hey guys, im new to the forum. I own a black 2002 ram. im planning to lift it here in the near future. im most likely going with a fabtech 6" lift but im having some trouble picking out a good set of mud tires and wheels. any advice on a good pair? also.. if anybody has a lifted 02. please post pics.. its a big investment and i dont wanna mess it up! thanks everyone

 

Toyo's are always a good pic for mud's. The XD series wheels are popular, so are FUEL and Moto Metals, depending on the look that suits you.

Here's my '02 but its got 8.5" of lift, not 6". Still somewhat of an idea for you though.


And my XD Monsters wrapped in Toyo MT's:

 

4x4 or 2WD? Plus from what I've read around here FabTech isn't a particularly good lift kit for the 02-05s

 

Not the best pic, but RC 4.5", 37" BFG Crawlers, Bushwacker flares, stock 17" rims with 1.25" wheel spacers.

 

Yeah, Fabtech's a little iffy with their components, and now that they're filed for bankruptcy it'll be harder to get replacements.

 

The big issue isn't with their components failing so much is it's their poor design in having the CV shaft angle too high and weakening them severely. Been more than a few guys on this here forum have had MULTIPLE CV shaft failures when running the Fabtech lift on a torsion front, IFS truck.
And yeah, with the parent company of Fabtech/Superlift in bankruptcy parts may be hard to come by at some point.

Just keep a good eye on those CVs, maybe even carry a spare outer with you in case one fails. The outers seem to be the half that's failing and aren't bad to replace - now the inner half can be a b*tch!!!