Yea it started raining while i was putting it on so I just threw a bucket on it. When I go down to 4 inches it will fit in the garage. I have a beater so this is going under the knife and becoming a weekend toy. Im trying to go 12s in a giant brick.

 

Good lookin' truck! I have a 2006 F250 CCSB with the 6.0L PSD in the same color...

I recently picked up a Fabtech 8" 4-link kit with blocks in the rear. I'll be running 37" Kumho KL71's on 22x11 chrome KMC Monsters. Truck is a daily driver and hauls around my toys. I'll take it down to the beaches in NC on occasion.

Lift is definitely overkill for what I want to use the truck for, I just like the look.

 

If you can afford it, buy aftermarket leaf springs. Icon, deaver, whatever. Your going to hate how it looks when the ass starts sagging. Its very well worth the money. I saw your posts on the org.

 

SO I assume this is the place to ask butt loads of questions and hear butt loads of suggestions about what everyone would recomend/like to see on a rig? I've got a 86 f150 4x4, found a 3inch body lift for 75 bucks, brand new and complete...is this a good begining or good enough price to snag and hold on to them? What would be next..? I used to be a tuner so I know bull about lifting... im used to slapping a pair of coilovers on and calling it a day. reading this thread I realize there are pretty much endless variations... It's going to be street driven daily with the rare offroad trek, I just want a big ass truck that I gotta put girls on my soulders to get in...

 

A 3" body lift is cheap but it can be complicated as far as fan to radiator clearance, Shifter linkage, radiator hoses, brake lines, steering shaft, and that unsightly gap that shows up under the bed when you raise it up. I'm not going to say not to use a body lift, but I personally will not go higher than a 1" on my truck to keep clearance issues to a minimum. And you aren't going to need to put girls on your shoulders to put them in a F-150 with a 3" body lift.

 

I would also stay away from the 3 inch body lift. Step one, solid axle it (I don't think they had them in 86). Without that your not going to have a huge truck. I mean you can but the twin I beam I think it had, sucks ass. So after your solid axle swap then you can look into some lifts. But the swap alone with be a good project. Have fun!

 

What are the benefits of a solid axle? Disadvantages of whatever it is I have? Don't really plan on having a mudder just a tall street truck...

 

Solid axles tend to be stronger than an IFS, or in your case, twin I-beam style front suspensions and therefore allow the transmission of more torque and use of larger tires with less chance of breakage. Solid axles, for the most part, also articulate more than other types of suspension therefore keeping the tires in contact with the ground.

 

And a Solid Axle doesn't constantly fall out of alignment as does an IFS when you jack them up and throw on huge tires. My F250 has a Dana 60 up front (as opposed to the factory IFS) with 9" lift and 38.5" boggers:

 

alignments and tire wear are concerns with the i beam front end and big tires. go solid axle for reliability but expect to drop some dough on a 60...they are getting a bit harder to find and are going for more cheddar.

you can get by on the i beam front end with 35s if you want you just need to stay on top of rotations and all that good stuff.