Too tall? UPDATED PHOTOS - 5 1/2 inch wild horses lift on uncut bronco

[ghettoct]

@ traction - Yours looks pretty good! I think I'll have to get 33s too. What is the width of your tires?

Now I'll need a roll cage also just to get in and out. haha

Thanks to everyone who has had nice things to say about it! It's been like a part time job for my husband. We've worked on it together, but he's done all of the work on it. It's just about on the road and I'm so excited!

For reference here is my rig:

I purchased mine recently and the previous owner installed the 5.5 wild horse lift and 2 inch body lift. I have 33 inch procomp xterrains on it right now and this is how it sits.

 

[traction]

The tires are 33x12.5x15 and wheels are 15x8. I don't know if I would be able to clear 35s with this setup.

 

[jlong1974]

Just a question, but why did you go to the trouble of replacing the rear quarter cut outs if you are just wanting to lift it enough to fit 33's?
James

 

[ghettoct]

Replaced the rear quarters because one side was cut different than the other and they didn't match. The quarters were also rusting and we didn't want rust to pop back through the paint.

We thought we already had a little bit of lift on the bronco to start with (it had an add-a-leaf and was 3 inches taller than our black parts bronco), so when I ordered the 5.5 lift, thinking it would gain 2-3 inches.

Got the rear leaf springs on and and it was a bit of a shock how tall it is. Still deciding exactly what to do now. If we keep it, we have to buy new drive shafts, tires, possibly rims, and some extended brake lines.

Plus not sure that once the entire lift is on and have tires that look right, if it will still be street-legal with 28" Virginia bumper law or how it will handle when driving.

Since this has come up, I've been searching the site and really like the look of this one. One of the threads says its got 5.5 and 33" tires. Not sure if that's true or not, but I definitely like the look.

 

[jlong1974]

Cool. As others have said, I would finish instaling the lift before making a decision.

James

 

[Madgyver]

I like it in the 1st pic. Nice work on the rig.

Welcome to the site
i am madgyver

 

[ghettoct]

So we got the front on and it did end up coming down a bit in the back. I'm sure it will come down some more once we fill up the gas tank. I updated the photo in the original posting with the new updated picture of the bronco with the 5.5 suspension lift. We measured the bumpers and it is legal now. ;D I still think we'll need a little bit bigger tires though.

 

[TBS-POPS]

NICE LUBER!! Rock it!!

 

[willtel]

I said too tall but that was before I read that you wanted bigger tires. With more rubber it will look cool.