Hello everyone, new member here and hoping to get some real good pointers on what to do with my truck. I have a 2004 Dodge ram 1500 Quad cab. I recently graduated from Florida State and I am allowed to pick the lift and tires I want on it. It is a 2wd truck and I really want to put some 37s on it. Now I am bad with rim size and lift required so any help would be greatly appreciated. What size lift do I need to fit 37s? Where can I find this stuff at a d/c price. I found some new Mickey Thompsons for $197 each, so is that a good price? Any help would be appreciated as I want to get as much lift on it as possible but at a reasonable price. Thanks and glad to be here!

 

heres the lift.
http://4wheelonline.com/Products.asp...roductID=71949
in all honestly dont go with 37s. they are too big for the ifs and will cause more problems then they are worth. i would stick with 35s. and also do you have a hemi? what gears do you have? oh and welcome to the forum need pics

 

Read his post again, he's a 4x2, NO IFS!!!

Although I gotta agree that 37s will still put a strain on the front end components. If you don't mind having to change out warn front end parts (ball joints, tie rods, the rack) at about twice the normal wear rate, then you can do the 37s.
If you want to keep a reasonable semblance of fuel economy and handling, go with 4-6" of lift and go with 35s.

You'd need a min. of 6" of suspension lift and probably still have to have the right backspaced wheel to do the 37s...

 

i guess i learned something today. ifs is only on 4x4??

 

Pirellis make a 36.1'' but its a street tire and not A/T or M/T. What size rims are you going to do?

Hell Im learning too I guess. I though IFS was 4*2. So what do I have on my 4*2?

 

Well by definition, an IFS suspension is a suspension without a solid axle, utilizing either a strut, trailing arm or wishbone link to connect the wheels. So I guess the front of a 4x2 Dodge Ram qualifies. So you get the benefit of the doubt.

Typically though, the front end of a 4x4 which utilizes a universal (U) joint and a constant velocity (CV) joint to provide power to the front wheels is commonly referred to as an IFS.

Anymore when you hear the term IFS it assumes the latter, but again, by definition, you would be correct in your initial post...

 

ok thanks for the info. i was just going off the fact that all 1500s have ifs...

 

Yeah, do not go with 37" 35 at most and I have M/T there mint for a all terrain tire. And when you get to performance, induction, exhaust, fuel, and then power adder!

 

It's the CV joint that is most prone to breakage, causing a catastrophic failure, he has none, so he's actually a little better equipped for 37s than a 4x4. Not that I'd put them on a 1500 4x2 either, though...

 

yea ok thats good to know then. haha jk yea he would need gears def.