what u guys think of this...

[Ex95XLT]

gonna put on a 98-00 ranger 3 or 2 body lift...and do tt/shackles...than run my 31s til i got enough money for 33s...hows that sound...also gonna get the rancho 9000s with on the fly remote. any imput welcome... negative of positive

 

[yob_yeknom]

I'm doing the same as you, but I'm waiting to the the TT/shackles until I can afford the 33's. With the 3" body lift the 31's don't look very big. I think they'd look too small if I had another 2" of lift also.

 

[Ex95XLT]

true...didnt think of that...maybe ill do the same

 

[Alec]

I'd do the TT/War lift first with the 31s, then add the body for the 33s if you need it. The majority of the time suspension lifts are better than body lifts, and if you're gonna live with only one for a while, go with the cheaper and better option. My 2 cents.

 

[Mascman]

I would suggest doing the body lift first. The reason being that it takes more time to complete. The TT and shackles only takes a couple hours.

If you are like me, as soon as you have the money for 33s you'll be wanting to get them!! This way it will be quicker to just throw the shackles on.

I put the body lift on one weekend...the next weekend I installed the shackles, add-a-leaf and did the TT and as soon as I was done I was headed to the tire place to have my 33s put on! It didn't look that bad with the body lift and stock tires...31s would look perfect!

One last thing...go with the 3" body lift. If you plan to run 33s you will need it and the 2" TT. Good luck in whichever way you go. Check out my pictures...that's what yours will look like.

OK...one more 'last thing'! I have 33/10.50s on 8.5" wheels with 4" backspace. I did some trimming on the lower fenderwell. With the 10.50s on my stock rims they did not rub at all...what rim and tire width are you going to run?

 

[Alec]

well, i'm gonna run 33 12.50s on 3.75 backspacing with only 2.5 suspension. trimming of the front fenders about an inch on the bottom

 

[Ex95XLT]

right now i got 31x10.5...would they fit a 10 rim? i can get a good deal on sweet 10s...wanna know t hey will fit tho..the dude said they would, but he might just be saying that to sell them

 

[Mascman]

If you put those tires on 10" wide rims the sidewalls would be wider than the tread. They may fit, but I don't think it would look too good. I have mine on 8.5" wide rims and it spreads the tire out nicely...I wouldn't go any wider than that. If you plan on running 33/12.50s then they would look ok on 10" rims, but I think clearance would be a big issue.
Like I said earlier, with stock rims I had no rub. With an 8.5" rim and stock backspace I had noticeable rub. I personally would not run the 10" rim...especially if it had less than 4" backspace because that would make it stick out too much.

 

[Ex95XLT]

im not having much luck with 95 body lift

 

[Mascman]

What problems are you having ?

It's been a while...what's up? Do you mean installation problems or purchasing problems? Let us know if we can help.

Here is a picture of a 33/10.50/15 on an 8.5" rim. See how the sidewall is slightly wider on the 8.5"...on a 10" it would stick out even wider.

 

[Savage Wolf]

hmmm, does this all mean that a 33x12.50x15 shouldnt fit on the stock 15x7 rims?

 

[Mascman]

The 12.50s will fit, but it's not optimal. I had the 10.50s on stock rims which wasn't too bad...just had to run very low air pressure to get the tread to wear evenly. I didn't like the way it handled with that low air pressure.