Puzzled; Suspension decision

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Old 08-09-2005, 12:11 PM
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Question Puzzled; Suspension decision

ok so my issue is that i want my truck to look like its an off-road truck, but im not actually gonna take it off-road, i just love the look, so heres the issue:

1) raise it up in the front with the torsion bars and just put some nice 16"x8" rims with 33" tires, but i dont know if that would do any damage, some say it doesnt and some say it does, my truck is fairly new so i would imagine it wouldnt be too bad, plus i dont mind the stiffer ride, ill just put better shocks on for a better ride and hope it does something.

2) go for a body lift and be able to fit the 35" tires on a 16"x10" rim, i would have to get my exhaust changed a little bit but i dont think that would be a problem.

im just looking for some ideas and advice on what other people think i should do.




ofcourse i would love to do a 4-inch suspension lift but i want to do this asap and i really dont need the suspension lift if im not using it for off-roading.
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Old 08-09-2005, 12:19 PM
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go for the body lift and the 33" i think it looks the most well rounded 33" with the 3" look good 35" would look alittle stuffed if you know what i mean
 
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Old 08-09-2005, 03:58 PM
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You can also fit 33's on 16x10's at stock height.
 
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Old 08-10-2005, 09:03 AM
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Cool really?

and that wont rub at all...cuz i know this guy that raise it in the front with the torsion bars and still had to cut some of the plastic valance cuz the tires were rubbing, but im not sure if they wer 33 inch or 35 inch tires, i have to go talk to him and check it out, otherwise, i might just go for 16x8 inch wheels with 33 inch tires, thanks a lot
 
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Old 08-10-2005, 04:00 PM
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WIth 305/70-16's on 16x10 inch wheels you will have to trim the front bumper's lower plastic valance slightly.
 
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Old 08-10-2005, 11:36 PM
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Cool nice

dude, i checked out your f-150 and i saw the pictures of your truck when you had the 16X10 rims with the 285/75 and i love the look, thats exactly what im looking for, and just a few questions, now you have the fx4 i have the regular 4x4 is there a stock height difference and can you clear those tires easier than me? and check out my galleries if you can, thanks a lot man, you seem to help out the most in these msg boards, especially for us amateurs.

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Old 08-11-2005, 01:51 AM
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There is no difference in height.
 
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Old 08-11-2005, 08:54 PM
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Cool nice

thanks a lot everyone, thats definetly the way im going ill have many updates in the future.
 
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Old 08-11-2005, 09:07 PM
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Cool quick question

hey wandell, what kind of tires did you have on your 16x10 rims when you had your truck at stock height, i cant find any 285/75 that are reccommended for that size rim, i found 305/70, which i guess wont be bad and ill get if i cant find any 285's so if you can just let me know, thanks a lot
 



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