Ok I have a 95 F150 eddie bauer edittion with a 351. I want to put a 6" suspension lift on it with 35's. Im just looking for the best look i can possibly get. What type of suspension lift should i get and what type of tires and wheels would look the best? also i know theres other stuff you have to do to a truck when you lift it that high. What all do I have to do?

 

2WD or 4WD?

 

its a 4wd

 

I normally avoid 4WD discussions but I'm going to go way out on a limb here and suggest that a 6" lift while keeping the TTB front suspension is going to give you nothing but trouble. You really should consider the SAS conversion to a solid front axle.

 

yea i know what you mean but my main thing is money. Is that the cheapest thing i could do that wouldnt give to many problems and still look go? Or is there something else?

 

If you don't do it right first off then it will cost you so much more in the long run by breaking stuff and wearing stuff out prematurely, just my $.02.....Dave

 

You also need to re-gear your present axles to offset the loss in tractive force due to the larger tires. To go from the stock 29" rubber to 35" you will need to be pulling at least 20% more gear.

If you now have 3.08s in your truck, it would be totally and completely hopeless with 35" tires. You would need to swap to 3.73s just to get you back to where you are now in terms of performance and would actually benefit from even bigger gears. If you now have 3.55s, you could run the truck with 35" tires but it would still be a complete stone. You'd need to swap to 4.33s to get back to your your present level of performance and might want to consider 4.56s to help offset the greater inertia of the larger wheels and tires.

You're going to throw a lot of money at re-gearing that front axle and if you stick with the TTB suspension and a 6" lift all it's going to be is a very expensive kluged up mess.

 

What are ur intended purposes? Off-road, street queen, double duty (daily driver/weekend wheeler)? that'll dictate which way to go.

my suggestion, besides an axle swap is to look for a kit with the extended radius arms. normally available in most "stage 2" kits, while costing more will provide better ride quality. the standard lifts are ok, but as said, do it once and do it right. also remember when lifting this type of truck the front end will be more subsectible to being out of allignment and will require camber bushings to bring it into factory specs. then, as SR said u will need to re-gear both axles. plus wheels and tires...unless u find some good deals or buy used ur looking at close to 3 grand for everything (lift, gears, labor, wheels and tires).

 

I'd guess closer to 4 maybe 5K if he has to pay someone to set up both differentials

 

I Have $1600 invested in (lift, steering stabalizer, wheels, tires, and alignment shop) my next step now that the truck is parked for winter is 4.88s front and rear, ladder bars, SAS, Engine swap

My lift is the 6" rough country i paid about $550 for it from NTW
Dual steering stabalizer $95
Wheels $40
Tires $850
Alignment $55

Rough estimates

 

i've got a 95 with a 6" skyjacker. last thing you want to do is try to do things on the cheap, its going to be expensive no matter what you do. if you keep the TTB its a real pain to work with, especially when you go to put it all back together and align it. definately get a steering stabilizer, they help a ton. Topguncustomz.com has the best prices as far as i know, you can also buy anything from the kit by itself if you decide to use a solid axle

personally if i could do it all again i'd ditch the TTB for a solid 78-79 d44 more work fabricating the radius arms but WELL worth it, same u-joint, use the 95? f350 tie rod assembly. as far as a "kit" you'd just need 78-79 springs, blocks or leafs to lift the rear, extended brakelines and a pitman arm. much easier to align, better steering, stronger and a TON easier to make gear changes after the lift

 

dont waste the time or money to lift the TTB ive had major problems from all the TTB's that ive lifted. Its not worth it.

IF you are looking for lift do a SAS. D44 with radius arms and coils is almost a bolt in swap. theres not a HUGE amount of fabrication involved, some but not alot