demented_22

my truck is a 99, i currently have a 3" body lift with rear aal's and the t bars partial cranked. what's everyone's opinon on throwing on a 4 or 5 inch suspension? tires are 35x12.5x17's. dont want to buy new rubber, just bought these

ford_honda

keep it like this untile you do

rynbrdnr

Good looking truck, Please tell me its ringo lined on the bottom.

97BlueFlareside

just wondering how many inches did you lift the front with the torsoin keys. u have the same set up as me. haha

demented_22

thanks guys! yes it is rhino lining. i had a bad cancer spot on my rear door, and i am not a body man. the spot came out great actualy but i dont paint so i rhino lined it! funny thing is, my wife backed into my truck with her expy after i did it. she caved in her rear lift door, but didnt phase my bumper. lol karma is great and yes she did it on purpose.( same day she got divorce papers)

as far as lift, i cranked them the whole way then backed them off i believe 2 full turns. i then had it aligned, cause i also replaced all norm wear items on the front. so i don't know if they adj from my point or not. i am currently taking chassis fab at school, so there should be some new body pieces by summer. prob doing new bumpers with a front prerunner type bar built in and side steps. was thinking of making a form of light bar as well. all i have to do is pay for the materials, well and build it lol!
i will post up pics as i go. i should start the projects mid feb.

97BlueFlareside

was your alignment far off with cranking those bars in? i still have to get an alignment after cranking mine. oh and hows it ride??

demented_22

it def rides stiffer but it isnt bad. the truck rode like a car before i did it. and keep in mind i also did the add a leafs the same day. and my alignment was bad mainly because i change all steering rods, wheel hubs(no impact on alignment), and upper/lower ball jonts and arms as well. truck has 124,000 on it. everything kinda just went at the same time. it was easier to change it all at once, but my wallet cried.

97BlueFlareside

haha yea the stock f150 suspention for this body style rode nice but it felt like the truck was gona roll over when i took sharp turns haha but yea i might crank mine up a lil more im just worried about my cv joints and boots. i dont wanna have to buy them by the dozen cause my truck chews through them either. lol

demented_22

i prob have 5000 miles since i cranked mine and knock on wood no probs to date. they are angled alot though. i am pretty sure those will be the next thing to go south on me. everything else is new lol. on a good note, even with all the money i have thrown at her this year, i still have no truck payment, so i figure i am still further ahead. and it's not stock so it stands out

97BlueFlareside

haha yup as for your lifting idk i think it looks really good the way it is. idk where u live but if i got a 4 inch suspention id be over the 30 inch bumper height limit. im alread at like 27 or 28 so yea. haha its up 2 you. i want headers and a programmer next to get back my power. lol