driveafordtowachevy

I have a 2000 f150 xlt 5.4 4wd and right now the t bars have been cranked to "level" it, but I'm noticing that the drivers side is starting to slowly sag. I'm sure it can be fixed by going under there and tightening it, but what I really want is a really nice and high lift kit. Anywhere from 6" - 9" but can't find em for the 2000. Running 31in firestone mt. Really would like to run 35s or maybe even 37s but need the lift, and also don't wanna break the bank. If anyone could give me some ideas it'd be appreciated. Thanks yall

Jackedup00

If you want 35s just get a body lift, only about $200. If you want 37s you'll be best off with a 6" it would run you around $1200 for a Zone which is the lift I suggest getting.
Here's mine on a 4.5" suspension and 3" body with 37s, I'm not happy with it so its getting redone eventually.

02_Black_On_White

go with zone, installed all a said and done you'll be around the 2k mark but it's pretty good quality and a true 6" lift with springs in the rear and no lift block.

Red-Ford

I have a Rough country lift, it's cheap for the initial purchase but you'll want to buy a solid block for the rear and new U-bolts. Those are musts IMO, and by then you can get the Zone 6". I was quoted 6-800 to install the Rough country lift so I did it my self with some help. If you did the suspension lift yourself and you want to put a 3" body lift on top, you could probably get that combo for around 2k.

I'll tell you right now so you're not in the same situation I was in, it's going to be way more than 2k when all is said and done. Once you get the lift, there is 2k gone. Now you get your tires, and you realize that you need to re-gear. There's another 1-2k. Now you realize you don't stop as well. It may not both you but I would recommend getting bigger brakes (Expedition brakes) just so you can stop a tad bit better. Big tires on an IFS system kills things like wheel bearings and such, right now I'm replacing one about every year. I don't know if others with a lift have this issue, but I do. You may also find that when you lift your truck, the drive shaft comes out of the trans a couple inches. This was enough for my truck to start spewing ATF out of the transfer case. I bought the Zone spacer, but I still have the issue. And as I'm sure your expecting, get used to a higher fuel bill.

I'm not trying to turn you away from a lift, I'm just letting you know my experiences and what happens when you lift a truck. I had 2 lifted trucks (still have the 1), and my brother had one and they are nothing but money pits for us.

02_Black_On_White

your wrong. I said 2k for the lift all said and done. Not tires. And rough country is more than just ****ty blocks and u boltsPoor welds and quality control and the list goes on. Zone is only 1,200 + 800ish install. He asked about lift not gears.

Red-Ford

I didn't include tires because everyone is different. Some buy new, others buy used, and some have some laying around.

I have the Rough country lift, had it for 2 years and no issues besides the U-bolts. I'm still with the stacked blocks and have no issues. If you go back and red the first sentance I covered the fact that by the time you fix the rear suspension you could get the Zone that everyone likes. I have no experience with it so I'm not going to tell someone go get it. I'm going to tell you the experience I had with the kit I have, not what I heard someone say on the internet.

Some people don't understand that when you get a lift and big tires you need to re-gear, I didn't and that blindsided me VERY fast. When someone is looking to make a big decision like this, I like to put everything out there even if they didn't specifically ask for it. I didn't specifically ask about this stuff and I got blind sided hard so I just don't want people to end up where I was a year ago.

You're also wrong about the Zone lift. They use an AAL and blocks for these trucks.

02_Black_On_White

I'm just waiting for the spacer sob story, might as well sense were already off topic.. Back on topic. I WILL recommend the zone lift. My great friend has installed thousands of them and I've had many friends upgrade from rough country after having to bring them back. The front crossmember drop will literally break at the welds if stressed. Have seen it IN PERSON twice. Have not seen this with the zone lift. Also the hardware is much beefier. As far as wheels and tires / gears. That's a whole different topic so there's no point in going there. Do some research OP and you'll confirm the quality issues with RC. I mean, it is the cheapest you can buy so that's not to far from what's expected.

Red-Ford

What ever you say rofl. Spacers have nothing to do with this topic, gears are a sub-topic if you will of this topic, he will have to look into that after going to bigger tires, especially if he wants to run 37's which is why I brought it up. Take my word for it, it sucks when you drain your bank account on a lift and tires then find out that you need to re-gear.

As far as quality, it depends on what you're doing. I've had no problems with this lift as of yet (besides U-bolts), but I don't do any serious offroading. I overload this truck a lot hauling crap, but it's on road most of the time.

Jackedup00

I wouldn't put a rough country, tuff country etc on anything. My trucks previous owner cheaped out on the lift and I paid for it BIG TIME. If chaining parts of your truck together and towing it home, spending thousands in repairs is your thing cheap out, if that doesn't appeal to you stick to zone, fabtech, skyjacker or bds.

It probably won't happen to you, but an extra $200 for peace of mind is worth it, plus quality solid blocks and u bolts are $150, so the rough country is a whopping $50 cheaper.

Heavy_Metal

So it seems everybody is in agreeance. You get what you pay for.