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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 07:56 AM
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why not bump your 7.5" kit to 9" or 9.5" without a body lift?

01f1502wd has that, used to have 35's and i'd say another inch or so of lift would have made me want 37's.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 10:19 AM
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Because I have herd that with a spacer on top of a suspension lift makes you eat through UCA's and ball joints. I just had to have mine replaced and I don't wanna pay for that again for a long time
 
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 07:44 PM
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Where's those pics buxton Haha just kidding man no rush.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 08:40 PM
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yeah mudding does take a while to clean up, thats one of the negatives. but it sure is fun!!
 
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by str8t six
yeah mudding does take a while to clean up, thats one of the negatives. but it sure is fun!!
Rock crawling.

cleaner and more fun than mudding if you don't mind dents
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 12:20 AM
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Rock crawling.

cleaner and more fun than mudding if you don't mind dents
I welcome dents with open arms lol, nah if I dented my truck I would probably cry
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 01:54 AM
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Well guys back on the whole body lift and 35's thing I found this truck on another forum. The guy said it has a 7.5" fabtech with 3" body on 37's and I don't know about you guys but those 37's look weird and too big(sorry about the small pic)


Seeing this picture just pushed me a little more toward the 35's setup, tell me what yall think.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by 06yz250f
Rock crawling.

cleaner and more fun than mudding if you don't mind dents
id rather clean my truck than have big dents on it.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by ahun98f-150/2wd
Well guys back on the whole body lift and 35's thing I found this truck on another forum. The guy said it has a 7.5" fabtech with 3" body on 37's and I don't know about you guys but those 37's look weird and too big(sorry about the small pic)


Seeing this picture just pushed me a little more toward the 35's setup, tell me what yall think.
yea i agree, i think those look too big, probly cant flex much without rubbing
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by str8t six
id rather clean my truck than have big dents on it.
sliders and some rear body protection prevent most damage with smart driving.

I thought mud was fun until i started crawling, now you can't pay me to deal with mud. i drive around puddles like a boss
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dirtrider596979
yea i agree, i think those look too big, probly cant flex much without rubbing
I like a little play room for flexing, it is frustrating when I hit a big bump and I hear it hit behind the front tire... I think the 35's will look good but I think for my next tire I will probably get a 325 instead of a 315. With the extra 3" I should be able to go a little wider.

When I get the body lift, will I need to extend my driveshaft any, and can I still tow with it?
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ahun98f-150/2wd
When I get the body lift, will I need to extend my driveshaft any, and can I still tow with it?
you are lifting the body from the frame, in no way does it change the distance of the trans to the rear end.

You can tow from a hitch, not the bumper.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 06yz250f
sliders and some rear body protection prevent most damage with smart driving.

I thought mud was fun until i started crawling, now you can't pay me to deal with mud. i drive around puddles like a boss
Ya I like crawling more than mud but I did do a little body damage when I went on a rock and took the angle wrong and slipped off into another rock denting my rear pass door a little bit

Originally Posted by ahun98f-150/2wd
I like a little play room for flexing, it is frustrating when I hit a big bump and I hear it hit behind the front tire... I think the 35's will look good but I think for my next tire I will probably get a 325 instead of a 315. With the extra 3" I should be able to go a little wider.

When I get the body lift, will I need to extend my driveshaft any, and can I still tow with it?
I hate that sound too. Also when I had a bunch of friends in the bed weighing it down, I backed up and the sound of the tire hitting the flare was awful. I'd like more height but probably just going to do a shackle in the rear. I think wider 35s or even a 36 will look good with a body lift. The perfect height for 37s imho is Gator Crew's truck
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 06yz250f
you are lifting the body from the frame, in no way does it change the distance of the trans to the rear end.

You can tow from a hitch, not the bumper.
Alrigt that's good cause I had a friend tell me that I would need to extend the driveshatft, I didn't believe him but it never hurts to ask

And that's good that I will still be able to tow
 
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 07:19 PM
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I hate that sound too. Also when I had a bunch of friends in the bed weighing it down, I backed up and the sound of the tire hitting the flare was awful. I'd like more height but probably just going to do a shackle in the rear. I think wider 35s or even a 36 will look good with a body lift. The perfect height for 37s imho is Gator Crew's truck
Yea GATORCREW truck is perfect for 37's. I think a wider 35 will look good (well at least I hope)
 
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