Question about going from 6" to 8"
Yeah you did. I didn't even see it in your post. My bad. So what my lift was supposed to do was raise the front 6" and the rear 3" (5" block replaced the factory 2" block). So that would put my front end 1/2-1" higher than mt back right? Right now, my front end is 1.25-1.5" higher than my rear. I can notice that my leaf springs have sagged some since I put that big block under them so that could account for the back end being a half inch or so lower than it's supposed to be. Do y'all think I would be ok with a 2" leveling kit? I'm getting BDS leaf springs that come with their 8" lift kit. Those leafs give 5.5" of lift. So those with my stock blocks and 2" spacers up front should put me at 8" front and 5.5" rear. I hate rake, so the front being a half inch higher is fine with me
I'm afraid I won't clear 37x13.50s with just 1 more inch in front. And I wil be terriblyupset if I end up with rake. I can't stand rake
I'll go with the 1.5" autospring then
Here's the link to my post that explains everything I had to go through with those coilovers: https://www.f150online.com/forums/su...er-owners.html
Last edited by MossyOak3006; Dec 4, 2012 at 11:59 AM.
As 06 stated, your already running more them 6" of lift, you'll get away with the 1" but 2"s is way too much unless your ready to do ball joints more frequently then usual and risk tearing cv boots, in favor of 37x13.5"s. Fabtech is pretty good at getting guys to 6" with nearly level components up front, this i tell yah from looking at them angles
As 06 stated, your already running more them 6" of lift, you'll get away with the 1" but 2"s is way too much unless your ready to do ball joints more frequently then usual and risk tearing cv boots, in favor of 37x13.5"s. Fabtech is pretty good at getting guys to 6" with nearly level components up front, this i tell yah from looking at them angles
I think I'll be squeezing 37x13.50s. I don't have as much clearance on the rear of the front fender as I thought I would. I think I'm going to go with 1.5" spacers and hope it's not too much. I'll probably put it all on between Christmas and new years.
Ya I certainly wouldn't add anything more than 1" of lift to that, your CVs are already pretty steep and the ball joints will get trashed very shortly at that angle with heavy tires. Trimming is going to be your go-to if the new tires rub.
Are you set on 37s? How about a 36" tire?
Are you set on 37s? How about a 36" tire?
Ya I certainly wouldn't add anything more than 1" of lift to that, your CVs are already pretty steep and the ball joints will get trashed very shortly at that angle with heavy tires. Trimming is going to be your go-to if the new tires rub.
Are you set on 37s? How about a 36" tire?
Are you set on 37s? How about a 36" tire?



