I have a 79 donkey, what would the smalles lift be ti fit 44's. I already have cut-outs

I already have a 4" lift

Depends on how much trimming your willing to do and how much rubbing you can tolerate. What tires are you running /w the 4"..38s?

"78 Bronco with 6" lift, front cab mounts moved 7" to the rear and 44's..........LOTS of fender trimming!!! and it still rubs the footwells :D

If anyone else remembers, Mike Ladd of Bent and Twisted bolted on 44's to his stock high-boy with add a leafs. I don't think he ever drove it but they did fit!!:rolleyes:

Got pics?????

I know....search.......:emb:



Eric

add-aleafs on a "hiboy" woudl be the same height as his 4 inch lift, since they are about 2 inches higher than the f-150's and the 77.5-79 trucks, with those cutouts you might could run them, i ran 39's no prob with 7 inches of lift, and a tiny bit of fender trimming for the front....nowhere near as much room as the cutout flares give ya

Mike Childers (sp?) from the 1999 TTC had an F150 with 44's and 4 inches of lift. Major fender triming though, but totally badass.

JYS

4" and fender hacking will work. Now, by hacking, i mean unholey use of the sawzall. But you get the point. Simplest way to tell how mutch lift you will need:
Get some string. Cut it to 22". Affix one side to the center of your hub. Pull the string up tward the fender. Now you have the exact measurment of a 44" tire mounted on your existing rim, with the current amount of lift. This does not account for tire width, but it will give you a round about way to tell how much lift you will need, and how much fender hacking you need to do.

Originally posted by 79F25039s
with those cutouts you might could run them, i ran 39's no prob with 7 inches of lift, and a tiny bit of fender trimming for the front....nowhere near as much room as the cutout flares give ya

Does this mean you like the cutout's, I'm guessing the Bushwacker cutout's? I'm asking because my bronco came with some new in a box, I just have to put them on. However, I have heard that they just get ripped off on the trails and are more hassle than they are worth, is that so? I'm looking to clear roughly 40's and have 8" of lift with no trimming as is, but don't mind trimming some. Are cutout's worth the hassle and do they get ripped off easily?

i thought u meant they were already on there.....since they arent i wouldnt bother with them unless you just want them on there for looks or whatever reason. Jus throw some 40's on there nowif you have 8 inches of lift, they will clear fine with a little trimming on the bottom parts of the front fenders

MIKES high boy on 44's was SWEET

Oh hell yes he drove it. We would fully get it on the way to lunch in that thing. It was awsome at mud creek too. Just adda leave sand a saws-all. It looked pretty clean too. Do it you will not regret the low center of gravity!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by tommybronco
MIKES high boy on 44's was SWEET





Pics!!
:bounce2: :bounce: :bounce2: :bounce: :bounce2:

Or at least give me Mikes screen name to search under.

I'm in need of inspiration for my '73 Hi-Boy :flipoff2:


Eric

Alpo, now Mike's screen name is bntmike, then it was snowball

hey guys..that was fun... I will have to dig into digi land for pics... but yes 44's on my HB with almost no lift..... My 87 f250 I decided to keep for a while to mess up... its got a 4" kit on it and im stuffing 38's under it with help from the saw..

mike-

oooohhhhhhh!!!!!!

:Twiddleing fingers: Excellent!

We need pics of that too. Do it clean plaese though. Jeez i hate missing out on shit!