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04-26-2015, 08:37 PM
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Hey guys so I'm a freshman and college and over the years fell in love with trucks especially f150 any advise you can give me in purchasing one. Of course I wanted lifted but what else specifically
04-27-2015, 12:34 PM
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In all honesty, Adam, there's a lot to consider when buying a truck. If she's going to be a pavement princess you may want to ditch the lift and consider a leveled truck. You can fit 35s with a 2.5" level and the correct offset and backspacing. Either that or you can go with 33" tires and put WAY LESS strain on your truck.
If you are looking for 35s, and money is no issue, you'll probably want to look at a lift. Leveled is ok, but a 4-6" lift will be ideal for 35s. It puts less strain on the front suspension components, and will keep everything at stock geometry.
Lastly, I've been advised by many that the 35" tires are extremely heavy and re-gearing would be a VERY good thing to consider so you don't burn up the tranny.
With that said, you can take everything into consideration and go from there. Personally, I'll be doing a lift and 35s in a year or a year and a half. And most likely re-gearing shortly after I get that put on with something from 3.73 to 4.56.
If you are looking for 35s, and money is no issue, you'll probably want to look at a lift. Leveled is ok, but a 4-6" lift will be ideal for 35s. It puts less strain on the front suspension components, and will keep everything at stock geometry.
Lastly, I've been advised by many that the 35" tires are extremely heavy and re-gearing would be a VERY good thing to consider so you don't burn up the tranny.
With that said, you can take everything into consideration and go from there. Personally, I'll be doing a lift and 35s in a year or a year and a half. And most likely re-gearing shortly after I get that put on with something from 3.73 to 4.56.