Alright, I went down to the tire/wheel place and im getting 36'' with 22''s. Um well I told the guy that 35s would probably fit with a 2'' spacer and he said yeah it looks like it would. Well, when everything got complete he was running over what i was getting and he kept repeating ''front end adjustment'' and I asked him what he meant by that and how come I wasnt getting a spacer. He told me that the shop guy does a adjustment of some type to fit the lager tires. I told him I have never herd of that so after this I went down to the garage where that company does their work.

When I get there I ask the guy in charge how they would lift up my front end. He told me that he adjusts the torsion bar to allow more lift. At this point im am confused out of hell. So I decided to ask you guys, so wtf is he talking about and do you think its better than a spacer?

 

Maybe I'm dumb as heck, but I believe '04-up F-150's don't even have torsion bars, they have the coilovers. You'll def need a spacer in order to make your front end higher. I don't think theat man knows too much about your truck.

 

Torsions bars are no longer used on currect generation ford trucks. As mentioned they were kicked to the curb in 04. Now you must you a spacer to gain additional lift. He just didnt know enough about fords to know the change. Pretty suprising though he hasnt dealt with the suspension of the best selling truck that has been out for over 3 years

 

Looks like you have a 4x4 so order the 2.5" Autospring leveling kit should have no problems.

 

I would get the autospring and take it some place other then that shop to get installed or do it yourself then go back for the tires and wheels.

 

LMAO 36s on a spacer? Man, I guess the pots got better since I left down there. .

Besides like it already has been said, we don't have torsion bars.

You better go with a 2.5" AS if you want to be even close to wishing you could fit those tires!

 

i dont know about you, but if the shop thinks f150's still have torsion bars, i'd ask for my keys back and drive away and find some place that knows what they're doing.

 

There is no way you will fit 36's on there with just the 2.5" AS. 35's barely fit with the factory wheels. A 6" lift will clear 35" no problem. I have 33's with a 2" AS and they barely fit. They rub on the LCA and are about 1/8" from the upper ball joint. It wont fit and you will be wasting your money.

 

Oops!

 

That sucks. Find a shop who knows WTF they're doing, and go there.

 

Holy S#!+!! You should jacked that dikfor in the eye. Torsion bars?? Seriously that is so 2003. And how come you did'nt know what they were doing untill it was done??? I'm calling a WTF on your part. IF, and i mean IF anyone other than me touches my truck I want to know WTF they are doing and what kind of parts they are utilizing. I DONT WANT NO CHEAP JAP CRAP ON MY FORD TRUCK!(unless its an electric thing, those guys are pretty good at that). Seriously though you thought 36"s with 2" lift

 

I didnt say I was getting a 2 inch lift. Thats what we agree'd would work with 35's on my stock rim. But we got to getting new rims and new tires then that brings us to where I am now. Unstead of 35''s im getting 36''s and a 22'' rim. I am going on Monday to a different place to ask bout lifts and prices. Then whatever I get done then, I'll use for the rims. I am just getting a spacer from the company on monday. Then I am going to the tire place and changing my order on the size of the tires to what ever fits with my spacer. Which is 35" tires, right?

 

2.5 Autospring= 35's(some trimming required). If you want 36's on 22's the least you can do is A 4" Rancho or Skyjacker I think. Unless you wanna do a body lift....

 

The spacer is all I am going to do, a full lift is too expensive right now. So I think 35s is what i'll be getting. Wether its on my stock rim or a new rim. but trimming = bleh. I dont like the sound of that and I know that that will turn out like crud.

 

As a general rule with the new 4x4's and a leveling kit you can fit 35x12.50's using the oem wheels or 33's with aftermarket wheels. You see, wheel width and backspacing are as important to tire fitment as tire size itself.