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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 12:23 PM
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pics of 97-03 Ext Cabs lifted plz!

hey i need some ideas i just sold my accord for 8200, but i am only planning on spending around 5K for the lift tires exhaust and all the other do dads but yeah give me some ideas here guys! i wanna go most likely 4" Rancho or 6" FAbtech on 35s...give me ideas!
 
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 01:19 AM
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Mine has the Rancho lift

 
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 08:59 AM
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Not a Supercab, but may Screw with a body lift will be about the same height as a 4 inch Rancho kit. I have pics with 33's and 35's.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 10:24 AM
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no suspension lift yet only 3" body lift on 35/12.50/17
 
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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go through my gallery, 6" fabtech.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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no suspension lift yet only 3" body lift on 35/12.50/17
Looks good, a few suggestions though:

Get some gap guards, raise up those mufflers, and trim back that frame on the front so you can throw some GM towhooks on there.

edit: Nice color, I happen to like that color as well lol.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 01:03 PM
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Here are some more recent pictures, i put the gap guards on about a month ago just have uploaded more recent pics and put my stock tow hooks back on, havent heard anything about gm tow hooks though. I had to cut my valance to get my hooks back on dont like how it turned out. and when i went back to get my mufflers i had them push them tips back more, but still didnt puch them back enough, im thinking when they put my 6" lift on it imm have to have the exhaust redone due to the extreme bends they had to make in order to get them tips at such a angle.

with gap guards

towhooks


i wanted only the very edge of the tips to be seen but didnt turn out that way
 
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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accidentlly posted twice
 

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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 01:15 PM
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Well the tips look fine, I actually like the way you've got them set up. I was talking about the mufflers themselves. After I installed my body lift, I went to the exhaust shop and just had them raise everything they could up, which was pretty easy considering they just cut the hangers and welded everything up higher.

If you look at the frame, you'll see where there's a bracket on the frame itself that bolts to another bracket that bolts to the bumper. What I did was hack the frame back pretty much all the way to that bracket. The GM towhooks (88-98) are different from the Ford towhooks in that they mount inside the frame on the same holes, rather than below it. Cut the frame back, mount those towhooks, and it looks completely stock. I'm pretty sure Wandell has pictures of his truck with this.

Your truck has a great stance though, I like it.

edit: Pictures of Wandell's


 

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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 01:27 PM
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that looks so much better i see what your saying now, i wish i wouldnt of hacked up my valance but i had plans on getting a new one anyways, i was trying to find pics of Wandell's trucks. but that does look alot better does he have a album?
 
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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that looks so much better i see what your saying now, i wish i wouldnt of hacked up my valance but i had plans on getting a new one anyways, i was trying to find pics of Wandell's trucks. but that does look alot better does he have a album?
Yeah, you've got to go through the old galleries though. Click Photo Gallery up at the top (NOT Photo Galleries) and search for his name.
 
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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f150mudder- your truck at stock height or no? from your sig it kind of looks like a body lift
 
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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cant find Wandell's pics, cashel can u post a link?
 
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 06:05 PM
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Weird, clicking it the first time worked, but clicking it again loaded the new gallery. Anyway, here's the link to the old gallery for future reference:

https://www.f150online.com/galleries/index.cfm

And here's a link to Wandell's gallery:

https://www.f150online.com/galleries...y.cfm?gnum=705
 
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 06:19 PM
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cashel did your fabtech come with a steering stabalizer?
and would you recomend driving your truck with the stock gears on 38's or is it very important to go to a 4.88 gear, ir is it simply fuel economy. and do you know what kind of gear ratio you had stock?
 

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