Question about going from 6" to 8"

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Old 12-03-2012, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 06yz250f
I know, that's exactly what i said....
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
 
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Old 12-03-2012, 09:21 PM
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Disregarding everything else,I'd order a 1" level from autospring
 
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Originally Posted by fine_style150
Disregarding everything else,I'd order a 1" level from autospring
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
 
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Old 12-03-2012, 09:59 PM
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I am positive you are slightly above 6" with those CV pics, I'd go with no more than 1.5".

You will be able to get some more out of those coil overs if you end up sitting a hair low in the front.
 
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Originally Posted by 06yz250f
I am positive you are slightly above 6" with those CV pics, I'd go with no more than 1.5".

You will be able to get some more out of those coil overs if you end up sitting a hair low in the front.
I'll go with the 1.5" autospring then
 
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Old 12-03-2012, 10:42 PM
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I guess your other option is to order a 2" and uncrank them.that route will allow you more adjustability since you are running out of height from coil overs.
 

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Originally Posted by 06yz250f
I guess your other option is to order a 2" and uncrank them.that route will allow you more adjustability since you are running out of height from coil overs.
I'm literally terrified to try to adjust the spring on the coilovers. That was the worst vehicle experience I've ever had. I would rather change the spark plugs on my 2006 5.4 again. It was that bad. I just want to unbolt the top of the coilovers, put a spacer in there, and bolt them back. I don't even want to unbolt the bottom of the coilover if I don't have to

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
 

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Originally Posted by MossyOak3006
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
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
 
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Originally Posted by fine_style150
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
You think 1.5" is too much? I know all about lifting the front too high and the problems it causes. I'm not doubting y'all on that. I have an Iron Bull front bumper, so I could put 40s on and not rub on it. It's just the rear part of the fender that I can rub on. My 35x12.50s don't have all that much room before they rub right now; probably about 1.5" at full turn from rubbing on the outside corner of the fender. I have 17x9 rims with 4.75" backspacing
 
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I'd go for it and take the risk. Worst comes to worst it would be go to 1" and a weekend swapping the spacers
 
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1.5"s why not try and sqeeze 38x13.5?
 
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Originally Posted by fine_style150
1.5"s why not try and sqeeze 38x13.5?
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.
 
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Old 12-05-2012, 06:37 PM
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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?
 
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Originally Posted by mSaLL150
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?
I may just be paranoid that 37s won't fit. I mean plenty of people have 8" and 37s. Do they have to trim any? Do tires rub on the front bumper worse or the back of the fender? With my bumper, there's no way a tire can come close to it
 
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If you can't fit the 37s, take off the inner plastic liner and sawzall your way through. then re-attach liner and strap with zip ties
 


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