okay so i purchased my 97 for 200 bucks a little over a year ago and lets just say if i sold it for less than $5,000 right now i would still lose money... so along with my upgrades i found a rough country 4" lift and was wondering what size tires will fit nicely i have 31 inch tires on it now because its the XLT extended cab w/ 4WD

 

33's

 

really thats it????? i was hoping 35" but then again 33 is a pretty big sneaker too how about suggestions on different lift kits i found one on some site forgot the name but i have it saved..the kit is a ROUGH COUNTRY 4" lift for under $500 anyone kno of a better lift kit or have options for a body lift....? still new to those kinds of mods

 

get that kit and throw on a body lift aswell ebay i have seen them as low as 80 bucks cdn

 

Gotta love just being able to level mine and throw on some 33's.

 

35's would work, but it would rub.

 

nice KLC if they rub they dont work i aint tryin to drop some cash on stuff that is getting thrashed because it was not fitted or installed properly ...

 

so what exactly is needed w/ a body lift does the body need to be removed from the chasis and then basically u put some bushings between the two to lift it up ????

 

A body lift involves installing a spacer where the body mounts to the frame.

To comfortably fit 35's you need a 4" suspension lift and 3" body lift.

 

im bout to trow a 4" under mine and try some 285's on my 16's im doin th rc lift its all i can find in my price rangethen later on if i dont get the 77 ranger im lookin at ima do a bl also

 

Thats what i had and it still rubbed. But i have the 4.0. I bought some skyjacker 6" coils and it fixed the rubbing. The rough country coils are not going to level the truck out. If you do get that kit get some 2" spacers or 6" coils.

 

yeah 35's will work, but it will rub like a BEOTCH whenever you turn or hit a big bump..

 

I am running 6 inch and 33's, they HARDLY fit, they will rub if I turn hard and tuck the front wheel.

-plumcrazy