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Zach, Andy has 35s and 15x10s. I really liked them, and his fit fine. He had 3 inch tbar crank too. If you do it, do it. But 35s fit very comfortably on Andy. It didnt feel like he was tuckin 35s at all, and we hita curb at 15 and no rubbing(he drove over it)

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Originally Posted by Red_Ak_Ranger
Zach, Andy has 35s and 15x10s. I really liked them, and his fit fine. He had 3 inch tbar crank too. If you do it, do it. But 35s fit very comfortably on Andy. It didnt feel like he was tuckin 35s at all, and we hita curb at 15 and no rubbing(he drove over it)

Aaron

but that is just a BL, its kinda a toss up on whether it will rub or not. body lift does clearance in some places a suspension lift doesnt.

ill see what my plan is this weekend and maybe ill try it
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
might just take the BL off thsi weekend and see if the 35s rub.
That will look really good. I'd like to see a superlift and some 35's.
 
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keep it how it is, you girl
 
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Originally Posted by Trevelyn1015
keep it how it is, you girl
lol. thanks
 
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Ok so the whole purpose of removing the body lift was to go with smaller tires and less stress right, so what are you going to accomplish by removing the BL and leaving the 35s? That confused me about the whole deal lol.
 
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id take off the bl and run 33s.
 
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Originally Posted by 04lvl2
Ok so the whole purpose of removing the body lift was to go with smaller tires and less stress right, so what are you going to accomplish by removing the BL and leaving the 35s? That confused me about the whole deal lol.

it would lower the hitch 3" and give me more of a feel if i would like the truck that low agian
 
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slam that thing to the ground
 
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Originally Posted by DKM
slam that thing to the ground

lol right, wrong type of truck. if i was gonna do that i would have got a 2wd xlt.
 
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Take the body lift off, keep the 35s for a lower center of gravity. i think the only place u'll rub is on the sway bar and possibly on the inner most part of the splash shield/inner fender at full lock. and of course maybe when u flex it out to max on the rear of the wheel well in the back...

This is ultimatly what id like to have on Sarahs ranger...4" lift and 35s...
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
it would lower the hitch 3" and give me more of a feel if i would like the truck that low agian
you modified your hitch for the body lift? if you did why not just get another that isn't modified? it would be 3" lower
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
you modified your hitch for the body lift? if you did why not just get another that isn't modified? it would be 3" lower

it looks retarted down that low. that is the problem.

the hitch is suppose to stay up at the bottom of the bumper.

ive got problems with perfection/looks and performance i like ot have them all.
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
it looks retarted down that low. that is the problem.

the hitch is suppose to stay up at the bottom of the bumper.

ive got problems with perfection/looks and performance i like ot have them all.
well you know you have to choose one or the other....you can't have both!
 
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Love your truck man but the height would be limiting when used as a truck. Take off the BL and run 33s. It'll still look great.
 
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ive got 33's and 4.56 and yes it hauls butt, especially with the intake/exhaust and tuner.

i can get 18mpg driving nicely but its been as bad as 14-15 when i first got the tuner.
 
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i got it zach..keep the bl take off the superlift..sell me the superlift..get the 33s back on..sell me the 4.56s and be good to go..

haha

zach id say keep it the way it is..youve done to much to it do turn back now..last week on AIM you said you would never go lower you love it at the height so keep it brah
 
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i love ur truck the way it is. its one of my favorite on the site.
for the towing part...ya u do haul a lot of things. I'd say drop you hitch a little and make it more like bills, or mine. a little space isnt going to look that bad and it will perform better. It is you call tho. Im sure u will choose whats best.







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I love your truck Zach, it looks so kick-***.

But I wonder what it would look like w. some 33's w. the Superlift.

Brenton
 
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honestly i dont think it will really look that diffrent, maybe in person it will, but online your not gunna notice 3"s that much...
 
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I dont know I think you are crazy!
 
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Originally Posted by Roach2004
I dont know I think you are crazy!
X2. lol.
 
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I say keep the superlift and get 33's...stick w/ your 4.56's.

You should have a ton of power with those 33's and 4.56's.

Scrap the b/l...IMO, I just like suspension better.

I think properly done (no b/l) and a little smaller is better than b/l and bigger...just my opinion.

I'm with hazzardjohn...I just don't care much for b/l unless your really wanting to stuff more of a tire, but I dunno...

At the same time, i say keep it like it is, you can't even tell you have a b/l.
 
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I think of it this way, do you wheel and flex it that much to wrorry about a body lift . Your truck is nice and you should keep it! dont be stupid! please!
 
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lol idk

im still confused. right now im just thinking of a different design on my hitch. but we will see

school is killing my funds at the moment, along iwth another project, more then likly ill wait and get that taken care of before messing with my truck again.
 


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