Well, I am finally getting my first truck. My grandpa is selling me his 2005
4-door (5.4 v8) 2WD.

I am looking to get a 6 inch lift kit? preferably a fabtech or a skyjacker, what tires do you reccomend, 34 or 35's? and I am getting probably 18 inch rims.

I have had a few friends tell me not to lift a 2wd truck because it will ruin it. I am NOT gonna take my truck offroad or go mudding with it. This is just a driving around truck or simple stuff on the farm.

Is it okay to lift my 2wd 05 f150?

thanks..

 

Nope.... Its gonna blow up......

That aside. DO IT. 2wd 4wd 6wd, doesnt matter. If you like a lifted look then lift it. Ive got a leveling kit and body lift on my truck. Wish I could afford a 6inch lift but I do what I can. And Welcome to the site.

 

ya, they keep trying to convince me that it will tear everything up

What 34-35 inch tires do you reccomend (for an 17-18 inch rim)

 

Your friends are idiots plain and simple.

Only difference between your 2wd and a similar 4wd is yours has less stuff to break up front

 

exactly what I said..


Would you reccomend any upgrades/performance parts?

and would you say fabtech or skyjacker 6 inch liftkit?

 

oh, and what gas mileage would I be looking at with a 2wd 5.4 v8 f150 with a 6 inch lift and 34 or 35 inch tires? 14-15 city?

 

id say fabtech for sure. do the gotts mod if youd like, dunno bout gas mileage, probably 14-15

 

I agree. Your friends are morons.
I'd go with a quality all terrian tire like the BFG AT KO, Nitto Terra Grappler, Toyo AT, Pro Comp Xtreme AT, Mickey Thompson ATZ or **** Cepek FC II. If you are worried about milage, the BFG AT KO is available in 305/65-18 which is essentially a 34x12.50 tire.

 

id go with a fabtech and some 35s

 

I just got a fabtech 6 inch and mines a 2wd..waiting for it to come in the mail....4wheelparts.com has a good price on it right now i paid 1600 with shipping and thats the cheapest i could find online n local

 

I just did a Fabtech 6" kit on my 06 4x2 crew cab with Nitto 325/60/20's on Eagle Series 079 wheels. It rubbed like mad while turning. So, I just finished putting a 3" Performance Accessories body lift on it. Now it is perfect! NFab nerf bars are ordered. New grill sitting in the box in my shop. New wrap coming very soon.

Only downfall is you lose a bit of power. Regearing and/or a programmer is probably on the horizon.

 

Look into regearing the front and rear with the bigger tires. Other than that, piece it together properly and you wont have trouble. It's your truck so do what you want with it and dont pay attention to what other people say. There will always be someone that doesn't like something.

 

aight, what 34 or 35 inch tires wont rub with a 6 inch lift kit? Wouldnt you reccomend me putting 34 inch tires and 18 inch rims so I dont loose alot of power, or what?


and what does it mean by "shaving"/trimming down tires?

 

Different rim sizes have absolutely no effect on the final drive ratio unless you drive around without tires. The drive ratio is the number tire rotations to cover a distance compared to the RPM. With bigger tires it is like changing to a higher gear on a bicycle and riding from a dead stop. You pedal less but it is much harder TO pedal. By adding larger tires you WILL lose the available power because the engine has to work harder to accomplish the same speeds. You regain SOME of the power by putting in lower gears (higher ratio number) so that the engine can turn faster in relation to the tires.

The tires shouldn't rub with that large of a lift but the search feature will show you plenty of threads where people talk about 6" lifts and 35" tires.

 

allright, Im looking for a tire that not only looks good, but will last awhile..


would you reccomend..

http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.as...tfamilyid=6240

or

http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.as...familyid=23572