1. Save some of that money. Your truck is almost 17 years old. Things break. A sweet looking lifted truck is no good if you cant drive it.

2. Diffuculty will depend on your mechanical ability, experience with these trucks and thier suspensions and the tools and facilities you have at your disposal.

3. Tires need to be done at a tire shop.

4. I would go with 35x12.50s on an 8 inch wide wheel with a 4 inch lift. They will fit perfect. Once again, skip the body lift. If you want the extra height get a 6 inch lift.

5. With a 4 inch kit you shouldnt need any extra stuff. Your stock brake lines should be fine, unless you just need new brake lines. Dont waste money on a steering stabilzer. Dont upgrade shocks, they are pretty much all the same unless you get Bilstiens.

 

im in that boat! my truck hasnt moved since July 25th! motor and transmission finally gave out. should be back up and running by thanksgiving weekend

 

We have all been there. It is not a fun boat to be in.

 

^^^^yep!

I'd sell the truck, use the money you get from it and what you have in the bank and buy a newer body style with half as many miles thats not as old as you are. I think all the guys on here will agree that these older trucks are fun to play around with but they are OLD and things break. No offense, but judging from your mechanical questins, if you have a problem like aswaff, you will be stuck with a 16 year old lifted truck with a blown engine that you don't know how to fix. Then you have to decide if you junk it or drop another 2 grand into a truck that will still be worth about what you paid for it before the lift.
Its up to you though, its your truck, your money, I'm not trying to discourage you, just give you something to think about.

 

Woah! Did my dad just walk in the room?!

 

i know how to fix it, ive built quite a few engine in my neighbor's shop, i even built the engines in that boat in my signature on the floor of my garage...the truck will be back up and running in about a month. most of everything on my truck that broke was after i took that short drive from Florida to Colorado, went 4wheelin a ton then drove back. 20K miles in 6 months.

 

Thats not what I was trying to say...Guess I could have worded that better. I meant to say that if he ends up with a problem like you have (a blown engine) it dosen't sound like he would be able to fix it himself, like you can...I already saw your thread about putting in the 5.8. Sorry if I wasn't clear, didn't mean for it to be a dig at either one of you two. Please forgive me I guess thats what I get for typing at 3am!!

 

gotcha! no harm done

 

There has not been a single mecanical question since we have bought the truck, except replacing the alternator which is kind of a given. No tranny problems, no engine problems, well I did get my hubs to manual lock instead of automatic. And it does only have 86,000 miles. So not as many as you would expect from a 16 year old truck.

Good consideratons and i was told by a dealer he would offer 3k on a trade in, but I dont think I can find anything on a 6,000 dollars on his lot

 

I have a 95 F150 with 9" of total lift (3" body)(6" rough country) rough country dual steering stabilizer, extended brake lines(stainless), plus my truck as the dual shock setup in the front with all the shock boots and i think my bill was still under $1000.. Im running 33s right now but im saving up for 38x15.50x15 ground hawgs and 4.56 gears.... and my 300-I6 has over 300,000 miles on it and it runs like a top... ill try to have pics up soon

 

Me personally i wouldnt ever lift another vehicle that is TTB based. They are always problematic with hard wheeling. If its gonna be a street queen then it would be ok. But i broke ALOT of IFS TTB lifts with my ranger and bronco II. If you do decide to lift go with sky jacker that was my best luck.

If you plan on wheelin pretty hard then id save you money and look into swapping a D44 or D60 under it. Its not too hard on that truck and would be a much better choice.

 

I am not saying a SAS would be a bad idea, but a properly built TTB setup with reasonably sized tires will suite the average off roader just fine.

 

Well.....things are not looking that great for my truck......I let my girlfriend drive it and on a jog around(left then a right in very quick succesion) and short story shorts, my bag got pinned to the steering wheel(With her arm) and on top of her knee pushing the gas down and she came around the second corner. She couldnt correct and the e brake was not doing anything....


She hit a retaining wall of cobblestone and mortar(2k estimate) and my trucks passanger side lights, quarter panel, and the peice that goes under the grill, bumper, and one other things I cant remember...1700 total to replace everything and repaint. So a lift maybe a ways away. But I did score a massive grille guard at a salvage yard for 30 dollars. Fits perfectly and juust needs a little refrabrication in my shop class.

 

What'd I tell ya...