How much bigger to fit?

[eastsideauto]

Stupid question but I thought I would ask here first. 1993 Ford F350 in my sig. I did some trading on some truck parts and ended up with a set of 38x15.50-16 Interco Super Swamper TSL Radials. How much "lift" would be necessary to run them on my truck?
Never owned anything bigger than 37" tires and they fit good on a 85 Chevy K30 with 4" of lift. The ol 6.2 diesel and 4.56 gearing still couldn't pull em.

 

[93blklightning]

I used to do a lot of lifts on trucks years ago. If I remember right, a 4 inch lift should be plenty if you build some brackets for your front bumper and move it forward 2 inches. These obs fords are a dream to lift, mainly because of the shape of the wheel arches in the fenders and bedsides. They'll accept larger tires with less lift than a Chevy .

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[93blklightning]

Unlike a Chevy , which would require at least a 6 inch lift to clear 38's

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[pedro_8149]

Ive got 6 " rough country lift and a 5" front and rear sord shakle reversal kit and run 38.5" nitto tires with no rubbage trimming or relocation and have 4:10 gears and cruise down the highway like a stock truck would and i haul my 7000lb trailer along with my quad in the box everyweekend in the summer

 

[eastsideauto]

Ive got 6 " rough country lift and a 5" front and rear sord shakle reversal kit and run 38.5" nitto tires with no rubbage trimming or relocation and have 4:10 gears and cruise down the highway like a stock truck would and i haul my 7000lb trailer along with my quad in the box everyweekend in the summer

So you have eleven inches of total lift?

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[93blklightning]

Right now I've got a 3 inch body lift under mine (please note that I personally do not like body lifts for various reasons), and with just 3 inches I clear 35's after relocating my front bumper 2 inches forward. I had to go with the body lift, due to the body swap. Although body lifts do ride good, so long as you replace the body mounts with the poly ones.

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[93blklightning]

And one more thing, I didn't regear mine, still have 3:55's, and she pulls just fine. Actually she'll lite em up if your not careful

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