I have a '97 f150 and am wanting to get a 3 inch body lift. I'm just wondering if 35 all terrains will rub at all??

 

2wd or 4, and stock or aftermarket wheels?

 

4x4 and aftermarket

 

Gonna be very dependent on the wheel width and backspacing/offset. Depending on that, you may need to crank the torsion bars to properly clear them.

 

As long as your wheels don't have a very low backspacing or highly negative offset that makes them stick out real far, I doubt you'll have any issues, especially if you crank the t-bars and inch or two. If you have "normal" wheels, you should have room to spare with the t-bars cranked because 2" from t-bars and 3" of body is a solid 5" of lift.

 

Okay, sweet. One more question, when I go to get the lift installed am I going to need to ask them to crank the t-bars a couple inches or are they already going to know to do that? Does it cost more to do that?

 

Labor is labor. They'll charge you if you use there man hours. I'd figure an extra labor hour or so for that, and then your alignment too. And it's probably something you'd need to tell them, and you'd need to most likely specify how much.

 

You should really just crank the T-bars yourself, unless you're not at all mechanically inclined or don't have the tools. It's pretty darn simple to do. Like pizzaman said, it takes time to do it, so it costs money. And you would definitely have to request it and request a certain amount. They won't be concerned with getting each side the same and may max them out, which you may not like. So that's another reason to take your time doing it yourself to get it right.

 

35x12.50's will fit on the 97-03 F-150 4x4's with a body lift but they will rub slightly. With the OEM wheels, they will slightly rub the frame at full steering lock. With wider aftermarket wheels you will have to trim a little plastic off the front bumper's lower valance. Also, I'd crank up the torsion bars myself because it is so simple. I'd crank them up enough to level the truck. Just tell the shop you cranked them up and need your front end alignment checked.