i've seen all these 2500 chevy's and f250's jacked up sky high but the most i can find for my f150 is the 6" fabtech lift i got. now is there some brand of lift kit stuff that will take it to the max or am i stuck trying to find the perfect balance between on the edge body lift and big tires?

 

RIZE offers an 8" and i think you can work that lift into a 10" with some spacers, someone with that lift will chime in im sure...also look into whiplash and full throttle suspension lifts...they are known to offer some really big lifts, in the 10 - 14 inch range (all suspension)...the reason you see the huge superduty f-250/350s is that they are solid axles still, which means using huge leaf springs to achieve the lift...this is a lot simpler than lifting IFS trucks such as the F-150s, chevys, toyotas, etc...jeeps are solid axles so their lifts are simple too, makes for a much cheaper amount of lift to dollar ratio... but the new bodystyle f-150s have a lot more options since they are a coil sprung IFS as opposed to the older style torsion bar setup...

 

Check out the Rize or Bulletproof lifts. Whiplash has a terrible reputation and Full Throttle's is mixed.

 

I've actually installed a Whiplash 14" on a Lincoln Mark LT and the kit's ok but doesn't come with instructions and just boxes of parts and bolts so unless you've done one before it's a nightmare to install due to no instructions but everything went up pretty well with some minor modification and we had it powder coated to match the truck. Took a good solid week on the install vs a Fabtech or Rize which you can easily get done in a day. I've heard bulletproof is pretty good but pricey and not sure about full throttle (have all of their jobber sheets just haven't used them) Here's a pic of it. BTW it's the last 14" I'll ever do unless it's a solid axle with coils or leaf springs because those are easy.

 

Wow, that is huge!

 

thanx for the info i will check all those brands and start crunching numbers. oh, i was also told that lifting a truck means you need to change gearing, is this a must or a suggestion?

 

You can get away with not regearing with 35s and some people even have 37s with stock gears, but most recommend new gears if you go over 35", which if you are going with a huge lift, you will probably be well over.

 

thanx