hi
i am a 17yr high school senior here in maine and am thinking about lifting my truck a 94 f-150 4x4 with a 4.9 and 5-spd a ranger shifter , i was wondering the best/buget way of lifting my truck would be.

 

Depends on how big you want to go and what you plan to use it for..

 

Please do a suspension lift. No more than 3 inches.

 

???no more than 3".. Honestly my 2005 F150 was lifted with 6" and 35" tires, that looked good. The bigger the better

 

first of all I am going to give you my opinion of lifting a truck. I don't like it. your truck will never drive better than it dose at the stock height and you will be changing the whole geometry of your steering and suspension systems and there will be a price to pay for that in increased matince coast, lower MPG and poorer handling, and cash no mater how good the kit is that you use. there are many problems you will have in the years to come. with the lift and the more you lift the more the problems. so with that said I have installed about 22 lift kits on ford pickups in the last few years and you want to get the best kit you can. it will be cheaper in the long run. I had one guy that insisted that I install a cheep kit about 600 dollars not including labor and in less than 1 year he had so many problems that he had me replace ti with the best kit. he paid twice for his mistake and he will still have some more problems down the rode. it is not cheep and it is a mistake to just start raising things a little here and a little there. so think about what you want carefully. if you can get by with 4 inches then do a search and find the best kit for that 4inches and save until you can buy the best and only cry once.

good luck Fords do look good lifted



Bruce

 

Ok, the question is it for looks or function?, Do you plan to go rock crawling, mudding, or just drive the muddy/dirt roads to the good fishing holes.

My self being 17 as well, The worse i drive is deteriorated woods roads, which could be done with a stock 4x4, So mine is for looks. I went down the 3" body lift, 35" tires, Tube bumpers(making myself) & new shocks route. I'm aware that the tires will rub when i cut the wheels hard. But for what budge i had, and what i planned to do, this was my best choice. My truck isn't all together yet so i haven't tested this set up.

 

Anywoot, whats yer budget? Don't ferget also new tires to fill the fenders up.

Adrianspeeder

 

my 2 cents on the matter go as such:

go suspension lift for starters, and as such don't use blocks/pucks etc... never have seen good come from that in the longrun. making the truck look jacked can be done without a lift even, i.e. 32x15's on it and a little bit of shimming and trimming, that's 1.5" of lift with out even touching the suspension if you've got the stock 235 75 15s.

me personally, i'm saving up for a 4" susp lift, 35's, rear locker and 4.11 gears, i'll still need some trimming, but no need to get into a 6" to fit them with no problems, how ever as mr leech pointed out you will be sacrificing ride/roll/gas$$, for me that's not so much a problem as my truck is more intended for just running farm jogs and weekend wheelin in some mud while still maintaining a relatively decent daily driver if need be.
I'd also recommend checkin out petersens 4wheel off road mag/www they're good at keepin' it real and showing the lean to mean daily drivers to buggy's

 

Lift = $$$$(4 spaces before the decimal). Bad(cheap) lift kits on Ford trucks = cracked frames, and bad driveability. Save up and get a nice kit - make sure it offers extended radius arms. As for the amount of lift, go for a quality 6" lift the first time, and there will be no second time. Just my $.02.

 

i want 2 to 4 inches of lift most for looks but i want it to be funcitly to cause i do good down alot a back 4x4 roads for hunting and fishing, and i want to do this cheap as possable i had though about swaping in a 3/4 ton springs?? the shifter works good and it was put in when the clutch was done last month cause my friend had to cut my old shifter off with a troach(spelling). any help would be great the truck is awsome right now that 300-6 and 5-spd has tons of low end power. thanx

 

So if your in it for cheap, Body lift & used 33" tires

 

what about 2/2.5/3" body lift w/ 1.5 add a leaf? with some 33s, how level would that be?

 

She be pretty nose dived , with 1.5" over stock higher in the back. I say a lever kit instead of a add a leaf in the rear. at lease she sit level

 

actually, the handling felt better following the install of the lift. Stiffer suspension gave it a better feel. Gas mileage, not much change. Highway remained at 17mpg (doing 75 mph). With the procomp lift, it remains within factory specs. Well installing a cheap kit will not do, you have to look for higher quality (procomp, fabtech, and rize).

 

i meant 2/2.5/3" body lift/springs in the FRONT, and AAL in the rear. sorry