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Could you post a picture of your truck? Looked in your 'garage' album but wasn't sure if it was the same truck you were referring to. I'm been on the fence regarding 33 or 31" tires... hows performance and mileage with your 33s? I'm not too worried about it, but i'd be moving up from 29" straight to 33.
I think the pics in my album is when I first got the truck. It came with 265/75, which I believe is really close to a 31x10.50. And yes, it is 4wd, so it has a little more clearance than the 2wd. My truck does ok with the 33" tires, but I would not go any larger than that without re-gearing. I don't recall if I have 308 or 355 ratio, but I can check tomorrow if you like. I definitely noticed a difference taking off from dead stop, but still has enough power for getting around. Yours will be a little more forgiving, considering it is 2wd.
This is how she sits now...with 33's and front leveling springs:
I think the pics in my album is when I first got the truck. It came with 265/75, which I believe is really close to a 31x10.50. And yes, it is 4wd, so it has a little more clearance than the 2wd. My truck does ok with the 33" tires, but I would not go any larger than that without re-gearing. I don't recall if I have 308 or 355 ratio, but I can check tomorrow if you like. I definitely noticed a difference taking off from dead stop, but still has enough power for getting around. Yours will be a little more forgiving, considering it is 2wd.
This is how she sits now...with 33's and front leveling springs:
Bronco,
Thanks for the pictures -- Your truck looks solid! I think I'll go with the 33"... might go BFG KM2 so that I can go with 10.5 width over 12.5 (stock rim won't like the 12.5 from what I understand). Less width might make it happier on acceleration too.
I'd be happy with the height and space you have going on in your wheel wells now... Wonder what sort of life that would translate to on the 2wd. Somewhere between 2 and 3" perhaps on top of the level I've got going on now?
I'm going to have a buddy pop it up on his lift after the holidays and see what all I have going on under there. I fear ball joints might be worn. Either way, I'll probably either go with 2.5 or 4" rough country (would take away the need for the adjustable bushings and would improve the ride over the f250 springs) or 2" body lift on top of current leveling. I imagine that If I go with 4", I would cut down the rear blocks an inch so that rear 3" lift, and front 4". It's all about price... I definitely don't mind putting the extra cash into the truck, but have to be mindful when dropping $1500 on tires and suspension
Pretty happy with my 1995 F150 5.8. Worked on the interior and everything is smooth sailing at 142k but would like to consider lift options. It's a DD, so i'd like to lift just a few inches to keep the look tasteful and practical. It IS a 2wd, and I know that there is little practical use for a lift, but I enjoy the aesthetics of larger tires and a little better stance. The truck was leveled by previous owner, swapping in f250 springs and new shocks. Alignment was never done (or considered), camber is off badly, and tires are shot.
I've been considering either a 2" body lift (with home-made gap guards, and bushings to fix camber) or a 2.5" rough country leveling lift kit. Thinking either 31x10.5x15 or 33x12.50x15 duratracs.
With the latter, I would obviously be replacing the f250 springs and shocks. Would this kit (Rough Country 420.20) both level the front end AND provide 2.5" of lift... or would it level the front end with the rear, and then add just a bit of lift (since it would take an inch or two to get the front level with rear)?
Any thoughts? Opinions? Something totally different? Give me any thoughts on what you'd like to see on my truck!
For all those who are curious, I stopped by a buddy's today. He has a leveled 4x4 95' on 31s. Seems that his truck does indeed sit about 2" taller than the 2wd.
Here are a few pictures of my truck jacked up 4".... I think the 4" lift would look good. You have to laugh at the amount of positive camber shown here though
Does the following kit look OK? http://www.roughcountry.com/ford-sus...it-467-20.html I know RC gets an interesting rep around here... I'd be OK with replacing springs and shocks later on down the road to eliminate sag over time. Any thoughts? Should I go ahead and order the adjustable bushings as well, or will I be OK with drop brackets to correct camber?
That's a good kit. I would suggest that for a few hundred more you get the one that includes rear springs as well. Then you get new rear springs and bushing as well. There is usually a "shock upgrade option" with those kits as well.
A little bit extra upgrades you from the standard shocks to their best nitrous shocks.
We got the full RC kit with upgrades for my son's Ranger about 4 years ago. No complaints - everything fit good and works good.
You sure have a clean nice looking Truck,and I think a little lift would look great on your Truck.I have a 95 F-150 4X4 with the Rough Country 2.5 Kit with 33x12.50 BFG's on it,and it sets just right I think.But the Tires do rub at full turn,but not to bad.I might go with a narrower Tire next time to cut down on the rubbing even more..
You sure have a clean nice looking Truck,and I think a little lift would look great on your Truck.I have a 95 F-150 4X4 with the Rough Country 2.5 Kit with 33x12.50 BFG's on it,and it sets just right I think.But the Tires do rub at full turn,but not to bad.I might go with a narrower Tire next time to cut down on the rubbing even more..
My 11.50's rub and even my son's 10.50's rub (radius arms). We just have to make these sacrifices to get the truck looking it's best.
I'm thinking that surely someone must make a custom radius arm to eliminate that problem. Or I might just have to take one of those sets in the corner and see about a little customizing ...
Thanks for the reply again. I have a feeling i'm going to go with either KM2 33x10.5, 32x11.5 or duratrac 31x10.5. I'll have to see how the wheel fits in the wheel well before I can decide. I imagine there will still be some slight rubbing, but I'm OK with that as long as it is manageable.
The RC 4" kit is here in my living room, but may not find its way onto the truck for several weeks. It seems like it's a two person job, and my mechanically-inclined buddy won't have time for a while.
Sometimes I wish I lived in an area with more going on -- Indiana just isn't the place for modifying trucks it seems.
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