Trying To Price A 4" Lift

Toes2008 · January 22, 2011

Hey, I'm trying to price a 4" lift on an 08 sierra and was wondering if anyone runs stock rims or if it just looks wrong? I plan on upgrading in the future but would like to save a bit of $$ up. any info would be appreciated.

brad519 · January 22, 2011

Stock wheels won't look bad. What size tire you planning?

Check out Southern Truck Performance and/or All Terrain Fabrications for prices on lifts. I've always found them to offer the best prices.

BDS and Rancho make a 4" for the GMT900.

Toes2008 · January 22, 2011

285 for sure but not really sure how big to go do you know of any site that lets you do a visual customize that would be handy

brad519 · January 22, 2011

Not sure of a site that does that but you can go to trucktoyzperformance.com click on the gallery then trick toyz installs and put in vehicle lift tire size and see some pics.

A 33x12.50 should fit with a 4" lift and look nice.

285/65/18 isn't really a true 33x12.5.

brad519 · January 22, 2011

However myself and many others would recommend getting a 6" lift and still run the 33x12.5 tires. A 6" lift is pretty much the same price as a 4" and then you have the ability to jump it to 35's later if and when you decide to go bigger and most do.

Some will tell you 6" is too much for 33's but a true 33x12.5 look nice with a 6" lift.

Toes2008 · January 22, 2011

Thanks for the input. still in the planning stages but all info is good.

cparks555 · January 23, 2011

I just had the Rancho 4" put on last week, and I'm going to run the stock wheels until I can afford new wheels and tires. Hopefully the first week in February I should have everything together. I don't think it looks bad at all.

NickS · January 23, 2011

4" lift won't look bad at all with stock wheels I don't think. All terrain fab is a great company also. They helped me with all the trouble I had from the rough country 3" (adjusting control arms, alignments, all the way to calling rough country and making them buy that shit back be ause it was junk. If you are looking for the cheap way out, I would suggest (like me and others) the CCM 2.5" leveling kit, and zone 1.5" body lift. Basically $275 for everything. However, if your dead set on a suspension lift, all terrain fab has some of the best prices on the BDS lifts (at least they did when they were hping me with that RC junk). Like everyone said, most want to go bigger after a while, and a 6" with 33's looks bad ass for the same price. I'm going the cheap route, and a 4" with 285's like what I have looks good as well.

cparks555 · January 23, 2011

I agree, a level and body lift looks just as good for much less. I don't think you could go wrong either way.

joelbunge · January 25, 2011

I have the rancho with a set ot 33x12.5-18 toyo mt's... I love the look. I have also seen the rancho kit with 33's and stock rims and it also looks very good, actually is what made my mind up on the rancho kit.

blackout07 · January 25, 2011

Below is an old thread and you will notice by the end of it, he is already talking about going bigger. I'm with Brad. Go with a 6" now and be glad you did.

4" BDS with factory 18's and 305/60/18's.

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?...=106985&hl=

jimmyboy8301 · January 25, 2011

Stock wheels won't look bad. What size tire you planning?
Check out Southern Truck Performance and/or All Terrain Fabrications for prices on lifts. I've always found them to offer the best prices.

BDS and Rancho make a 4" for the GMT900.

and CST

jnpaddison · January 25, 2011

These are the Goodyear MTR's - 33's

brad519 · January 25, 2011

As I stated earlier and Matt agreed; if you even THINK you may want to go bigger later get the 6" up front.

When I started all this I got the 2" level and thought I was happy. Then I got some bigger tires 275/70/18 BFG's and again thought I was happy. Then I started to think about possibly getting a suspension lift. I was convinced I only wanted a 4" lift and 33x12.5 tires. Then I saw where the BDS 4 and 6 lift were the same price (I think they're $12 difference) so I got to thinking why not get the 6" for the same price cause install was going to be the same either way. Anyway I think the BDS site was showing the 6" lift for 2200 (its 1813 today) I did some web searching and found I could get the BDS 6" with gas shocks and stainless brake lines for 1599.99 from All Terrain Fabrications so I called them up and decided that was the way I would go and placed the order. Got the kit, went through some BS with the install shop but finally got it installed. I was under the impression I wasnt going to be able to use my stock wheels so I ordered some 18x9 with 4.75 back space. But my stock wheels worked fine with the 33x11 I was runnig. I was going to just run the 33" tires I had and it looked fine even with my 33's only being 11" wide but I saw a GMT 900 with some 35's and said I had to have them

I had to cut some plastic and knock the rear of the front fender back a little for the 35's. I then decided to get a 1.5 zone body lift and now I wish I would have gone ahead and gotten the 3" body lift.

6" with 33x11 tires stock wheels

6" 33x11 18x9 wheels (ignore the white letters out; didn't know what I was thinking)

6" with 35's no body lift yet

added 1.5 bl

I really just posted all this so I could post pics of my truck

But seriously if you have even thought about 35's get the 6" now. 33x12.5 will look fine and you have saved time and MONEY if and when you decide to jump up to the 35's later.

But a 4" with 33x12.5 will look awesome too. Just trying to save you some headache down the road