Dean's Diesel Off Road Build

[White96k2500]

Sorry I havent been on here in a while. I order the realift from the actual company. I had to email them to place the order as they didnt have a check out system. The tires 35x12.5r17.

Okay thank you and did you have to trim anything to fit the tires?

 

[phatphuck]

Whoa that is not at all what I imagined for the cross member notch. Wondering if I can live with the TB drop or not now... I do have running boards and will only be on 33s so not a serious offroader anyway.

Truck looks fantastic tho man. Good work!

 

[e30dean]

Okay thank you and did you have to trim anything to fit the tires?

No the tires fit as is without any rubbing. This would be dependent on how far your wheels stick out also. Also, I havent taken the truck off road yet so there is a very good chance I may get some rubbing once the truck is flexing. The closest area is the front bumper so I may end up trimming it slightly at an angle.

 

[e30dean]

Whoa that is not at all what I imagined for the cross member notch. Wondering if I can live with the TB drop or not now... I do have running boards and will only be on 33s so not a serious offroader anyway.

Truck looks fantastic tho man. Good work!

I would recommend reaching out to Realift for their installation instructions. The intructions specify that the notch doesnt need to be done on all models, depending on if you have regular, extended, crew cab, short bed, long bed. My specific extended cab, long bed needed it.

 

[Supercharged111]

I would have thought that the relocated would have kept you higher off of the trans cross members? Does it ride any different with the extenders?

 

[e30dean]

Deleted, accidental multiple posting.

 

[e30dean]

I would have thought that the relocated would have kept you higher off of the trans cross members? Does it ride any different with the extenders?

Realift says that they are designed to work with various size lifts. The bracket measures to relocate about 4.5" of the torsion bar but I have a 6" lift so that means the bar drops closer to the cross member.

 

[Supercharged111]

Ahh, that makes sense. Sort of a one size fits most.

 

[phatphuck]

All good info. I just went with a 4" Tuff Country lift with Bilstein 5100s. With that info it sounds like there may be a good chance it will clear.

Does your eclb have the drive shaft center support bearing deal on the TB brace? If so, it moved back as well right?

 

[Supercharged111]

All good info. I just went with a 4" Tuff Country lift with Bilstein 5100s. With that info it sounds like there may be a good chance it will clear.

Does your eclb have the drive shaft center support bearing deal on the TB brace? If so, it moved back as well right?

I don't see a lift on Tuff Country's site for our trucks?