Hello all,
Just a couple of questions. Im in the navy overseas right now and will be coming home in May and I just bought a 3" performance accessories body lift kit for my 99' 4x2 xlt extended cab and i got 285 75 16's mud terrains on my stock truck. Now, Q-1 ....will the tires look good with the lift or should i get wider/ taller tires. Q-2.....Does anyone know what tools i would need cause my buddy and i plan on doing this mod in his driveway and dont you need jacks and stuff? he said he has all the junk but I just want to make sure ya know, i hate suprises especially with the body off my truck. does any of the wires, lines, etc.... need to be lengthend or new junk replaced? any and all detailes would be appreciated. Q-3.... Does anyone know of any 4x2 skidplates for my year exist? fabtech says they have them but i cant find a pic or anything and would they look good with just a body lift? a 7 1/2" lift is in the works as soon as i buy new rims something about backspacing with the stock 16's i have it just wouldn't work
so i gotta get rims first.


ANY SUGGESTIONS AS TO ANYTHING WOULD BE AWSOME! ! !
Thanks everyone.

 

A body lift is not difficult do, although it is time conuming i have a 94 f150 it took me, well i started on a fri night didnt finish till sun afternoon although that was working by myself, Toold u will need that i recomend is a cut off wheel (incase your bolts are frozen in ) a breaker bar and u will need a sawzz or a torch for the fron tbumber bracket
hopw i helped and remember to take your time and double check all bolts

 

I got a 99 4x4 XLT super cab, and it took us a couple of days with all the right tools, but the worst was the rad brackets had to be cut and extensions welded in, rear bumper brackets didn't come with the kit, steering shaft extension was wrong, the fuel filler hose was a little too short, ground cables were a little too short,overall I wouldn't do it again, I'd get a shop to do it! Good Luck

 

I didn't have to weld a single thing in. Radiator brackets are simple if you have a dremel tool. I let the 4x4 shifter just lower down in the floor and it still looks good (just is 3" shorter). I drilled a hole in each bed overload spacer and bolted them to the frame (there is already a hole right under where each goes on the frame). I was able to just modify my original ground brackets and they worked good. The 3" lift DOES come with rear bumper spacers, the 2" lift DOESN'T. My steering extension fit great. But yes my fuel overflow hose was too short (I had to get a longer one).

It took me by myself one full weekend to do the lift with the exception of putting the back seat in and the kick panels (I did those on Monday). The lift is not hard and doesn't need any special tools, it is just very time consuming.

ALigning the bumpers was the biggest PIA for me.

Tools needed: Two jacks (one large jack and one bottle jack will work), some scrap 2x4 pieces, a T47 torx bit, air tools help but not necessary, some PB Blaster, a dremel tool, standard hand tools, and a 0.5" drill. I think I only needed a 5/16 and 1/2 inch drill bit and an 1 inch hole saw.