i just bought a 2005 f150 4wd and i want to put a lift and some wheels on it but not sure what to do. my wife is about 5 3" so i dont want to get outragious but yet i want it to look nice. it has the 5.4 v8 so i dont want to over do it on tire size either. theres a picture of it on my page. need a combo

 

Why not just do a leveling kit on it? This will bring the front end up a couple of inches and give you some clearance for some larger tires. You will have the bigger look you want without dropping major coin. Sweetie won't have to worry about trying to climb into a truck that is 8" taller either.

We do a LOT of these at our shop. One of the most popular mods we do on the new F150 is the leveling kit.

If you want more you are going to be in the 4" range or higher if you choose. Add the larger tires to this and your end result will be more.

Buck

 

how big of tires can you go before you start taking away from the power. if i did go with a 4 in lift and just put some meaty stock size tires on it would that look stupid?

 

thanks buck, tbone found me a truxxx leveling kit rite here in fresno where i live. they said with the leveling kit i could run 33s without rubbing

 

I think that's your best bet. You won't be out the huge expense of doing a lift and wheels along with major loss of performance.

The truck will still be able to tow and drive without the power loss of larger tires.

Let us know how it goes.

Buck

 

i know its been a while, i did the leveling kit but did not like the way it looked, now it has a procomp 6 inch lift with 35in tires and no power, i could barely pull my trailor. its in the shop rite now, im taking the 373 gears out and having some 488 installed. does anyone know the towing capacity of an f150 4x4 with 488 gears?

 

prolly that of the stock configuration, before the wheels, tires take a ton of power

 

The same as stock. YOu just have more power now. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Even with the gears, you are still not up to your stock configuration as far as towing is considered. Have you thought about braking? Those tires you added are going to make a huge difference. Also, you now have different driveline angles which puts more stress on all your driveline components. I would have gone with 4.56 gears before the 4.88's. You will be taching higher then you expect.

 

4.88[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img] Man that poor little motor is gonna be screamin' at speed!!