Hi, I have been looking around for a 8" or 12" lift for a good deal.I am 16 years old and got a summer job so I could get the lift I wanted.I was looking for a 6" lift but a lot of people have them and I have to be different.GO BIG OR GO HOME!!!I have read been hooked on f150online since I was 14.I finally broke down and made my own profile.If any of yall come across a good deal please let me know.Thanks

 

need more info on the truck.

if its 4x4 the only decent Lift kit in that range is the RIZE kits.

get ready to FORK some money out of that much lift, tires, and the maitnance associated with it.

12" lift you will need 38-40's

if you go anything over 35's you will want to start thinkin about regearing the diffs to 4.88's

 

Or just do what Cecil did, a simple SAS, lol

 

haha. i didnt even want to recommend that for a 16 year old

 

Aint that the truth, sorry you couldn't make it out to the g2g saturday. Did you get everything fixed

 

I say get a 8" rize lift with coilovers cranked 2" which will give ya 10" or go with a 12 rize kit. The way I got mine I did a 6" procomp lift, with coilovers cranked 2", and then a 3" body lift for a total of 11"

 

what is the budget? a 6" with rims/tires/ gears would easily run around 5-7k, and 8" with riims/tires/gears will be around 7-10k, and a 12" would easily top 10k. Again this all depends on the tires selected, rims selected, etc, etc. I'm sure it can be done cheaper but from my experiences this is a pretty average range of prices But like mentioned before more info on the truck and what stuff your considering in the tire/wheel/ other accessory area will help us help you out

 

I can vouch now that a complete rize 8" with every bell and whistle will easily top 10k, and I dont even have the traction bars yet

 

for 10k you can have a kickin SAS truck on 44's

 

Oh so many options haha, I can think of one option fx4life, needs to drop his truck off at my house and I will leave the keys to mine in the ignition for him

 

Listen I know where you are coming from man, I'm only 19 myself. The truth of the fact is that you won't be able to get everything you want this summer or even next unless you are pulling some serious cash for a 16 year old. My vote is to start saving now and hopefully by the time you graduate college you'll be able to have the truck the way you want it. Another thing is I'd say go for 6" with a spacer and an add a leaf with 37s. This will be way cheaper than an 8" kit plus you can always add a body lift later. Heck I only got 6" with 35s and everyone I know thinks my truck is huge. Not trying to lecture, just some advice from a fellow "youngin'"

 

I say go with the 6" and some 35's because it will feel like it is huge to you and everyone else. then in a couple years once you get used to it and you wanna go bigger you easily can with some kind of adustable shocks such as the bilstiens and even the rear out with an AAL or bigger blocks. So overall in the end go with a 6" and 35's and keep saving

 

thanks to all of yall for the advice.I found a guy in tampa that had a 8 inch rize lift that came off of a wrecked truck and he wanted $1200 for it but some guy bought it the day I asked him.

2005 f150 screw 4x4
3"hell bent steel leveling kit
3" PA body lift
moto metal 951 18x9
toyo m/t 35x12.5
1.5" wheel spacer
flowmaster super44 SISO

 

Hell yeah I believe that deal didn't last long, thats a steal

 

Well thats the point. Keep your eyes open and you might find a deal on ebay, craigs, or a junk yard. Keep saving dough and keep those eyes pealed and maybe one day you can be as cool as me