FX4 Monster Edition

i have an 05 FX4 and im looking to put a 9 inch lift on it, can anyone tell me the biggest set of tires i can get without rubbing? thanks

sorry if this was already covered in a previous post, i couldn't find one.

dilloncawthon

well no company makes a 9in. suspension lift so it'll have to be a combination of body and suspension or a suspension with cranked coilovers.

with that being said i have a 6in. suspension, 3in. body lift and 38's. 38's is the largest you can go with wheels that have lower offsets. however there was a guy on f150online.com that ran 40's with a 9in. lift. i can't remember if he said it scrubbed or not but im sure it did sometime.

Moose08

38's your best bet, but only way to know for sure is once you get the lift on and start measureing for tire height/width and rim back spaceing to get best desired look

FX4 Monster Edition

thats what im doing, but itll be a 6 inch lift with 3 inch leveling spacers in the front so it sits bulldog. my friends brother has the same thing done to his 05 FX4. would you recommend a body lift over what i was planning on doing?

and i think 38's are what im going to get.

dilloncawthon

well the spacer will be the cheapest option but most people say anything bigger that a 2-2.5in. space is bad. it'll tear your cv boots eventually if you use 4wd because it puts the front end at harsh angles.

i body lift would be better for it but cost a pretty good bit more.

2High4FatThighs

when u go with that set up ur just askin for problems.. cv's will be horrible..ur whole front end basically will need to be replaced(trust me i know cuz i got everything pretty much replaced on the front). i say dont get that spacer cuz u already have 9" of lift 6" sus. 3" body a spacer stakced on top of that is not a good idea..but basically 38x15.50 and whatever rim you got...

Mattzfx4

I have 8 inches on mine and I know that I can fit 38's under it so you would have no problem with 9 inches.
I put the 38's off my buddies truck on mine to see if they fit and they did really well.

dilloncawthon

he only has a 6in. lift right now. he was asking if he should use a leveling kit, the spacer, or a body lift to get the other 3in. i can make mine scrub if i hit a big bump when im turning at full lock and i have 38x13.5 toyo m/t's on 20x10 wheels.

2High4FatThighs

gotcha! damnnnn..that'll be a tight fit with the 38s on 6" w/ spacers...why not just do what im doin.. im running a 6" fabtech at the moment with the tbars cranked so im at about 8-8.5" of lift and im stuffing 37x13.50R20 nitto mud grapplers and on 20x10 rims -12mm offset and itll be stuffed and look bulldog..but the 38s.. thatts a lil tight..and i didnt know they made a 3" spacer???

harley9703

Ya'll like the bulldog look?

I always called it a california lift!