2wd Suspension Lift (need help)

[Walsdorf34]

I currently have a 2001 2wd 4.0 V6 Sport Trac with 31 x 10.5 x 15 BFG All Terrains and I want to upgrade to 33 x 12.5 x 15 BFG Mud Terrains. Will This suspension lift be big enough to put on the 33's, and if so is this lift worth the money or is it a P.O.S. I don't know much about lifts for a 2wd so please give me some feed back, thanks guys.

This is the website for the Suspension Lift
http://www.suspensionconnection.com/cgi-bin/suscon/70023.html

 

[jimbo74]

first off, that is a body lift, not a suspension lift, it has nothing to do at all with the suspension lift. welcome to the site. there is a thread here labeled what tire fits my explorer, it should outline what size you are looking at. 33x12.5 is a wide tire. so that will be an issue more than anything, i hope you are planning on new wheels at this time, as a 12.5" wide tire on a stock 7" wide rim isnt impossibly, but certaintly isnt practical

 

[Walsdorf34]

oh my bad i just thought it was suspension because it said suspension, but i guess not. my rims are 15 inch which is weird bc the stock for that year is usually a 16 inch rim. my problem is trying to figure out how wide my rims are. 33 x 12.5 can fit a 15 x 8 inch rim, but i donno if my rims are 8 inches are not. but anyway is the lift worth the money or is it crappy?

 

[04trac]

you and I are in the same boat my friend, head on over to the Sport Trac forum and look for my thread titled "2wd susp. lift"

from what i gather you will need the front spindles for a Ranger Edge (from fabtech) and the rear leaf spring kit for a 4wd sport trac from superlift. im workin g out the details with the shocks and struts as well as the other misc stuff right now, but i know for a fact you have to have those parts first.

that along with a TT and shackle job sets you right at 4" of lift

 

[jimbo74]

your stock rims are 15x7 .... the 16s you speak of were an upgraded option

 

[ryanmagahis]

Sorry to butt in, but Jimbo, my door sticker reads 15x7 and I measured my rim and it measures at eactly 16". Is the door sticker wrong and it's possibly the upgraded option?

 

[jimbo74]

it is possible, however where did you measure? if you did not measure the right part of the rim, it can appear to be a different size.... look at your tires... there should be numbers on them like P235/75/15 or 31x10.5x15
can you post what that says?

 

[ryanmagahis]

Sure can:

This is just to show what type of rim it is if you can tell just by that:

 

[Millertime1987]

Those are 15's.

 

[ryanmagahis]

Thanks. I'm thinking of going to 16x8's. Not sure though.

 

[jimbo74]

there you go ryan, you have the stock 15x7s, same rims i have on my 96 4x4 xlt



you can upsize to a 16x8, but tires for 16" rims are usually more expesnive and harder to find -- 15s are much more common and cheaper, im keeping my 15s

 

[ryanmagahis]

Really? Well, never knew that then. Guess I'll be sticking with 15's also!