hi all, man its been a while since i posted anything. k here is a question. i was looking for a 3"-3 1/2" suspension lift for my 99' f150 2wd. its a supercab with the 4.6l auto. now i was on the fabtech website and they said there lift requires a 4 3/4" backspacing on the wheels it said the lift wouldnt work without aftermarket wheels with the required backspacing. has anyone done a suspension lift with factory rims? does anyone know of a lift kit that doesnt require the backspacing? I like my factory chrome rims and i dont really have the paycheck to do both $800.00 rims then the $700.00 lift. i know a guy who can put a 3" body lift on and he supply the lift for $350.00. what do you recommend or know about my situation? thank you
Scott
P.S. does anyone know where i can get the suspension lift cheap? the same guy who offered the body lift also said he would get me the 3" suspension lift for $650.00 and install for $350.00-$400.00 is that good?

 

i'd go with the body lift. i have 35 inch tires on mine with a 3 inch pa lift. save the extra cash for some more mods.

 

cool so the pa lift is a good one huh? i think ill go with it and wait till i get my wheels to put on my suspension lift. by the way anyone know where i can get centerline H/T's with 10" width and 16's? all i have been able to find is 16 1/2's want to keep my brand new 285/75/16's i just bought. by the way remember i have a 2x4 k. i think you have a 4x4 dont you FOOTWART?

 

4x4, you do have a smaller tire though. i have 315 75 16 which is a 35x12.50 basically.

 

i have the explorer procomp 3 inch spindle lift on my 99 2wd.i do have aftermarket wheels now,but i did have the factory wheels on with the lift and had no problems.

 

so you had the 3" lift and didnt have aftermarket wheels huh? did you do any offroading or anything any large bumps, or potholes. i dunno maybe thats what there talking about or maybe the fabtech lift is built different. thanks though. scott

 

the factory wheels cleared just fine,on and off road.no problems