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Old Dec 4, 2015 | 10:50 PM
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First time doing a project truck. Any ideas and suggestions are welcome. Trying to keep it updated as much as possible!

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Old Dec 4, 2015 | 10:54 PM
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What's your end goal for the truck? Show, unique, or just a good looking daily driver?
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Old Dec 4, 2015 | 10:59 PM
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I just want it to look nice. It's my daily driver but as of right now I live on base and I'm maybe 4 minutes from our shop. Even when I move off base it'll only be 10 or 15 minute commute back and forth so gas mileage isn't a big concern. My last truck was 2wd and I couldn't lift it. So I bought an fx4 just so I could lift it and play around in the mud every once in a while.
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Old Dec 4, 2015 | 11:30 PM
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There's 3 ways for the lifts-

1. Leveling kit
2. Suspension lift (Coilovers)
3. "True" Suspension lift (4"+)

Each one has their advantages. There's several threads on all of them. There's a couple vendors on here that you can look up in the Vendor Showcase. Take a look at a couple of the wheel offset threads. Lots of knowledge on whatever you might want to know.
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Old Dec 5, 2015 | 12:00 AM
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I already bought the lift. I went with a 6". I just like to see what people think and how they would build it. Just another point of view on it. I see everyone with 20s on 35s but no one seems to have 17s anymore
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Old Dec 5, 2015 | 12:14 AM
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AMP Research power steps would look awesome once it is lifted. Great looking truck
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Old Dec 5, 2015 | 12:30 AM
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I'm old school when it comes to wheels and tires. I like tall and skinny with more sidewall. The Duratracs seem to do pretty good and come in a P-rated size/weight. There's a lot of tires for different purposes. Most tires that are 34 and taller are LT rated which means more resistance getting off the line.

With a 6" lift, you'll have a lot of upper size options though. There's some people on here running 37's, but I'm not sure on which rim. Look into ADD for plates for underneath. There's a few others too. Don't want to break anything. Lol.
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Old Dec 5, 2015 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by esb281
AMP Research power steps would look awesome once it is lifted. Great looking truck
I can't decide if I want to leave mine on right now or not! Maybe after I get something started I can give her a go
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Old Dec 5, 2015 | 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Manuellabour247
I'm old school when it comes to wheels and tires. I like tall and skinny with more sidewall. The Duratracs seem to do pretty good and come in a P-rated size/weight. There's a lot of tires for different purposes. Most tires that are 34 and taller are LT rated which means more resistance getting off the line. With a 6" lift, you'll have a lot of upper size options though. There's some people on here running 37's, but I'm not sure on which rim. Look into ADD for plates for underneath. There's a few others too. Don't want to break anything. Lol.
I'm a fan of the old school look myself. I want 37s but being E3 it probably isn't going to happen lol I honestly don't know much about the ratings and stuff on tires I haven't looked into it a lot. I liked my last set of nittos but I kinda want to try something new
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Old Dec 5, 2015 | 12:41 AM
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Hood or Bliss?
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