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.
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.
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
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'95 F150 XLT reg cab long bed, swapped in 5.8L, 147k miles, built 4R70W, 3 inch P.A. body lift, 6 inch Rough Country susp. lift, 35X12.50 MTZ's, 15X10 DC-1's, Pacesetter shorty headers Magnaflow pipes and high-flow cat, Flowmaster Super 44, K&N intake, Optima red-top, clear lenses, white faced "glow" gauges... may the 302 R.I.P. gear swap is next!
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.
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.
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.
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'95 F150 XLT reg cab long bed, swapped in 5.8L, 147k miles, built 4R70W, 3 inch P.A. body lift, 6 inch Rough Country susp. lift, 35X12.50 MTZ's, 15X10 DC-1's, Pacesetter shorty headers Magnaflow pipes and high-flow cat, Flowmaster Super 44, K&N intake, Optima red-top, clear lenses, white faced "glow" gauges... may the 302 R.I.P. gear swap is next!
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!!
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
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'95 F150 XLT reg cab long bed, swapped in 5.8L, 147k miles, built 4R70W, 3 inch P.A. body lift, 6 inch Rough Country susp. lift, 35X12.50 MTZ's, 15X10 DC-1's, Pacesetter shorty headers Magnaflow pipes and high-flow cat, Flowmaster Super 44, K&N intake, Optima red-top, clear lenses, white faced "glow" gauges... may the 302 R.I.P. gear swap is next!
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
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I guess thats what I get for typing at 3am!!
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