Ladies and Gents,
Wanted to give a big shout out to everyone who contributes to these forums as well as thank you for those who posted there mods and set ups. A ton of my questions regarding my truck were solved right here as well as helped me decide on my suspension route! Hopefully my contribution will assist another curious soul like myself as to what they can run for performance, clearance, looks and minimal costs!
2017 Z71 5.3 with STAMPED control arms.
- Swapped my rough country level blocks (2'" level) for a 4 pack of Bilstein 5100s. achieved 1.8" of level in the front and retained the same height in the back so a slight level with some rake.
- Swapped my stock 275/55/20 Goodyear SR-A and rims which equates to a 31.9" tall and 10.9" wide tire for a set of Nitto Ridge Grapplers in 33/12.50/18's and Fuel Assaults 18x9 -12 offset, putting me barely an inch outside the wheel well
- To begin with, I trimmed the felt liner maybe 2-3"s and slightly bolted it back to remove ANY rub, as well as slightly trimmed the front of the air dam to ensure zero rub, which was achieved successfully!! I have excellent clearance at all angles, zero rub on any components including my dreaded UCA problem even while running through my deer hunting field.
- The Bilsteins and NIttos feel BadA$$ for lack of better terms, much much more smoother than my Ranchos and I feel the 12.50s gripping much better than my 10.9s. Not to the point where it feels laggy or bogged down but much more comfortable and smooth. The shocks are night and day, seriously! As far as acceleration goes, I noticed zero difference when I stomped it to hop on the freeway, as well as saw minimal loss in MPGs. These are all concerns that I had when deciding with a bigger tire set up.
- For those who want to run a nice big mean tire with a slightly aggressive offset and look, this is an ideal set up for cost and performance with minimal trimming and mods. I'm sure I missed something here so please feel free to ask questions or request any pictures of mods or gear and thanks again guys for contributing and answering the questions I had!
