lifted97

I have a 97 f150 4x4 with 37's on the truck and a 6in fabtech lift on it... How can I get more lift out of it WITH OUT a body lift? Anyone know? Thanks, Jared

General Lee

Cranking torsion bars or new torsion keys and AALs or Blocks. Other then that you will need a body lift to make it higher

Just curious, did you cut your fenders to fit those tires? it looks like the fender wells are much wider

lifted97

How much do you think I could get out of it by cranking the T-bars?
And nope..... Stock fender wells.. I had to take the front fender flares off to fit my 37s on though haha

General Lee

oh haha they just looked a little more curved.. oh well but you can get 2-2.5" by cranking the torsion bars and then you can add a 2" AAL in the rear or 2" block

Dholla

I've also seen some people put spacers on the shocks to add more lift but the ride quality goes down alot

Wondertwin1

Ride quality isnt effected very much. Just makes the springs a bit stiffer. If your going to crank the torsion DO NOT, DO NOT buy aftermarket keys. Aftermarket keys is where you should draw the line or with those tires you'll be replacing your entire front end every 6 months. Honestly, whats wrong with a body lift? Its cheap, and if you do it right it still looks good.

'bbergberg

So many people have been fed the anti-body lift Kool Aide. They've only seen the half-*****ed jobs with no gap guards and bumpers hanging down. They don't know that with a proper kit and a little effort that it looks good.

There's a funny video on YouTube about body lifts, but I'm not going to post a link and get kicked off because it's got some bad language. Search Youtube for "body lift myth" if you are so inclined.

Wondertwin1

Thats hilarious. Sums it up perfectly.

lifted97

Its not like I dont like body lift.... I have had them on other trucks of mine... But I just like the frame tucked up there and not way down... I dont hate on them

xxfaceyourfear

Mines got the Fabtech 6" lift along with a 3" body lift.



I'd really like to have more clearance underneath the truck. The torsion bar extension brackets are really low. I've been held back because of them when climbing steep hillsides with a sharp edge.