I am totally lost I have never did a lift before i have always been a mustang person and the more I read about lifts the more I'm confused I have a 2011 f 150 with 305/50/20 general grabbers and a 1.5 inch leveling kit don't want to change wheels or tires maybe later but not now what size lift and brand do u all recommend I have seen lift kits from 500 to 1900 dollars thanks for any help

 

First decide exactly what you are looking for. Show stopping height or just a little clearence. It looks like you got a nice rig now. Maybe waite a few years to finally decide whats right for you. If your not rubbing, and your driving the way you want to it sounds/looks good now.

 

You need to answer these questions before we can even begin to point you in a direction to go.

1. How high you want to go.
2. Your budget.
3. If your gonna do the install or a shop is (again see #2)
4. Do you mind your tires looking small if you go bigger.
5. Are you running factory wheels or aftermarket? If aftermarket what's the backspace/offset.
6. And probably the most important, are you 4x4 or 4x2?

You left out a lot of key info.

 

I was thinking 4 or 6 inch lift and a shop will do it I'm running the stock wheels I was hopin to keep it as close to 2000.00 as possible and its a 4x4 and thx papa tiger and pizzaman 711

 

Also I was kind of worried about my tires looking too small if I went to a six inch lift but like I said I'm new at this lift thing thx for all your help

 

Have you thought of a body lift? It may fit your budget better, you'd be looking at somewhere around 650-900 out the door including parts.

 

No I hadn't thought of that I ll have to check them out thx

 

BDS lifts should allow use of stock wheels, you can get close to $2k probably be ~$100 or so over budget


edit: i say should, it used to say w/ use of stock wheels which it no longer does. Call them to verify. Disregard price as their MSRP is usually way off of what you will actually pay
http://bds-suspension.com/product?ma...1&yr=2009-2012

 

Holy crap the only place in my area I can find to put a lift on my truck wants 3000.00 installed bds 6 inch lift

 

thats WAY high.

majority of us here paid around $2100-$2300 for a 6" bds

where are you located?

 

I'm located in Chambersburg pa I thought that was crazy I'm willin to pay upto 2300 If need be but 3000 is crazy

 

did you call BDS to verify that stock wheels will work?

can also call and ask what installers they have locally to you

 

i remember i called 4wp and they quoted me about 600-700 for install on my 4x4 06 for a pro comp stage 2 lift.( i bought the lift from another member on this forum). I ended up doing it myself. i worked on it over the course of about 2 weeks in my garage after i came home from work. i took my time and it was the first full lift kit ive installed. saved me a ton of money! now i bet i could knock one out in a weekend...but me actually having 2 days off in a row is rare lol

 

thx everyone the stock wheels will fit with tires upto 305/60/20 and as far as me doing it im only home 25 days a year and im not spending my time working when im home but thanks for the suggestion i really appriciate all the help but at this point i think i might just hold off 2900 is the cheapest i can find it installed

 

well thought i had it figured out do a 3 inch body lift and my ram air hood and i ll be happy for awhile but cant find a body lift for a 2011 f 150 found 1 but it says 5.4 motor only and they didnt put a 5.4 in 2011 truck does any one know y no body lifts for 2011 thx