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zach1990 Senior Enthusiast

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I'm wanting to add a body lift to my leveling kit I already have come income taxes. I want more lift but don't want to invest in a suspension lift due to all the miles on my truck. My question is would 33x12.50s look better with a 2" level & 1.5" bl or with a 2" level & 3" bl

 

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zach1990 Senior Enthusiast

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Do you mind posting a pic from the front if u have one from when u had that setup. I wanna know how wide of a stance it'll have

 

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dirtfan21 Senior Enthusiast

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My old truck...

 

3" PA body lift

Fully cranked stock t-bars

Weld Racing 16.5x9 wheels

33x12.5 BFG Mud Terrains

 

Loved this truck and it sat mirror to mirror with my buddy's '03 Silverado with a 4" Pro Comp on 33x12.5's.

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zach1990 Senior Enthusiast

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Those look great guys thank you and dirtfan thanks so much for a pic of one just like mine! Now I just have to wait till income taxes to do it

 

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zach1990 Senior Enthusiast

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Well in 2 weeks ill finally have the funding to pull the trigger on this. Going with the zone 3" body lift but I have a few questions for y'all. Does the kit not include gap guards? If not where's the best place to order them? I would love to have rear wheel well liners instead of gap guards but I can't find them for the gmt800 platform. Does anyone know where to look for them? Also what steps should I look into to help hide the frame? The selection for gmt800 rcsb's is pretty slim... 1 more question. I want to keep it on 33x12.50s so how wide can I go with it (has full rc leveling kit already)? Gonna save up and buy some used wheels so I may run some 2" wheel spacers until I get them.

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8.1HD/ALLISON Senior Enthusiast

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I had the gap guards on my last truck. Ordered them same time and place as body lift. I would go with the 3". Your gonna need all the room you can for a 12.5 wheel.post-83332-0-75065700-1357845279_thumb.jpg

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zach1990 Senior Enthusiast

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I had the gap guards on my last truck. Ordered them same time and place as body lift. I would go with the 3". Your gonna need all the room you can for a 12.5 wheel.post-83332-0-75065700-1357845279_thumb.jpg

That truck makes me drool every time I see it!

 

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How did u get the brush guard to line up after the lift? And are those 35" claws?

 

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8.1HD/ALLISON Senior Enthusiast

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LOL, Thanks, I do miss it. Although my cousin has it so I get to see it from time to time. Need to get a current pic. It now has cab lights, towing mirrors, and a cowl induction hood.

zach1990 Senior Enthusiast

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LOL, Thanks, I do miss it. Although my cousin has it so I get to see it from time to time. Need to get a current pic. It now has cab lights, towing mirrors, and a cowl induction hood.
please get some, I bet that looks great! And are those 33" or 35" claws and how far did they stick out? I love the look. I believe I'm going to run 2" spacers with my stockers and 305s I have currently and when they need replacing I'm gonna try to get a good looking used wheel/tire combo to start with

 

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8.1HD/ALLISON Senior Enthusiast

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They were 315/75 R16s, which is the same as a 35, but they measured about 34 1/2 new. They stuck out a lil, not much, had factory backspacing, and the did rub a lil when cranked full lock. To get the pushbar to look right I removed the plastic air dam, did some serious measuring, took a plasma cutter to the frame, and modified and welded the 3/4 ton mounts that came with it back into the frame. Turned out awesome.

zach1990 Senior Enthusiast

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Well after digging through some other threads as well I'm now sold on getting wheels and some 35s when my 33s are used up. Looks to good not to

 

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8.1HD/ALLISON Senior Enthusiast

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If you watch the backspacing and do some minor trimming you can run 35's. I agree they look awesome. To me a truck looks 10X better with a tire that fills the wheel well than one that has 12 inches of lift and 35's cause the wheels have too much backspacing.

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