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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 10:24 PM
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1998 ford f150 Leveling kit

I have a 1998 Ford F-150 XLT Triton V-8 4.6L truck, when I got the truck the tires were 235/75/16. I upgraded my tires to 265/75/16. And those tires were Rugged Terrain BFG. I was looking at a 2 inch Leveling kit and a rear block and I was wondering if my tires would look too small if I got the leveling kit? If anyone has any pictures of a truck similar to mine with a leveling kit, could you please post them? And I'd like some input as to if my truck would look any different or would it look a lot higher? Thanks
 
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 11:00 PM
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2wd or 4wd?
 
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 11:07 PM
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Its not going to look higher. your gonna do it and then want to go higher. but maybe not its all up to u of course. But to get an idea of what it will look like jack the front or back or both up enough to take the weight off and raise it a couple inches with the tire still on the ground. and take a step back and take a look.
 

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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 10:40 AM
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if he lifts the front, it will be higher. same with the rear it will LIFT his truck..........

anyway...

ifs its a 4wd they might look a little small

if its a 2wd those would be perfect might have to trim a little but wont look to big or too small
 
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 05:03 PM
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yes it will lift it a couple inches. but he asked if it will look higher and the correct answer is no it wont be that noticeable.
 
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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it is noticeable

your telling me you cant tell the difference between a level/lifted truck from a stock truck?
 
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 07:29 PM
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nope i sure cant.
 
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 08:00 PM
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God help me

so you are telling me that in these pictures the ride height is the same?

 
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 08:03 PM
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Its not the same the front is up a lil more in the second pic but its not all that noticeable.
 
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 08:04 PM
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if you noticed it it IS noticeable
 
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 08:05 PM
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It's called subtle differences, and yes you can tell the difference. In another thread just yesterday, I posted before/after pics of my truck and tool pointed out that before it looked "level" and after my front end was "higher than the rear."
 
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 08:07 PM
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i know but is it not LIFTED ?
 
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 08:15 PM
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i know but is it not LIFTED ?
Yessir, defending your point. Tool for some reason insists on saying a leveling kit does nothing
 
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 08:18 PM
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yessir, defending your point. Tool for some reason insists on saying a leveling kit does nothing
amen
 
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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Anyway, back to the question...I think the 265/75/16 should be pretty much equivalent to my 265/70/17's. Here's a pic of mine with a leveling kit and 265/70/17's.

 
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