I have a stock 1988 dodge w150 4x4 with the 318.Planing on installing a set of 35'tires soon and was woundering what i would need,for example if i would need to re-gear it,how much lift,ect..thanks

 

well i just put 35s on my truck close to the same thing as yours at stock height and ill tell you right now they will rub if you try to turn them at all on the bottom corners of the fenders.
Im going to be putting a 4" on it soon and i know that is enough to clear the fenders as far as them rubbing on other components underneath... well i didnt turn my that far yet.
as far as gears 4:10s will get you about back to stock ratio with 35s. i still have 3.55s and it did spin the 35s in the drive way lol.

here is a link to pics of mine now with 35s
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...m-on-df-2.html

good luck and welcome

 

ok thanks alot.but do you think its safe to just add blocks to raise it up the four inches?just a thought because lift kits can get expensive

 

Do a 4 inch lift with rear blocks and front springs. Also add a drop pitman arm and some bilstein 5100 shocks.

 

so your sure 4" will be enough lift for those tires? Would hate to have everything here and then here the tires squeeking on the wheel wells lol

 

I have a 4 in with 35s and it does not rub on any in town use. when I romp on it hard, I mean petal to the metal off road racing, It hits my fenders and even crunched them in a little.

 

ok thanks,but how much would this decrease my mpg? sorry for all the questions i no you guys have proboly heard this stuff a million times already

 

If its any help, you can get a rough country 4" lift kit w/ shocks (you don't need Bilsteins) for around $350 with new front springs and a block in the rear. I'm putting that lift on my '87 with 35's and I've decided to re-gear to 4:56.

 

LOL! MPG? Oh that's a good one. I took a trip to SW Kansas a few years ago with mine, 1800 mile round trip, I averaged around 9-10 MPG. I just hope it's not your daily driver, and your on a tight budget. Oh, did I mention that at the time of my trip, I only had 33" tires on it. I stopped checking mileage after that trip, and since then have installed the 35" tires.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1971-...Q5fAccessories

Does that seem legit for a 81 d150 lift?