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You have a few options. You can either get a full 8" lift from Skyjacker, do a 6" lift from any company and a 2" leveling kit on top of that, a 6" lift plus a 3" body lift, or do an SAS. My personal opinion is go with an SAS, but I'm somewhat biased.
You have a few options. You can either get a full 8" lift from Skyjacker, do a 6" lift from any company and a 2" leveling kit on top of that, a 6" lift plus a 3" body lift, or do an SAS. My personal opinion is go with an SAS, but I'm somewhat biased.
5 ton military tires? really? Lol. Those things are only rated to 55 IIRC.
Yeah, really. They're rated at 55 mph with a duece and a half sitting on them which weighs a lot more than my truck. I've had my truck up to 80 and they've been fine.
Yeah, really. They're rated at 55 mph with a duece and a half sitting on them which weighs a lot more than my truck. I've had my truck up to 80 and they've been fine.
I had a 5-ton up to 76 (per the ticket in Arkansas) on these tires. doesn't mean it was safe. And the rating has to do with the tread wrap on the main tire body. The tread can separate with high speeds. Doesn't matter too much about weight, with the exception of overloading them at low PSI.
Hasn't happened to my truck or any of my friend's trucks running these and Goodyear MVT's. It'll be just fine. Anyways, do you have anything constructive to add to this thread?
Wanna elaborate more on the leveling kit option? I have a 4 inch lift and was thinking of a small 2 or 3 inch body lift on it but if I could do a leveling kit that would be awesome
A lot of people run leveling kits on top of suspension lifts, namely Rough Country since their kits for our year trucks generally sag 2" in the front. If you want to do it over-the-top, then you could install 6" drop brackets to compensate for the extra lift. Most just leave the brackets that are already installed and they've been fine though. If you're just looking for more lift to be tall, then I'd just go with a body lift since a 3" body lift equates to 4"-5" of suspension lift since it doesn't compress.
Okay, cause I put a 4 inch BDS kit in mine and it sits comparable to other guys with RC 6 inch lifts. The f-150 in town has a skyjacker 6 inch lift and he is just a hair taller than me. I want about 7 inches of lift when its all said and done.
Yeah, this is what my truck looked like with a 6" Rough Country on it and you can see the rake it has. If you don't want to put a body lift on then I'd just go with a leveling kit and then an add-a-leaf in the rear to bring it level. That's all if the truck sits level with lift it has now and doesn't sag. If it does sag then you could just run a leveling kit to be level.
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