Tired of the Low Life. Need help.

[bamf93]

Hey fellow GM enthusiasts! I bought a 93 Chevy c1500, completely stock. I don't know much about tires & suspension yet but i'm looking forward to learning. Right now, I have 235/75/R15's on the front & 275/60/R15's on the rear. I had to replace the tires after sometime whenever i brought the truck & I never changed the size of them. I recently replaced the shocks as well. I love my truck, but I don't like how I feel almost every bump on the road. I'm not familiar with "soft" or "stiff" suspension terminology. Does my truck ride rough bc of the tire size ratio? It's floods a ton where I live & gotta take detours to avoid the deep water. What's the biggest size tire I can go up without drastically changing my suspension. My second question is what can I with my suspension in order for me to have a smooth ride without breaking my pockets? I want to truck higher but affordable. I don't know any price ranges for what could br done.

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[DRAGGIN95]

I know you can run 31x10.50's on a 2wd with no issues, I don't know about larger than that, and for you need some shock's like the Monroe Reflex, just be sure you don't get a shock that's real stiff.

 

[Balzer]

That dont look completely stock looks to have a bit of lowering done to it.

 

[Fobroader]

Id try bilstein 5100's for a great ride. Dont know what kind of small lift kits you could get for a 2wd but with some 285/75 16's youll have lots of tire underneath the truck.

 

[bamf93]

I know you can run 31x10.50's on a 2wd with no issues, I don't know about larger than that, and for you need some shock's like the Monroe Reflex, just be sure you don't get a shock that's real stiff.

I think i'll put those tires on my new to buy list. As for as shocks, I think I have the lowest grade Monroe's.

 

[bamf93]

That dont look completely stock looks to have a bit of lowering done to it.

I'm not sure what all the previous owner did to it but I got the truck for 3k with 160k miles.

 

[bamf93]

Id try bilstein 5100's for a great ride. Dont know what kind of small lift kits you could get for a 2wd but with some 285/75 16's youll have lots of tire underneath the truck.

Thanks for the input. I'm just getting tired of squatting down to get in my truck. I'm taller than my truck & I'm 6'1 1/2". Would yoy happen to know the pricing of the shocks?

 

[Fobroader]

Last time I checked they were about 180/shock up here in Canada, you should be able to get them a lot cheaper down there.

 

[bamf93]

Last time I checked they were about 180/shock up here in Canada, you should be able to get them a lot cheaper down there.

Nice, I was on a budget whenever I bought the Monroe's. I regret not saving up more to buy better quality shocks.

 

[sewlow]

Check with norcalss. He's a vendor here for suspension stuff. Probably better prices than elsewhere.