I have a stock 2003 King Ranch Super Crew and I want to put 35's with no bigger than 20" wheels on it eventually and i'm wondering what is the minimum amount of lift or whatever I will need to do so? I dont want a huge lift, i want the wheels/tires to not scrub but also fill the wheel well.

I also have the towing package, if that makes any differance?
Would just a leveling kit work, getting the nose up even with the rear?
Thanks!!

 

You dont have coils in the front therefore you cant get a 'leveling' kit. you have Tbars, so you can crank them to get a few unches of lift in the front

 

Does that mess with the handling/ride or anything?

What are the advantages/disadvantages of this?

 

whoops didnt even look to see if he was 2wd or 2wd just assumed.

 

Since your 2wd you will need at least 6" of lift for 35s and you do have coils

 

It looks like your truck is 4wd since you have fog lights on the front. If it is 4wd then you simply need to crank the torsion bars in the front so that they raise up the front end approx. 2". This may stiffen the feeling of the front suspension and you will need to get the front alignment redone. Once you have done this you can mount the 35" tires and will have to trim the corners of your lower valence just slightly so that the tires don't catch as you move the steering wheel.

I run a set of 315/70R17 BF Goodrich A/T on my 2003 with zero rubbing on a set of MB 72 wheels that measure out at 17"x8.5".

 

I have 2wd

 

For 2wd, I would go with a 7.5" Fabtech , that was my set up when I ran 35's and had no issues! I now have a 3" body and a 1.5" coil spacer in the front running 37's

 

2wd either go 7.5 fabtech or the 6.5 springtech.

 

7.5 seems a little much, 6.5...ehh, 6 maybe...i want the absolute bare minimum to have the tires clear and not rub without modification to the truck except the lift.

I'm never going to put anything bigger than 35's, i'm never taking it serious...or maybe even at all...off roading so i dont need some super heavy duty one for that.

Basically, I just want the tires to fit and thats it.

 

6" will rub with 35's. 6.5" is the bare minimum basically to clear with no rubbing and maybe minor trimming. 7.5" fabtech will clear perfectly and set you the same height as a 4x4. Don't forget wheel's make a difference too, go with something 8" wide with about 4.5" of backspacing.

 

A 4x4 sits that much higher than a 2wd??

Yeah...i'm not real up on spacing and all that...all i know is i like the "suqare" looking tires...if that makes sense?

 

A stock 4x4 is generally 1-2" higher than a 2wd, sorry I meant it'll sit as high as a 4x4 on 6". I'm not sure what you mean by square tires though. But you can look through my album to see what a truck on 6.5 inches looks like with 35's.

 

If your gonna be running 10" wide wheels or tires wider than 12.50 you might want to consider the fabtech 7.5". It sounds like a huge lift, but with 35's on there it fits perfect. With just the springtech kit you might run into some rubbing issues if you don't find the right wheel and tire combo.

 

Wanna add as well...My truck will rarely if ever go off road...so would that allow for a smaller lift since I wont have to worry too much about travel and everything? Or does it matter?