my lift journey

[heydustin]

well i started out whit my brand stock 2011 fx4. I put a gibson swep side exhaust system on the first day i got it home. next was a grill the stock gray grill i did not like it at all. a couple weeks later i wanted a suspension lift so i went whit a bds 6 inch lift and 325/65/18 destination tires and dick cepek torque rims. finaly had everything on drove it for a week and i seen a f150 whit 5.5 box truck whit a 6'' lift it looked so much higher. talked to the guy parked side by side and we were same size. bugged me so much i went bought 37/13.50/18 mickey atz's then leveled out my truck added 2'' zone leveling kit ontop of my bds strut turned out perfectly strait no rake. next im gunna be going whit 2.5 coilovers and some new uca's

6'' bds whit stock rim's and tires
http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/59883-20120831-144828-1024x768.jpg

just the 6'' inch lift whit my destinations
http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/56320-user9354-pic3866-1344891329.jpg

me and a stock f150
http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/54132-575317-316886405065583-1287466081-n.jpg

my rear fox 2.0 shocks
http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/52828-s6300282.jpg

old tires vs new ones
http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/60816-20121113-115259-800x600.jpg

37's and leveling kit
http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/60814-20121113-123244-800x600.jpg

[heydustin]

http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/61576-user9354-pic3873-1344891711.jpg
http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/61575-user9354-pic3872-1344891711.jpg

[BFEB]

Sounds sweet

[heydustin]

thank you

[Jersey_Joe]

Sounds kick ass u got a pic of the truck?

[heydustin]

you cant see the pics ?

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http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/54132-575317-316886405065583-1287466081-n.jpg

http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/52828-s6300282.jpg

http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/59883-20120831-144828-1024x768.jpg

http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/56320-user9354-pic3866-1344891329.jpg

http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/67550-s6300308-1024x768.jpg

http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/67551-20121113-123303-1024x768.jpg

[Jersey_Joe]

Damn dude. Looks sweet. Yes. Can see them. Cool pic

[heydustin]

Damn dude. Looks sweet. Yes. Can see them. Cool pic

thank you very much

[Jersey_Joe]

Hell of a before and after pic. Lol

[BFEB]

That is one bitchin ride.

[Jersey_Joe]

Right? Sweet. That's ur truck Danny with some ass. Haha. Same color.

[BFEB]

A whole lotta ass lol

[Jersey_Joe]

Lmao

[heydustin]

325/65/18 line up infront of stock wheels when the truck was stock lol
http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/54244-s6300272.jpg

heres another stock to lifted
http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/67552-285723-316840008403556-1060986700-n.jpg

old tires vs new ones

http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/60816-20121113-115259-800x600.jpg

[Jersey_Joe]

How deep r ur wheels

[TxFx04]

glad i'm not the only one that wasn't satisfied with my 6" lol my truck looks like it has a 4" lift. so irritating. will be adding more and 37's in the future. my buddy has the exact same truck as yours lol trying to get him to lift it because of this

[heydustin]

my wheels i believe are -44 offset 5.5 backspace 8.5 wide. what kinda lift did you buy? i put my 37's on before i added the 2 inch leveling kit on top.

[TxFx04]

i got a rough country. but since the drop brackets only drop 5" the most i can add is 1-1.5" if i'm lucky. i'll have to get some Camburg UCA's to account for the angle. then 37's ....after 4.88's

[heydustin]

oh ok. yeah dont go 4.88 ur rpms will be to high like close to 3000 in 6 gear. go 4.56 be around 2300 rpm try'ed it on a friends truck. cause they dont make gears for the 2011+ yet

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to be honest i would get a set of bds strut so it gets rid of your strut spacer cheap way then you will be able to run a 1 1/2 spacer or 2 inch up front whit out the control arm hitting the coil. and also u wont need a new uniball uca. just a little suggestion lol i think the bds struts are 100 a side. and you put your stock coils on them.

[TxFx04]

oh ok. yeah dont go 4.88 ur rpms will be to high like close to 3000 in 6 gear. go 4.56 be around 2300 rpm try'ed it on a friends truck. cause they dont make gears for the 2011+ yet

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to be honest i would get a set of bds strut so it gets rid of your strut spacer cheap way then you will be able to run a 1 1/2 spacer or 2 inch up front whit out the control arm hitting the coil. and also u wont need a new uniball uca. just a little suggestion lol i think the bds struts are 100 a side. and you put your stock coils on them.

Lol it's either 4.56 or 4.88. Haven't decided yet. I do alot of highway driving. And they have gears for every truck haha. You have the 9.75 rear and 8.8 front just like me. And I have Bilstein 6" struts so no spacer here

[07FX2]

Omg... They make gears for the 2009+ plus it's same rear end as the 04-08 models just like Dylan said.

[heydustin]

Lol it's either 4.56 or 4.88. Haven't decided yet. I do alot of highway driving. And they have gears for every truck haha. You have the 9.75 rear and 8.8 front just like me. And I have Bilstein 6" struts so no spacer here

they changed the diameter of the pinion shaft for the rear. the new motors were snaping the pinions 2010 older are named job1 axles and 2011+ are named job2 axles. and no one makes one yet. ive tried yukon g2 gears nitro gears. they all told me that. if you find some plz to give me the part numbers and make and ill buy some right away....

[TxFx04]

Well that makes sense too, didn't know about that.

[heydustin]

Man I search and searched lol there comming out soo n they said. Im gunna go 4.56.

[Jersey_Joe]

Wow that bad huh? I've had my fair share of probs with my 9.75. Blew twice. Twice man. Killed me. Lol she's bullet proof now

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Put that nail in the coffin. Lol

[heydustin]

Really what u end up breaking ?

[Jersey_Joe]

Pinion gear. Twice.

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Then the axle seals went. Then the pinion seal went. Nightmare. But she's all nicy nice now

[heydustin]

Ouchy not good glad you worked it out

[Jersey_Joe]

Oh yeah me too brother lol. Two years and so far so good

[heydustin]

There was a pick laying around of the two side by side . To see the differents. Ima try and find it

[Jersey_Joe]

Werd. I think I deleted all mine lol

[heydustin]

my newest addition

http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/69554-20130404-120851.jpg

put a 9500lb winch. and removed my light bar for now

[BFEB]

Looks sweet!

[heydustin]

Thx

[RhinoZ24]

Nice!

[heydustin]

thx guys. here a pic of it inside.
http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/69409-20130403-110430-1280x960.jpg

[RhinoZ24]

Looks sweet bro, are you dying to use it now? Lol

[Jersey_Joe]

Nice. Tucked away. Looks smooth bro

[BFEB]

Ya it looks real clean. Doesn't have an "add on" look to it.

[Jersey_Joe]

Ya it looks real clean. Doesn't have an "add on" look to it.

Right? Love that

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thx guys. here a pic of it inside.


Great job dust

[RhinoZ24]

Ya it looks real clean. Doesn't have an "add on" look to it.

Agreed, looks like it came with the truck almost.

[heydustin]

I im itchin to try it lol. Gunna try to get to my cottage some time this week. Still have ove 5 feet of snow here. So ima prolly get stuck haha. Thx guys for great input

[Greger]

How did you mount the winch? I'm actually looking to do the same so any ideas is helpful

[heydustin]

Check out rough country hidden winch bracket.

[RhinoZ24]

I im itchin to try it lol. Gunna try to get to my cottage some time this week. Still have ove 5 feet of snow here. So ima prolly get stuck haha. Thx guys for great input

Lmao, I've never heard of someone who wants to get stuck purposely lol. But I get it in your situation.

[heydustin]

Lol ur right. Just in my area we cant get to are cottage in the winter months. Its 60 kms down a dirt road. And usualy we dont have snow right now. Just wanna get the open up the cottage and relax lol have a nice cold one fishing

[Greger]

There's non for 04-08:(

[RhinoZ24]

There's non for 04-08:(

Really, well there goes any thoughts for my '05 :(

[BFEB]

Haha might as well try it out.

[RhinoZ24]

Get one for yours Dan! Lol

[BFEB]

We'll have to see. I haven't got my vision for this truck yet.

[Greger]

What size plate is it made from?

[heydustin]

not sure but it weights a good 50lbs lol some people are using a universal on o4 and up

http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/68780-305223-627968827218201-1948299299-n.jpg

http://www.f150forum.com/members/heydustin-82332/albums/bds-lift/69405-20130403-100730-1280x960.jpg