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Old Aug 10, 2014 | 06:45 PM
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3" body or 2" coils will rub the same, you'll need offset wheels to fix that. I'd personally run the f250 coils, easier to install also. With stock rims I had to trim my bumper like this: Leveling kits-image-3838866405.jpg I modified my bumper before I got rims so I'm not sure how much more they'd rub. Here's the truck levelled. Leveling kits-image-2720177805.jpg
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Old Aug 11, 2014 | 08:52 AM
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Nice truck looks mint! It almost seems worth it to put a 4" suspension in and run offsets or not?
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Old Aug 11, 2014 | 09:36 AM
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I have a 2 inch leveling kit and f250 coil springs. I put 2 inch wheel spacers to keep my 33x12.5xr15 from running. In all I spent $60 on leveling kit $80 on coil springs and $120 on wheel spacers it's a lot cheaper than rims
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Old Aug 11, 2014 | 12:35 PM
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Im running 32x11.5 on just f250 springs, Im sure if you got 33x10.5's the only spot you would rub would be the radius arms close too full lock, and reeves, your running the springs on top of a level?
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Old Aug 11, 2014 | 01:42 PM
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Depends what you prefer, I now have a 6" lift and I liked it better with just the level, filled the wheel wells.

And id disagree, I think the 33x10.5 will still rub the bumper but might not have issues with the radius arms, like I said with 33x12.5 I only slightly rubbed the one radius arm but there was no way I was going to turn without ripping my bumper off. Even after trimming it and spacing it out slightly I still got a couple slices in the tread from the bumper. I also don't have the lower air dam, that may need trimmed too.
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 03:53 AM
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get a 2.5" lift, there ya go. lol you will rub on your radius arm no matter what you do, you need rims with more offset or wheel spacers.
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by JonathanF
Im running 32x11.5 on just f250 springs, Im sure if you got 33x10.5's the only spot you would rub would be the radius arms close too full lock, and reeves, your running the springs on top of a level?
Ya and it works perfect. it gives me about 4 1/2 inches of level in the front. so the front is a little higher than the back but not by much to where it looks stupid.
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 09:21 AM
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Ok so you guys run the leveling blocks in the front end plus 250 coils? I measures my front wheel arch to the ground and it's 2.5" lower than the back. And where on earth did you find those tires for a 15" rim?! I have been looking for months and can't seem to find an aggressive tread tire to go on a 15" rim. Mind you I might as well get new offsets so they won't rub.
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by reeves-300i6
Ya and it works perfect. it gives me about 4 1/2 inches of level in the front. so the front is a little higher than the back but not by much to where it looks stupid.
What'd you do for an alignment, adjustable bushings?
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 01:24 PM
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8th gens may be different but once I put the 1.5" coil spring spacers in I should have no rub with 33 12.5 R15s because of the offset of my wheels. I know I had 1.5" taller coil springs in our 86 F150 4x4 and I could have fit 33s but it had custom wheels with the same backspacing my 88 F150 4x4s wheels have.
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