i have a 2002 xlt 4x4 4.6 and was wondering what is the best way to get a little lift. I want to get 33 tires but dont want them to look like they are crammed in the wheel well. I know i could always raise the torsion bars to make it level but was looking for ways to lift the whole truck. Any ideas?

 

3" body lift

 

ya i thought of that but personally dont like them. Unless done right with gap guards, bumper lifts, and having step rails. Plus i am thinking something a little cheaper till i can save money for 4" sus. lift.

 

check the sig, its a skyjacker aal, torsion bars turn all the way up, running 33's

 

all you did was what....crank torsions up and added a leaf?

 

and throw some 33's on it yeah.

 

how much in all did it give you? Cuz it looks good.

 

how is the smoothness and ride?

 

i think i ended up with about 2 inches maybe a little more. As far as the ride. Rolling down the street you would never know it. But however if you hit a pothole or speedbump its enough to tell. Once you get use to it though its fine. Its all about what you use your truck for. If its all for looks, I wouldn't recomend going this route. I do a lot of towing, and wanted to stiff up the springs in the back. I also wanted to add a baby lift. So it was pretty logical for me to go AAL. This setup also seems to do well offroad. I have taken this truck places Ford never designed it to go.

 

You won't believe this but i put 315/75/16 which is equal to 35's just by cranking my torsion bars and doing a little bit of cutting of the plastic bumper and using a hammer to hammer in the metal piece behind the fender extensions , hope that helps.

 

pics? I considering 35's next go around

 

what about buying keys?

 

dont buy torsion keys... they are reindexed thus giving you the ability to over crank your torsion bars causing premature failure of ball joints and cv shafts! use the stock torsion keys.

side note: most aftermarket torsion keys sell fpr 200+ (i believe) a 3" bodylift is gonna run you in the same ball park add gap gaurds and its around 250-300... and it doesnt over stress your suspension!

 

I agree.

 

steer clear of keys bro. They can really screw up your geometry. The most you can do is max out your stock keys. Anything more than that is really pushing it.