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Old 02-12-2007, 12:23 AM
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Ok, I've already got a 3" body lift on the truck, and leveled it by cranking the T-bars. The 33x12.5 tires rubbed until I built my new front bumper, now I've got plenty of room. I'm wanting to do a 6" suspension lift and be able to fit 36.5's. However, I just picked up a 4" kit with a bunch of upgraded parts for cheap, I wanted more, but the price was too good to pass up. Will I still be able to clear the 36.5" tires? If I need to, I'll get new springs for the back, but the front is a little more problematic if I need an inch or two.
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usually you need about 9" of lift. So your 4" cranked to 6 and the 3" body lift should be fine. Especially if you have a ranch hand on there.
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9"s... How you get there is up to you.
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I thought 6" could fit 35's and 8" could fit 37's
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ive seen ppl wit 6" suspension and 3" body wit 35s... all depends on how much wheelin ya wanna do wit ground clearance

how wide are your wheels, i dont understand how 33s coulda rubbed, i ran 33x11.5 on 16x8 wheels wit just the tbars cranked and they didnt rub, i coulda ran 35s when i had my body lift on and the tbars cranked and the add-a-leaf??
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Originally Posted by MonsterZ28
I thought 6" could fit 35's and 8" could fit 37's
as far as the 8" clearin 37s i dunno but yes 6" does clear 35s if you trim that little valance part right on the corners
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I've got 6" lift with 35's. doesn't rub. I dont see why you couldn't do 37 on an 8" lift..

38 with a 9" lift seems to look the best IMO
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11" and 36x15.5 you do not want to do 8" and 37's. GM's wheel well is to small, once you get to a certin point you have to get the tire all the way out of the wheel well or buy cut outs.
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are you still street legal ****?
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are you still street legal ****?
i dunno michigans laws but hed def be illegal in PA


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