LutherT.

I am wanting to put a 12" lift on my 2004 F-150, I have found one, so what else should I expect to buy?


I am re-gearing the truck to 4.56 Yukons and I'm putting a driveshaft spacer...
What else should I expect to buy?


I'm going to get a cold air intake and a tuner and use a custom tune, to get a little better on gas.. any other ideas for gas mileage?
And then has anybody done rear bucket seats in their truck? I'm thinking about fabricating a center console that'll go from the front all the way to the back, and putting my 12s in there firing down and having a clear plastic sheet to show the amp with LEDs.. I know.. I'm touching on other subjects
Thanks for looking

DanielElfert

What size tires you thinking of? Also is it a pavement queen or is it going off road?

sigma pi

When it is that big what exactly do you do with it? Where do you go off roading?

sportster07

Get a 4x4, 3/4 ton.

Half ton IFS is never gonna hold up to the tires that correspond with a 12 inch lift and 95% of everyone will laugh at a half ton that big.

DanielElfert

That's what I was going to get to. I spent 2 years planning a solid axle swap down to the bolt. I ended up just buying an 84 Chevy k10 instead.

But yeah, at that amount of lift and tire size, your cv shafts are likely going to just crap themselves the second you need to push it

jonbar87

What CV shafts? He said 2WD.

DanielElfert

Didn't read the whole title. Even still. The rear end wouldn't exactly appreciate it either.
On the 2wd, the ball joints and tie rod ends wouldn't hold up very long either.
Even as a pavement queen, the mileage would go down drastically with that big of tires

sportster07

Your acorn rear dif won't hold up.

Get a 3/4 ton truck or don't bother. 12 inches is way too big for a half ton.

Also, driveshaft spacers are crap. Get a custom shaft or you're wasting your time and it's just going to cause driveline vibrations.

But yeah, your truck is a two wheel drive half ton. A 12 inch lift is totally ridiclous and will destroy everything not to mention it's a 2 wheel drive.. A cold air intake and a tuner will not make much of a difference at all. Do it right or don't bother. Your 4.6 has a smaller rear end then even the 5.4's.. I had to upgrade to the 9.75 rear for 35's.

JawgaBoy

6 in lift would still look good

DanielElfert

Honestly if it's gonna be a street only truck, make it a street rod, lightening style. Get some good street tires on it, exhaust, engine mods, possibly lower it like an inch or two, and have a fast truck.

A 2wd 4.6 lifted 12" would be horribly slow, bad on gas, and kinda useless if it never sees dirt.

Even a newish 4x4 f150 on 12" lift would be bad stock.

I just don't see much purpose if it's a pavement queen. If you want to wheel it, go 6" lift and get 35s, a locker, and a winch, and go have a ball.