New to this site. I have a 98 f150 with the 4.6 and 4.10 rear. Im in need of new tires and rims. I would like to go with at least a 33" tire. Would I need a bigger rear end to run 35s? I don't tow much if anything, do you guys have any pictures of a leveling kits and 33s and lifts with 35s? And also wondering if you can just install heavier leaf springs with a lift. When I out any kind of weight in the back she squats alot.

 

33's are a great size for these trucks stock if 4x4. If you're a 4x4 then you can run 35's with no lift but you'll have to crank the T-bars (check the sticky of 35's with T-bar cranked).

I had a '97 and I did F-250 LD springs with an AAL, I had a 5" lift and ran 35" tires with no issues. Honestly I'd just run 33's on no lift if I where you. Again though, this is all info for 4x4 150's.

 

Need to know if 4wd or 2

 

It is 4wd, I would rather lift and not crank t bar...i ran for around 15k miles and my tires wore like ****. Ibwoupd like to get decent tires and have them last. I would rather install what will be less "hard" on my truck...it only has 40k on it. And are leaf springs hard to install and cam you buy them New? Or do you guy them from a scrap yard? I really haven't worked on trucks much as you can tell. Most of my work was on my car at a younger age haha. Thanks for the replies.

 

As far as the T-bars, that's how you lift a 4x4. Even a lift kit will have you mess with the T-bars. What you need to do is get an alignment after you touch them because if you don't then your tires will wear like crap. I cranked my T-bars, got an alignment, and never had an issue.

Leaf springs are easy to install with the right tools. 2 bolts hold them in, then of course you need to unbolt the U-bolts and they come right out. My suggestion to you is get a drop hitch and jack your truck up by that so you can get enough height to get the springs out. You can get new springs (custom or OEM) and if memory serves correctly they're not too expensive, I think they're like $200 or so. If I were you I would get the F-250 LD / 7700 springs while you're spending good green money. They have 1 extra leaf in the leaf pack so you'll be able to put more in your bed and squat less, as well as it'll help against axle wrap if you ever decide to lift your truck. Why are you wanting new leaf springs though? If your springs are good then just go to a suspension shop and get an add a leaf, I think mine costed me $100 installed.

Here's some pictures of how I jacked my truck up when I replaced the leaf springs. My truck was lifted 5" at the time and I was putting in F-250 LD springs with an add a leaf because my leaf springs in the truck were flat.






Also when you do the leaf springs, make sure you do 1 at a time. I did both at the same time and the axle tweaked a little bit so it was a PITA to get it lined up again. Past that, put the rear bolt in first then mock up the front and have someone step on the overload bar and push it in until the holes line up in the front and you're good to go.

 

I would like to get everything and install everything at once my buddy has a truck lift...but I need to figure out what lift I want...i was looking at the RC 4inch suspension lift and putting 35s on it. The 410 gears would be ok with 35s? Could I add a leaf myself? What would be the cheaper run size with 35s.....are smaller rims cheaper for tires or are bigger rims?

 

4.10s and 35s are just fine. If you do the RC kit get better u-bolts. You can do the add a leaf yourself. The smaller the wheel the better but you will find more options in 17 than 16 now I believe.