Thinking about a lift for my truck in the spring.. Ideas?

[JollyGreen]

6"is definitely too much for me. Mine is still going to be a daily driver and I don't want to go any bigger than 33's or maybe 34's. I just want the wheel wells filled and a few inches above stock height.

 

[LoudnLifted88]

6"is definitely too much for me. Mine is still going to be a daily driver and I don't want to go any bigger than 33's or maybe 34's. I just want the wheel wells filled and a few inches above stock height.

go with a 4 inch and leave it all the way decranked i fit 285's (33's) on my truck with no lift

 

[JollyGreen]

So with the lift can I go to a 34" without any issues?

 

[LoudnLifted88]

So with the lift can I go to a 34" without any issues?

should be able to i know you can fit 36's with a 3 inch body and 2 inch suspension squeaky3 did it

 

[borahshadow]

I feel dumb asking this but what does AAL mean?

 

[LoudnLifted88]

I feel dumb asking this but what does AAL mean?

Add a Leaf lol i didn't know what i meant either until i joined this site

 

[Hezsus]

Ok, for anyone lifting their truck you can go with a BL, everyone knows what that entails or a suspension lift. A 4" kit is pretty much the same as a 6" without the back leafs OR blocks, and sometimes a smaller diff drop. a 2-3" kit is a waste of money, these trucks crank 2-3" stock, if it dosent you need new t-bars, no kit will help it. with a big crank in the front you can put in blocks or aal in the rear, so it goes:


Slight Crank In Front (leveled) - Nothing in Rear:
Heavy Crank in Front (1"-2" lift)- Bloacks or AAL in Rear:
6"/4" Lift Decranked (4" Lift) - Blocks or AAL in rear:
6" Lift at Crank (6" Lift) - Blocks and AAL in Rear:

Adding a Body lift will lift the body allowing for larger tires, Simply add the BL height to the susp height:
example: 3" BL with Full Crank and Block in rear will give 5-6" overall lift and allow 315's

The ammout of trimming will also affect the Tire Size, Cut Out flares add about 1-2" of wheel clearance
Example: Cut out Flares and 6" susp Cranked and 3" body lift is about 10-11" of extra wheel clearance allowing 37-(anyone running bigger?) tires to be run

there are oubvious exceptions to this rule, and this is just a guideline.

 

[JonZ71]

i thought squeaky got 36's with just a tb crank and 2 inch block

 

[JollyGreen]

I believe he's got a 3" BL but could be wrong.

 

[LiftedGmc355]

What do you mean by cranking it? Might sound like a dumb question, but I dot know much about lifts.

talking about cranking the torsion bars