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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 09:51 AM
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What to do to get truck a little higher?

hey. is there anything to get a little more ground clearance on my 2000 f150 4x4 without having to buy a lift, and not cranking torsion bars. is there anything possibly to do this?
there is a guy in here a couple posts down in the trail master thread that has a black supercrew with like skyjacker leaf springs and something else. any help is appreciated. sorry for the noob questions
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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You can install a 3 inch body lift.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 10:11 AM
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but that would still be "buying a lift," and he doesn't want to do that
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 10:28 AM
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yea i dont want a body lift
thanks anyways

https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=276325

look at sean somers black f150, i like that because u can notice a difference from stock ride height. the things he has done, will that run me much money wise?
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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the only way to gain true ground clearance is to get larger tires.... this will change the center point to a higer spot..... remember, no matter what lift you get, whether it be suspension or body..... the only way to get the differentials/axles off the ground is your tire size !!! but, you are limited if you dont want to lift.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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the only thing would be to get bigger tires if you dont want a lift
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 4wd150
look at sean somers black f150, i like that because u can notice a difference from stock ride height. the things he has done, will that run me much money wise?
I'm pretty sure that Black truck has a body lift.

The only thing you can do is get bigger tires which isn't going to be very big without at least cranking the torsion bars.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 4wd150
hey. is there anything to get a little more ground clearance on my 2000 f150 4x4 without having to buy a lift, and not cranking torsion bars. is there anything possibly to do this?
there is a guy in here a couple posts down in the trail master thread that has a black supercrew with like skyjacker leaf springs and something else. any help is appreciated. sorry for the noob questions
thanks
IMO that is still a lift...
+another 1 on tires!!
 
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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yea i guess ill just do it the good way over the summer when im working and get a 6" fabtech or something, or even the RCD 4-5"
thanks for the advice
 
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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Why do you not want to crank the torsion bars??
 
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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bought a 4x4 f-350..............
 
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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How to get truck higher:

buy it a bag of weed and some rollin papers!
then tell your truck it can jump those railroad tracks.
Sorry, I could'nt resist. But you may want to try some taller tires. That's gonna get everything up off the ground for more clearance.
 

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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 2002 wonderboy
buy it a bag of weed and some rollin papers!
then tell your truck it can jump those railroad tracks.
Sorry, I could'nt resist. But you may want to try some taller tires. That's gonna get everything up off the ground for more clearance.
Um, what !?
 
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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Get a couple floor jacks and take the weight off your tires/suspension. Is this what your looking for?
 
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