so ive spent the last 3 nights sitting and reserching lifts. i am having the hardest time deciding between a 6 or 8 inch lift. i know a 8 inch is going to give a little bit better looking stance but a 6 can look nice aswell. im looking at ordering here in a few weeks.

 

I'm running a hybrid sort of lift on 35" tires. ICON 4.5" w/TEI (1") spacer up front with 7" OUO Traction bar blocks in the rear. For me it sits just right, nice rake and plenty high enough.

Don't forget adding tire height adds to the overall height. If I were to go to 37" tires this thing would be running quite high.

The worst part about a 8" lift is the tire size. It's almost required to run 37" tires to make it look right.

 

yeha i know what your saying i was looking at putting on some 22" rockstars black ridin on some 37 trail grapplers. it will look nice on either a 6 or 8 so its a win win. i was almost thinking about getting a 6 inch and then getting a add a leaf kit and then just putting a bigger level puck in the front. or maybe even just the cup style leveling kit along with my puck leveling kit. i know its really cheating but it will still look nice either way

 

6" you will probably have some minor rubbing issues with the 37's. 8" should clear no problems.

I would recommend NOT using rockstars, 1) because they're played out and every high school kid with a diesel has them 2) because they're cheap cast wheels and have been noted to crack and break under the weight of a superduty with ease.

If your going to get a 6" and use the spacer up front, why not just get the 8" and do it right? My vote is 8" if you plan on going with 37's. A 37" tire is actually a lot more than 2" taller over a 35." For whatever reason, there seems to be a huge difference between the two.

 

i agree i should just do the 8 inch. the reason i like the rockstars is beacuse the look nice on my truck but yeah there is a lot of kids that do have them but if you say they dont hold up on sd's then i really dont want to throw the money away. ive also been looking at fuel hostages. i know curry has them on his truck. im gettin the black ones

 

The fuel's are really nice. I'm in love with BMF's, but not so much the price. Yeah the rockstars are notorious for cracking.

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KMC actually had a recall out on their "monster" wheels for this reason too.

 

A friend had an 8" lift on his 03 F350. The biggest problem was that the supplied dropped pitman arm was for a 4-6 inch lift. Same with the track bar bracket. These issues would be magnified on a coil sprung 06. Me, I'd look over the kit component part numbers, if the 6 and the 8 had the same pitman arm and track bar drop bracket part numbers, I'd go with the 6 and avoid the front end drama later. Another pro to the 6" lift is that if you get tired of paying for 37s, and set of 35s won't look dorky on a 6" lift.

I have about 4 inches of lift and 35s are fine, I can't see 37s (only another inch in tire height from the hub to the body) being that much of an issue with another 2 inches of lift. My truck has seen plenty of off road time, too. No offense, but if you're dropping the coin on 22s, are you really planning on doing any hardcore wheeling? If not, you may not need an 8 inch lift.

Trust me, I spent WAY too much money piecing a lift together. Make sure you get the right lift that fits your needs the first time. It only costs more in the long run if you don't. Also, I can't overstate the value of a set of traction bars, OUO, Pro-Comp (I did a thread on them in the performance section), whatever, traction bars do make a difference.

 

Karl, from my experience between 35's and 37's... it's not just an inch of difference from hub to tire. The total tire height always seems to be more than 4" difference, meaning 2+" from hub to top of tire. I've got nothing more than a 2.5" leveling kit up front and my 35's fit without issue. My buddy put a 4" lift on his truck, and ordered 37's. He too had a leveling kit and 35's previous. Got the 4" on and soon realized there was no way the 37's were going to work. So on went the leveling kit again, so now 6.5" up front. The 37's didn't rub when turning, but going over bumps in the driveway etc, they rubbed up in the inner fender. I would highly recommend going to an 8" or plan on doing some trimming, at least from my experience. I'm not sure why going from a tire labeled as a 35" to a tire labeled as a 37" is such a huge jump though.

 

You're probably right, Mike. Pro Comp Explorer reccommends a 6" for 35s and an 8" for 37s. Although I am more or less running 35s on a 4" lift. Regardless, a 6 would "fit" but an 8 would probably work better. One last thing, I ended up pushing my front bumper forward about 1.5" for more tire clearance when turning/articluating.

 

DO NOT get fuel wheels in chrome unless you plan on cleaning them 2-3 times a week to keep them from pitting. Also remember putting beefy tires will help wear your gear box and make it a little harder to steer. I myself am doing hydro assist to help with that. If I had a choice id just do a 6" lift with a -offset wheel and wide with wide tires. Maybe 35x15s or something on a 18 or 20x14. Im sure you would have to do some trimming just because of the tire width and offset.