Awesome! And a great price too! Your plans sound pretty solid and there's a lot of good info to be had here. My only question is about the body lift- why do you need it? 33's can fit fine without it and it'll only raise the center of gravity, which is not all that desirable. You want to lift it just enough to fit the tires, and in this case 33's don't require it.
Any rubbing with 33's? And what is the recommended wheel width and offset for that size? If I don't have to lift it that would be even better..I was thinking I would need to to give plenty of room for wheel/suspension travel.
I'm gonna say you will want a little bit of lift, especially if you're planning to run 33's. But, it depends on the kinds of wheeling you do.
Monteros don't have a ton of ground clearance compared to other 4x4 SUV's, so any little bit you can do to keep your rocker panels or diff off of the rocks is a good thing. I wouldn't worry about "center of gravity" with something as modest as a 2" lift.
The other thing to think about is engine power; spinning 33's will make the engine feel a tad anemic.
An inexpensive option for your lift would be to install aftermarket rear springs (I think I've read Gen2 LWB springs will also work), and crank the torsion bars up front. This is what I had done on my '91. I had 32's on that truck.
This worked out well.
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...remember, if you put on sliders, you're losing 2" of clearance at the rockers. I would do the lift just to get that clearance back.
