how would 35s be with the 3.55 ratio

 

There's a guy I work with that has that setup. It runs ok, but it's kinda sluggish. You could definitely get away with it though.

So where abouts in Katy do you live bro? I should have gotta your phone number so we could meet up at that little truck show.

 

I have 35's and 3.55 gears. The power is ok, but nothing to brag about. It is livable for me because I don't tow/haul heavy loads. If I did, I would have stuck with 33's. However, the 04-08's have 40 more hp than my 01 so it shouldn't be as bad.

 

Definitely go with a 6" Lift. We just got a 6" Pro Comp lift with 35s and its awesome. I did notice a loss in power due to the larger rims and tires, the speedometer is 5mph off, so a tuner will correct that. I will be getting gears shortly to help bring back that low end torque but i can live with it since i only drive it locally to work and back.

 

definately going with the 6 inch but that helps with the gear info because i'm not a huge fan of programmers since they can do so much damage to a transmission. I haul about two thousand pounds in trailer weight once in a while with my drift boat but that should be fine on the highway. anyone have performance issues with 3.73's and offroad?

 

How does the programmer hurt your tranny? I have 3.73 and 35s on my 03 Hills suck off road...but doable

 

my last ride was an 01 f350 and in the 3 years that i had it I went thoroug two transmissions. All were attested to the increase in horse power. The transmission is not supposed to handle that power without putting in stronger springs and better plates. I just figured that this could be a problem in the long run with the f150's since it is definately a problem with a bigger truck.