I recently put a 3 inch leveling kit and 3 inch rear blocks on my 2000 f-150. Will this amount of lift clear 35 by 12.50 tires?

 

4x4 or 4x2? Also, what kind of leveling kit did you install?

 

its a 4x4 and im not sure what kind of leveling kit it is...it went on my torsion bars and brought the front up 3 inches...thats all i know about it

 

Well thats not a leveling kit thats a torsion bar crank. Uncrank them and but a leveling kit.

 

Sounds like you have a set of aftermarket torsion bar adjustment keys. Personally, I think these things are a bad idea. They just allow you to put a lot more preload on your torsion bars than the stock adjustment keys do. If you put a ton of preload on your torsion bars it will put your CV joints at a severe angle which leads to premature wear, plus your ride will be very harsh. But to answer your original question, it is possible to run 35x12.50 tires on a stock 4x4. The secret is using the OEM 16x7 or 17x7.5 inch wheels. You will have some rubbing on your frame at full steering lock and the wheelwells will be extremely stuffed. I wouldn't do this unless you plan on a lift kit in the near future. In my opinion a set of 33's on aftermarket wheels looks much better on a stock height 4x4 than a set of 35's on OEM wheels.

 

Most people who use the torsoin bar crank method dont realize many things. Torsoin bars were not meant to be a way to level the truck. They are there to help audjust ride height, often used when doing alignments. Cranking them all the way to the max tends to wear out front end parts rather quickly.

 

there not cranked up all the way...but thanks for the help

 

well the "leveling kit" you put on which im assuming is aftermarket keys essentially does the same thing only worse. sure they might not be cranked all the way but because of the reindexed key you already have a bad CV angle. if your going to lift your truck...great but dont try to push your stock suspension to the limit just to find out that repair cost could have bought you a real lift. i have 315/75R16(35x12.50) with a 6in fabtech and they look just right. i would not recommend that big of a tire without a lift. my $0.02

 

I understand what the keys do and im not to worried about it. i know a lift kit would be much better but its not something i can afford right now. Im definetly planning on one soon but for now im gonna stick with my keys. Not tryin to be an a** so please dont take it that way im just explaining my position. but thanks for the help and im gonna go with 33's

 

Good decision.