I was wondering what the biggest lift is possible for a 1997 Ford F-150 2wd. I know fabtech maked good 2wd lifts. I wanted to know if I could get a 7"- 7.5" lift with some kind of body lift at the smae time. In the end Im looking for the best possible way to get the most height for my truck. Any information is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

Hi! this is my 1999 F150 2WD. Ive got the 7.5" Fabtech lift and a 3" body lift. it has 315/75/16 but it will fit up to a 37" tire


https://www.f150online.com/galleries....cfm?gnum=3911

 

thanks, your truck looks sick. What kind of Body lift did you put on it?

 

I have the Precision Concepts 3" body lift. I got it for about $150.00 at Offroad Warehouse. If you want a bigger badder lift you could go to truckinsuspension.com they have 4" to 14" suspension lifts for the 2WD.

 

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I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A RED 1997 FORD F150 AND I WANT TO PUT A BODY LIFT ON IT CAUSE WITH ME LIVING IN MY OWN PLACE AND PAYING BILLS LIFT KIT AINT IN THE PICTURE RIGHT NOW!!SO DOES A BODY LIFT MAKE THE RIDE AND FEEL WORST AND MAKES IT NOT RIDE AS GOOD PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!THANKS NICK

 

In about 2 to 3 weeks I'm going to put 38's on my 2000 2WD F150. Here's what I'm using for the lift:

Fabtech 7.5" Crossmember Lift
Performance Accessories 3" Body Lift + Gap Guards
either a 1.5" spacer from SKG or a 2" spacer from Performance Accessories, haven't decided on that one yet.

That's a total of about 12" of lift.

 

22" lift....all suspension no body lift

 

how the hell do u get in that thing? lol But very nice truck! extremely original

 

fabtech still makes a 7.5" crossmember lift that they say doesn't work on the v6 but I have heard of people running it on the v6's and it working fine.(has to do with the coil)(uses stock upper and lower control arms)
CST still make an awesome 7" long travel kit that untilizes the stock coil pocket or one that removes the stock pocket and uses a shock hoop with fox coil over with uni-ball joints instead of standard ball joints which is very strong and allows awesome up and down travel.(replaces lower and upper control arms)
RCD makes a good lift also but it is only 6" lift, similar deasign to fabtech with the drop down crossmember(stock upper and lower control arms used)
Camburg also makes some crazy long travel kits that run about $6,000 for parts not installed(stock upper and lower control arms are replaced)
However they recently released this very cool mild long travel kit that I really like, it has the old discontinued cst and fabtech control arm lift design, but untilizes a uni-ball in place of the ball joint and the factory bump stop on the frame is cut off and limiting straps are used instead. (new upper control arm, and uses stock lower control arm)
hereis a pic of the new mild travel camburg lift It is only $2000 or $2400 installed!

springtech makes a control arm lift that I think is very cheap, I have heard good and bad about their coils and not much good about their LIFT a-arms in the kit (weak welds, not thick enough metal tubing used on upper control arm)

there are also body lifts coil spacers, and the 3.5" spindle lift that are cheaper and faster install
also any of these lift kits will wear out suspension components faster than stock, it is a good idea to frequently check and grease idler arm tie rod ends ball joints,(if you dont have a lift with the new uni-ball design), and dont forget to overlook the upper and lower control arm bushings

 

I would go with a 7.5in Fabtech and a 3inch Performance Accesories body lift. Put some 37's under it.

 

sorry to just jump in on your post..keithbennet if i have a 02 supercrew and got a 7.5 suspension and a 3 inch body lift, and 35 toyo a/t. how much lower/higher would i be compared to your truck. your truck looks really sweet and want mine to sit like that..

 

my truck is a 2wd..sorry forgoet to mention that

 

To get yours to sit like mine, all you would need would be the 7.5inch suspension with the 35 toyos. A 3inch body lift would make yours sit higher than mine. So to get to my height and sit like mine, go with a 7.5 inch suspension and the 35's with some rims with 4.5 inches of backspacing.

 

Actually u would be sitting higher than keith's truck. about 2 inches taller with the 7.5 inch lift. A 7.5 inch lift on a 2wd equals a 6 inch lift on a 4wd. Kieth only has a 3 inch body lift.

 

Thats true, but i thought a 7.5=5 compared to 2wd and 4wd. I thought a 4wd sits 2.5 inches higher than a 2wd.