Anyone have before/after pics of an uncut 2.5 inch lift?

[lodgeskins]

I'm trying to decide what to do with my 70, uncut, stock hight. I'm deciding between a small lift (2 1/2) and 33s or leave the suspension and buy 30-9.5s. Seeing side by side pics of before/after of someone else's truck with these options would be an awesome help in deciding... anyone do this and have pics?
-Mike

 

[CopperRanger]

Here is a picture of mine. I have 30x9.5 tires on stock rims and 3" lift. Sorry no before pictures.

 

[muskrat]

I have before and after pics in my gallery.

Some after pics might show the addition of the 1" body lift.

I have 30x9.5 tires, but am going 33" soon.

I personally think that the EB should have left the factory with 2.5" suspension lift.

Good luck with you decision.

 

[lodgeskins]

Here is a picture of mine. I have 30x9.5 tires on stock rims and 3" lift. Sorry no before pictures.

Cool, thanks... They look good! Are they the BFG A/Ts?

 

[Joe473]

This might be close. 30x9.50 with 1" WH BL and old lift that appears to have sagged to 1 in front 1.5 rear.

Before 1" body lift with hard top

Before 1" body lift no top

 

[CopperRanger]

Cool, thanks... They look good! Are they the BFG A/Ts?

No, they are 10 year old Dunlop radial mud rovers. As soon as the weather breaks it will be getting some new BFG A/T's

 

[lodgeskins]

Thanks guys, I think it's going to be the 30s, no lift right now. My hang-up is that my favorite Bronco pic right now apparently has 33s and a lift, but other trucks I see with the same set up look beefier and more stout in stance than the one I really like the looks of. However, I think the one I like might just look more elongated because of the angle, the trim, and the rolled up top. You guys probably know the pic:

 

[lodgeskins]

...compared to this (which supposedly has the same size tires, 33x9.50x15, and a 3" sl:

 

[deltabronco]

I have a 2.5 SL and a 2 in BL.pics are in my garage.

 

[trekgurl]

here's my before n after

Before stock suspension and wheels "OK"

After

WHs 1”Body lift,
WH’s 2.5 Suspension package w/Bilstein shocks,
Tires - BFG KM2s 235LT 85R/16
Wheels – Cragar steel, Black, 16 in. x 7 in., 5 x 5.5 in. Bolt Circle, 4 in. Backspace.

and whole bunch of other stuff = fun

 

[Mustangs2]

I have pics in my "Garage".

1. Ol' Blue has stock rims with 31x10.50x15 BFG KM2 tires. 2.5" SL & 1" BL

2. "Beanie" has stock rims with 29x9.50x15 BFG KM tires 1" BL (Beanie is not a LUBR as you'll see. it has front fenders grafted into the read qtrs...Metal)

I highly recommend you consider the benefits of the 1" BL regardless of what you decide about a SL.

All the Best!

 

[lodgeskins]

@Mustangs2- Nice job on bringing 'Ol Blue back to life. Looks great now! Also, it's funny; I think Beanie was one of the first trucks I saw (on Youtube) after I bought mine that I liked the stance on better, although at the time I think it belonged to someone else (Mono?)...
At this point I don't think I can go wrong with 30s. They'll be a major improvement on what I currently have, and after seeing some of the posts here, I don't think they'll look too small if I decide to go with a small lift. I'm not planning on off-roading with it, so they should suit my needs fine. By the way, here's a pic of my rides:
http://postimg.org/image/ikmjuid6z/
I'll post another pic of the Bronco with new tires shortly.
Thanks again for the posts guys,
Mike

 

[Mustangs2]

@Mustangs2- Nice job on bringing 'Ol Blue back to life. Looks great now! Also, it's funny; I think Beanie was one of the first trucks I saw (on Youtube) after I bought mine that I liked the stance on better, although at the time I think it belonged to someone else (Mono?)...
At this point I don't think I can go wrong with 30s. They'll be a major improvement on what I currently have, and after seeing some of the posts here, I don't think they'll look too small if I decide to go with a small lift. I'm not planning on off-roading with it, so they should suit my needs fine. By the way, here's a pic of my rides:
http://postimg.org/image/ikmjuid6z/
I'll post another pic of the Bronco with new tires shortly.
Thanks again for the posts guys,
Mike

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Thanks Mike. You have a very good memory. John Monahan (MONO) did own Beanie 6+ years ago. He did a lot of work on Beanie before selling it to another forum member. I bought Beanie about 2 years ago.
Your Bronco looks AWESOME!
Good Luck

 

[MyOriginal66]

Thanks guys, I think it's going to be the 30s, no lift right now. My hang-up is that my favorite Bronco pic right now apparently has 33s and a lift, but other trucks I see with the same set up look beefier and more stout in stance than the one I really like the looks of. However, I think the one I like might just look more elongated because of the angle, the trim, and the rolled up top. You guys probably know the pic:

The reason John's bronco doesn't look as "beefy" is because those are the old school 33x9.5's vs 10.5's. 1" can make a huge difference, just ask the ladies. It also has the tire carrier and top which does even it out some.

Look up nick's trix builds. He has a few lubr's on 33's with 2.5" SL, no BL. Along with John's bronco above (which was my inspiration), they are a couple of my favorites.