Hey guys,
   I just bought my truck and it is a 2004 5.4L Ford F-150 4x2. I need some advice here. Hopefully it isn't too brutal. =P I want to jack it up about 6 inches on a suspension lift and throw some 35s on it (I like the rims it has so I would probably keep those and throw the 35s on em'). What do you think? I honestly have not gotten stuck, yet... and have kept up with my buds in their 4x4s going mudding and going up some steep inclines because of the limited slip rear differential. I don't know how often I will be doing that anymore because you happen to find tons of dings and scratches on the truck after. So I guess I would be doing it to make it look more aggressive.

  So throw some feedback at me fellas. I don't think it would look bad, but I want to know what the community thinks. Thanks guys!


Here is the truck:
 

I like lifted 4x2's or lowered ones, or lifted 4x4's or lowered ones, it is just up to you what you want to do to your truck and feel is the best for it.

I say go for it if that is what you want.  

A properly lifted 2WD can do pretty well off-road, but they do have their limitations. For one, you don't get low-range, which you can get with a 4x4. Secondly, if you up-size the tires too much, you really start to pay a price with performance. If you go any larger than 35s, I'd consider getting it re-geared.

Yeah, there's no "right" or "wrong" about the style of customizing trucks, just personal preference. However, there is "right" and "wrong" to the method of it. Just randomly slapping parts on something without looking at the bigger picture is "wrong" in my book. Guys that put 40s on their truck and then complain "Why is my truck so gutless now?" fall into that camp, IMHO. Get it re-geared stupid!  

40's on an IFS truck is stupid anyway IMO, that is way way unsafe.  I see so many trucks in the magazines and at shows that have the huge IFS lifts, I just hope those are show trucks and aren't actually out on the road driving around.  Especially with 38" + tires, 36's or 37's is definitely pushing it, 35's are really the limits on a IFS truck.  If one thing goes wrong on one of those huge IFS lifts, which is too many to even talk about, that truck is rolling over and it might kill someone or the person inside of it.  Those half ton IFS components aren't built to withstand that big of a rolling mass.  If you lift one that high do a solid axle swap I say instead of taking the cheap/wrong way out.  Full Throttle, Whiplash, and those other companies that manufacture those lifts in the first place are a joke anyway for doing it.

A good 6" suspension lift with 35's is perfect and right on the money with a good gear swap to keep up with the tire size.