Lifting my first truck
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Lifting my first truck
Just wanted to introduce myself and have a few questions. I will be getting an 06 fx4 in a few months. It will be my first truck and I want to put a lift on it and right now I'm leaning towards a 6" Lift with 35's. I have no idea where to start. It will most likely only see light off-roading and more street use. From what I've read on here the fabtech 6" kit is the way to go. I'm also trying to keep it on a semi low budget since I'm in high school and don't work full time. I have time to save though. Also, what would be a good tire/wheel set to go with a 6 in. lift. I want aggressive looking off-road tires and I like the look of black wheels. What would be a good route to go? Thanks in advance.
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most deff there is a noticeable diff like my sig i have a 9 inch on 37s but ne ways yes but if you want to get an 8 inch lift total you can go with your normal 6 inch lift then later down the road add a leveling kit and an aal ......or get the bilstein shocks that are adjustable that will give you a better ride plus 2 inches instead of buying an 8 inch lift which will be more exspensive... then if you want more lift then add a body lift or do w.e first. like me i had a 6inch installed on 35s then a leveling kit to make it 8inch and now gonna be adding a body lift to get a total of 11 inches and the total for the extra 5 inches of lift(leveling kit, aal and body lift) for me was almost 650give or take bc did install myself. so however you wanna do it if you have a budget......
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I think I'm probably better off just going with a 6" fabtech and 35" pro comp tires or some tires that look good and are cheaper. I also don't really know what kind of wheels I should get. Ya I'm on a serious budget since I just started working at a gas/service station And I'm not sure how long its going to take me to save for all of this
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Good choice going with the Fabtech 6 inch kit. I would run a 9 inch wide wheel with 5 inches of backspacing with 35x12.5 Toyo or BFG MT's, these maybe the best MT's for everyday use. Also make sure your truck has the 3.73 gear's and you will need a programmer to help with the 35" tires. Also expect to get around 11 mpg city and 14 hwy if you drive easy. Good luck!
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This site's great. Thanks for the tip on pro comp. Cheaper is better as long as it is good quality. I just saw the pro comp 6" lift for around 1,350 on 4wheelonline. I wonder how long that price will be around since I got some time to kill here. I can't stop thinking about it though so I figured I would start putting a list together.
Last edited by 07crfbuckwheat; 07-20-2008 at 11:56 AM.
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Good choice going with the Fabtech 6 inch kit. I would run a 9 inch wide wheel with 5 inches of backspacing with 35x12.5 Toyo or BFG MT's, these maybe the best MT's for everyday use. Also make sure your truck has the 3.73 gear's and you will need a programmer to help with the 35" tires. Also expect to get around 11 mpg city and 14 hwy if you drive easy. Good luck!
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well 17's is the smallest rim you can go, and some of those wont let you use stick on weights. id say your looking at 1100-1200 for tires. and rims it depends on who and what kind.
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/F150-6-LIFT-2004-FABTECH-KIT-NIB-1899-99-MSRP_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33585QQihZ007QQite mZ170239957864QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
theres a good deal for your lift
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/F150-6-LIFT-2004-FABTECH-KIT-NIB-1899-99-MSRP_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33585QQihZ007QQite mZ170239957864QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
theres a good deal for your lift
Last edited by ATOM; 07-20-2008 at 03:02 PM.