'70's model ford lift kits?

[cleatus12r]

I forgot about the rear...

Yes, you want to stay away from blocks. I had a set of springs made in Canada at Carrier Spring Service a few years ago for one of my trucks. I couldn't tell you the difference between the '76 F100/150 rear springs though. I am a big fan of shackle flips and that can get you an additional 2-3 inches of lift without spending any real money (8 bolts).

Don't do add-a-leafs, as your ride will suffer substantially and you won't get any real height gains out of it.

[workinprogress]

Ya I agree about the body lifts, they look bad and make it ride even worse. I've never heard of cutting the coil buckets before, but it sounds like it would work and it would be pretty simple to do. I don't start working on it till January when I get back home, so I have time to decide how I'm going to do it. The truck has 6 inch blocks on it now, I'm going to have to get springs made to eliminate those. I'm planning on running 38" boggers, so blocks are out of the question, I don't feel like dealing with axle wrap, etc. I was hoping to find an 8 inch "kit" made for the truck, but a lfew mods like that won't hurt either. By the time I'm done, there will be other mods that require a lot more work so thats not too bad.