hey CrushuF150, after readin the description you have of your truck please allow me to give you a lil bit of advice on your next level of lift and tires. since you mentioned wanting to go up to 44" tires you might want to look into upgrading your axle from the Dana44/9" combo to a set of Dana 60s or a Dana 60/Dana 70 combo..... my older brother owns a 78 ford bronco...hes running around 13"s of lift, 44" Super Swamper tires, along with a big block 460 under the hood....hes gone through one ford 9' rear axle, one dana 60 rear axle and about five dana 44 front axles on his truck before he put a matchin set of Dana60 1ton axles on it.... heres a link to a picture of his Bronco
http://home.neo.rr.com/thepheonxlair/bronco1.jpg
good luck on your future lift project....
also look into coil spring bucket drops along with wristed radius arms to help achieve your desired height and flex you may want in your truck
