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Dustin F2504x4

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I have lifted truck I want to drop down. Want do some sled pulling this year. I want to run a 35in tire. What is the smallest lift I can run with 35 in tire.
 

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2in with some scrubbing 4in and no scrubbing. 4in and 35's was my favorite combo . Loved the hell out of it but the 20x12 wheels I have are to wide for a 4in unless I wanna hack the fenders at the bottom so i need the 6in. I also really like the 4in and 35's for sled pulling with the 99 I had. Got a 1st place,4th place and 5th place at the 3 pulls I went to one year with just stage 1's and a chip.
 

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I was really happy with the 4in procomp I had and the ride was pretty nice. I think I paid $850 from topguncustomz. Icon would be your best riding but the price is almost double. Bds is also very nice and I think comparable to the procomp lift but the price is higher then the procomp. Superlift ,rough country,and skyjacker I have never been happy with the ride. superlifts seems to sag quick and rough country rides the roughest and have had poor qualitybrackets on a couple lfts i've done. Best bang for the buck I've been happiest with the procomp. If youwant to spend a little more then I would get the BDS. Can't go wrong with either. Zone offroad is a newer one and is owned by BDS and seems to be cheap but I have not used there lifts or put any on. I would imagine since they are made by bds they would be comparible but not sure. There shocks though are just your crappy hyrdo shocks. I actually got the nitro shocks with my procomp lift and they seem to ride very Nice. There not a bilstein but still a nice shock I thought.
 
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here's another option....

you could run a 36" tire with no lift...which is better for your drivetrain, Center of gravity, etc..

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How wide of a tire can I run? I want to run a 12inch wide wheel, with a 35x15.50 tire it would be easier to pull gooseneck trailer with a leveling. Can you pull gooseneck trailers with a 4 in lift on 35s?
 

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I have a 20x10 and 35x12.50 with barely any rub. A 12 wide and 35x15.50 will honestly be pushing it on a 4 inch lift. Honestly probably need 6 for that set up.
 

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Yes you can pull a goose neck with a 4in no problem. I ran a stock 3 5/8's f350 block in the rear with a 1in add a leaf in the spring pack and it sat fine with a 4in. so a stock block in a f250 is 2 inches so the rear was lifted a total of 2 5/8's taller then stock. A 12in wide wheel with 15.5 wide tires will rub pretty good. You will have to trim the fender and bumper to make it work. They would still rub with a 6in some but not bad. A 35x12/5 on a 12in wide wheel will rub a little.
Here is the 4in and 35's on 10in wide wheels on my old truck
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buddies 06 with 6in and 35's for a visual of hauling a goosneck

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Those trucks have a good look with the 4in lift and 35in tire. I guess I am limited to the 13.50 wide tire. The 4in lift would be better for towing and sledpulling. I will have to make a choice here soon
 
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