im looking for a lift for my 2005 f250 crew cab shortbed. i want 10" - 12" of lift. does anyone know where i can get one for less than $2500

 

Probably going to be hard getting up that high spending so little. At that cost you're just getting the truck up in the air, with probably a pretty poor ride and not really being able to "use" it much.

Check the generic lifts out like superlift, or rough country or something along those lines. You're definitely going to want some sort of traction bar setup too at that height.

 

Yeah I was thinking of doing a rough country 8 inch lift with 2 in blocks and coil spring spacers. But I dont know if that would mess with the camber and all that?

 

Yeah it definitely will. Depending on what the kit comes with, you'll need springs, drop brackets for the radial arms (if the kit doesn't have new arms), rear springs/blocks, a traction bar for sure with that big of a lift. An adjustable trac-bar, and a pitman arm drop, plus new shocks, brake lines, alignment etc...

 

Well the kit comes with everything I need for the 8 inches to adjust the camber and all the extensions but im saying will the extra.2 inches on top of that mess the camber up more and how could I solve that?

 

Depends what they use to adjust the camber in that kit. Can you get a link to the kit you have in mind?

 

8" 05-07 Ford Super Duty F250/F350 4-Link Conversion Lift System - Diesel @Top Gun Customz

 

Top Gun Customz is a top notch lift seller. I would call them direct and ask them about camber adjustment. I know my buddy bought a lift through them, but it was a full 4-link setup for the front and he had the same question about camber adjustments, called them up and they gave him the info right over the phone. They're great people to work with. That's not a bad price for what you're getting though...

 

Alright ill do that. Thanks for all the help guys. And yeah thats a really good price for a 4 link system.

 

Look into what pitman arm that they are using, a friend had an 8 inch lift on his with a 6 inch pitman arm. It was fine every day driving, but tight manuevering and such there was less steering at full lock to the left (I think it was left) because there wasn't enough pitman drop. You can only adjust the drag link so far also. If you're dead set on 10 inches, I would look into the high steer right knuckle.

Also, going for 10 inches means you're probably wanting to run 40s, I'd be looking for AT LEAST a 4.56, possibly even a 4.88. If you're only going 38s, 8 inches and a 4.30/4.56 gear will do fine.

Finally, you need to look at your drive shafts, that's a bunch of lift and you may need a machined spacer or new rear shaft. 10 inches in the front, may as well get a new shaft made.

There's a reason why I only have a 6 inch lift and 35s...