Would like to get headers If I could find a good set, but I cannot find a high flow catalytic convertor to go btween the headers and my magnaflow catback.

What about a mild cam? or getting heads ported and polished? What other bolt on preducts are there for me?

Thanks for the help!! I do not know much right now. I will post pics soon though!

well you could certainly go with headers, cam, heads, etc...but the cost versus gain just doesnt really make it worthwhile IMO.

 

[04DrBlur]

Summit racing has your high flo cats. I don't know if they will ship over the pond though.
Why don't you look into regearing your axles?