ShaneM
OBS Enthusiast
99 Tahoe 2-door Z-71 4WD. Tires 305/55R20 (comes out to 33.2", works with a little cutting) with about 1.25" torsion key lift in front. 188K miles on the body.
The suspension is stock. Other than the suspension and paint, everything has been redone on the truck. It rides horribly, and don't tell me it's the truck...this is my 3rd such truck, I've owned them half my life and I know how they ride stock. Clearly the suspension is old, and the cranked key doesn't help.
My Goals:
1) Replace parts as needed to improve ride
2) Replace parts as needed due to age
3) Maintain current front height or go up a little, if needed.
4) Level rear
5) Avoid bad angles that will result in highly accelerated wear
I'll spend whatever makes sense, I'm not too concerned about cost as I view it as an investment.
I've looked at Rough Country 2-3" which fits the bill on the lift but I've seen bad anecdotes about that, the ride, the angles.
Rough Country 4-6" seems like a more complete solution, obviously a lot of additional work cutting etc, but better angles. 4" is a lot more than I have now, so I was hoping to avoid going that high. I'm only up 1.25" with no rubbing so I'd like to stick around 2" if possible...but 4" would be acceptable only if needed.
I feel like every time I make a tentative decision on how to proceed, I find more information or opinions that makes me question that decision.
Based on the looks alone, I'm heavily leaning toward the RC 2-3", but open to other options in this lift range and also not sure of choosing add-a-leaf vs rear blocks....
Any help would be greatly appreciated....
The suspension is stock. Other than the suspension and paint, everything has been redone on the truck. It rides horribly, and don't tell me it's the truck...this is my 3rd such truck, I've owned them half my life and I know how they ride stock. Clearly the suspension is old, and the cranked key doesn't help.
My Goals:
1) Replace parts as needed to improve ride
2) Replace parts as needed due to age
3) Maintain current front height or go up a little, if needed.
4) Level rear
5) Avoid bad angles that will result in highly accelerated wear
I'll spend whatever makes sense, I'm not too concerned about cost as I view it as an investment.
I've looked at Rough Country 2-3" which fits the bill on the lift but I've seen bad anecdotes about that, the ride, the angles.
Rough Country 4-6" seems like a more complete solution, obviously a lot of additional work cutting etc, but better angles. 4" is a lot more than I have now, so I was hoping to avoid going that high. I'm only up 1.25" with no rubbing so I'd like to stick around 2" if possible...but 4" would be acceptable only if needed.
I feel like every time I make a tentative decision on how to proceed, I find more information or opinions that makes me question that decision.
Based on the looks alone, I'm heavily leaning toward the RC 2-3", but open to other options in this lift range and also not sure of choosing add-a-leaf vs rear blocks....
Any help would be greatly appreciated....
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