fitting 53's

anybody know the lift i need to fit 53's tall tire... on an 02 f-350

A big one.

eight inches and a lot of fender cutting...

lol no your guna need about a 22" lift but there is only one place in north america that you can get it or if you want a hack job of a truck just buy the icon 12" kit and then a 3" body lift . but that aint as cheap as it sounds

i can also get those or maybe if you want to go just a bit bigger

a 14" lift will fit 43's and with cut outs, it will fit 48's... so if you did cut out flares and a 18 or 20 inch lift, you would be fine... Now how much are you looking to spend? because there are a few different routes you can go... to be totally honest, I would call these guys and talk to them and they will go the cleanest fab work and make the springs and everything in house for you

vss (http://www.valleyspringservice.com/)

you can see one on their home page with what you are looking to do.... talk to Phil or Kenny and say Bill at Iron Bull Bumpers referred you and they will make you a good deal

Go and check out ONEUPOFFROAD.com they build a nice front & rear coilover system for the SD's. Truck Toys is one of their distibutors, they'll have the prices.

one up offroad has some crazy chit that good. There is a set of Atlas 24" lift spring for sale by me. Those would clear fine, it actually looks like 53's on the the truck in the picture. Let me know if your interested and i will get you the info...

Hoss ran 28-30 inches on his truck with 53 inch michellin xzls. you could get by with a few inches less. I would never contemplate running 53s on stock axles though, 2.5 ton minimum.

http://media.truckblog.com/ai/2006/1014.jpg

The truck will actually be functional if you cut the body up. Clearing the body atop a tire that size would make for a joke of a truck IMO.

I have been running tires of that general size for a number of years on my trail truck. It actually works and gets the sh*t beat out of it on a regular basis.

Less lift, more fender work makes for a better truck IMO. Plus it looks like a truck, not a body hovering over 4 tires...

http://inlinethumb60.webshots.com/41211/2306828770082519711S600x600Q85.jpg

I've got a 6 and 3 on that one.

dude dont put a body lift on the truck thats the cheap asz way out,bigger springs or fender cutting,body lifts are gay


that black 4 door is sick

The truck will actually be functional if you cut the body up. Clearing the body atop a tire that size would make for a joke of a truck IMO.

I have been running tires of that general size for a number of years on my trail truck. It actually works and gets the sh*t beat out of it on a regular basis.

Less lift, more fender work makes for a better truck IMO. Plus it looks like a truck, not a body hovering over 4 tires...

http://inlinethumb60.webshots.com/41211/2306828770082519711S600x600Q85.jpg

I've got a 6 and 3 on that one.


Charles, that thing looks awesome!

Hoss ran 28-30 inches on his truck with 53 inch michellin xzls. you could get by with a few inches less. I would never contemplate running 53s on stock axles though, 2.5 ton minimum.

http://media.truckblog.com/ai/2006/1014.jpg

Truck is so badazz.....

im telling you, if you want to do it, talk to the guys I linked you to... they will build the whole kit from scratch and it will be top notch

[QUOTE=aggie;560547]Hoss ran 28-30 inches on his truck with 53 inch michellin xzls. you could get by with a few inches less. I would never contemplate running 53s on stock axles though, 2.5 ton minimum.

:whs:

4 link with 2.5's. The rest is just a bad idea. JM2c's

[QUOTE=aggie;560547]Hoss ran 28-30 inches on his truck with 53 inch michellin xzls. you could get by with a few inches less. I would never contemplate running 53s on stock axles though, 2.5 ton minimum.

:whs:

4 link with 2.5's. The rest is just a bad idea. JM2c's


Rockwells are a safe bet, no doubt. However, I doubt all the abuse these street trucks will ever receive combined would be nothing more than a joke compared to what the 10.25 and 60 in my trail truck have taken. Good wrap control and some sense goes a long way.

Talk to these guys.....BC OFFROAD - 4x4 Truck Accessories (http://bncoffroad.com/main.htm)

On my old '99, I was running 44"s on a 12" lift with Bushwacker cutouts. I then bought a set of 46" Michelin Xls. I never actually ended up running them, but with that setup, they were going to just clear. So you're definitely looking at around 20" with cutouts and probably 23-24" without.

you still have those michelins by any chance? LOL

you still have those michelins by any chance? LOL

Just sold them. It took me months to finally get rid of them too. Only if I would have joined here sooner. Sorry ha.

the main reason to go with a 2.5 ton if youre running a 53 inch tire, esp at any kind of speed, is bearing strength. a 400lb tire on a 100plus lb wheel with that kind of leverage on a 2 inch wide bearing is not gonna live, no matter if you do the entire dynatrac conversion, which helps, but you still have to comtemplate the size.

Hoss' 2.5 tons saw soem abuse, a little fourwheeling but never any good enough mud to reall get after it, but daily burn outs and some drag racing, street racing etc. He actually popped the rear doing a burnout one day, those michelins get STICKY when they get hot. Suppose thats why the 5 tons are going in now...that and other reasons.

also if anyone ever is in a bind and needs some of the michelin or goodyear military tires, i have access to them.

hey aggie what happend to usa6x6

thats a good question, i know they had some problems with some wheels a while back but i thought they were trying to fix things, but not sure if theyre still around or not.

well i know they are not around anymore i had asked some other guys about them on a 4x4 forum and all they did was talk #### but i never got a strait answer out of anyone i have never had a problem from them we used them alot for tires and axles. i thought that e-450 they did was bad

Hoss built his own wheels for his 2.5 tons. Stazworks does some AWESOME work but they do take a LONG time.

YouTube - F-250 Compilation

Fitting 54" boggers they use em pretty hard too.

All so check out a place called Full Throttle Suspensions they make a 24" lift kit for the 99 - 04 ford diesels all in a suspension lifts to no body lifts

This question is the reason I joined here because this is what I am planning on doing.

My plan as it set right now is...
Sky Mfg 4.5" hanger kit
Sky Mfg RSF
6-8" Icon spring with appropriate length shocks (2.5" with res)
Rockwells
Cut out fenders up front
Tube bed in the rear


Hopefully that will get it done

I talked with the guys at National Spring and they said I would be better off with 10-12" springs in the back and a hanger kit an proper height springs up front.

From my continued readings I dont think that will work.

I think you are going to need at the bare minimum on a SD. 4.5" hagers up front, 4.5 shackle flip for the rear, 8-10" springs front and rear, remove the bed and bumper, and a pile of saw blades for the front fenders, move the front axle forward and inch or two. A custom bed will most likely be necessary.

Also realize you will need full hydro steering. (read: not street legal)

Since I don't own the truck, I am going to follow this basic plan (they always change along the way) for an OBS truck.


micky