Lift Kit Help - Newbie

[brewster84]

Ok so I just bought my first truck. It is a 2010 Silverado 1500 crew cab. I want to get it higher up but don't know whether to get a lift or level. What is the difference. And I want to be able to budget but still make it look nice if at all possible. Can anyone help me out? And a rough price estimate would be great too!

[Xenomorph]

In short...

 

Leveling Kit: Elevates the front end of your truck to level it out with the stock height of the rear end of your truck.

Lift Kit: Elevates both the front and rear of your truck to desired height.

 

As far as prices go, they both vary but you can be sure that a lift will cost you more than a level.

 

Hope that helps...

[Stevens03]

Leveling kit:

RC leveling kit is the cheapest at about $60 bucks and it goes under your front strut to lift the front end of your truck 2" That will bring your truck dang near level. If you look at my sig photo, my truck has the 2" RC leveling kit as an example.

 

Body Lift:

Does just that, it's blocks that lift the "body" of the truck off the frame about 3" to allow for larger tires. Cost is about $300 if you install it yourself.

 

Suspension lift:

Includes blocks for the rear, so say your getting a 6" suspension lift, it puts 5" blocks in the rear but for the front, it lowers front differential and other suspension components to raise the front up. Cost is about $1500-1800 depending on manufacturer.

[DBK81]

First thing to consider is what are you going to do with your tires? If you don't plan on changeing your tires then all you are going to want to do is a 2" leveling kit, if you get into body lifts or suspension lifts with 265 tires it will look odd IMO. if you are ok with putting on new tires, then do a 2" leveling kit, a 2-3" body lift and get 295's will look great. I didn't do the body lift, but might in the future, I run a 2" leveing kit and 285/70/17 BF All Terrain TA's. Great in the summer, great on snow and ice, and have good longevity.