Body Lift is here!!!! Now I have to think about tire size!!!

Lane24 · Dec 22, 2009

My 3 inch body lift has arrived!!! Now just have to stick it in there. Should be done in the next week or two, then I'll post some pics.

That will bring the total lift to 5 inches overall. (TT and 2 inch spacers already on there)
The next question is..... 33's or 35's. I am currently running 265/75/16's approx a 31.6 inch tire on a 16 x 8 rim. I want to keep my rims ( American Racing Baja's) but wonder how wide a guy could go without any problems on an 8 inch rim. 285's, 305's maybe. What are you guy's running?

dgray69 · Dec 23, 2009

lifts and tires

i have a 2/3 leveling kit running 32s, room for 35s but didnt want to kill my saveings acct on this truck, the 32s i run are 11 wide, nice any wider only couses issues with pushing mud not splitting it

Lane24 · Dec 23, 2009

Dude, you need some smaller pictures in your sig. Nice truck though. But seriously, edit your sig. I need a bigger monitor to talk to you. lol.

walnuts4x4 · Dec 23, 2009

well dont know about expys since I bought this one already lifted with tires and rims and only 72K for $6700 more like stole it.....lol but with my old 97 F150 i had a 3" body lift and cranked torsion bars and ran 285/75r16 bridgestone dualer M/Ts on black american racing rims that were 16x8 and they were very comfortable and looked good with no rubbing... ill try and find some pics (have printed pics so gonna try and take pic of pic) yeah its a f150 but best I can do for ya....

walnuts4x4 · Dec 23, 2009

forgot the obvious..... wait on tires order 6" fabtech and get 16x10 rims and then run 37x12.5's all day long.....lol just kidding cant wait to see the pics of the expy

Lane24 · Dec 23, 2009

walnuts4x4 said:
forgot the obvious..... wait on tires order 6" fabtech and get 16x10 rims and then run 37x12.5's all day long.....lol just kidding cant wait to see the pics of the expy

I wish!!! I cheaped out on my Explorer and did the body lift and shackles on that one. I was totally gonna go all out suspension lift with this one. But Holy Crap, the $$$ they want for Expeditions is crazy. I was quoted anything from 4" Rancho to the BDS 6" as being $3000 +. My Body Lift was $200 and gap guards at $80. I'm not trying to sound cheap, but my truck would have doubled in value if I spent another 3 grand or more on it!!! lol. Plus I don't want to outshine you!!! jk.

dgray69 · Dec 23, 2009

lift

hey look i fixed it, woo hoo, with the 3 inch body lift and 2 inch spacers you can comfortably run 35s, i would not go bigger as you will eat them up

dgray69 · Dec 23, 2009

I wanted to put 3 inch body lift on mine, but i have the electric pedals and no body lift will work with the power pedals, that i have found, blows to, i wanted the extra hight

walnuts4x4 · Dec 23, 2009

bring on the lift wars...lol my dream as soon as boss (a.k.a Wife) lets me straight axles and 44's and a 460..... but for now stuck with these dinky tires...lol

walnuts4x4 · Dec 23, 2009

sorry for bad pics but this was my 97 with BL and TT and 285/75 on 16x8

dgray69 · Dec 23, 2009

I love that truck, and im still waiting to even get up to watertown to get my team banners, one for front and one for back, thought about doing 2 on side windows just not sure yet, hard to get there when im working couse we are limited to roads we can run

Lane24 · Dec 23, 2009

Thanks for the pics. And the info guys!!!

dgray69 · Dec 26, 2009

dinky tires, yeah right, its a beast next to mine,

Blackwater · Jan 7, 2010

Cant wait to see the photos with 35's!

Lane24 · Jan 8, 2010

Gonna order them tomorrow morning. Maybe... Has anyone ever heard of Delta National Commando A/T tires... These are the ones I'm probably gonna order. They look really good, but I've never heard of them, and can't find any info on them. Price is right though!!!!

dgray69 · Jan 8, 2010

grrrr was going order my body lift today, but woke up this morning and went to start my snow blower and it was a no go, so 1300 later i have a new snowblower in garage, and am on hold for lift kit, i hate new york winters

Lane24 · Jan 8, 2010

Change of plan.. Bought some 35 inch Hankook Dynapro RF10 All Terrains. Just didn't want to invest in a tire I had never heard of before. I guess the Commando's are a Cooper House brand tire. I trust Hankook a little more.

dgray69 · Jan 9, 2010

Ordered my 3 inch body lift today, should have that in the next week, then try to find time to put it in, should be fun doing it myself, at least i have a heated garage to work in, just need to check hight and be sure i can get out once the kit is on there, fingers crossed, will need to run on my 32s for a while, but oh well there new, dont want to piss wife off by ordering new tires again,

Lane24 · Jan 9, 2010

I'd think twice about doing it in your garage. 3 inches is a hella lot on these beasts. Unless your planning on letting all of the air out of your tires to get it back out!!!!!

dgray69 · Jan 9, 2010

shhhhhh dont call them beast, mud nuts may catch ya and laugh, hehe,

but its all good, cant wait to get mine done, spent some time down in the work shop building a wooden recovery box, aka step for wife to get in, now theres no running boards its rough on her. shes short, told her i did it to keep her out. lmao:reddevil:

Body Lift is here!!!! Now I have to think about tire size!!!

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