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Chevro-Man Enthusiast

Chevro-Man

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hey all, im prob in the wrong place asking tips in a 4wd forum but here goes  :popcorn:

 

truck is '03 sierra 4.8 sle

 

 

current lift plan:

1.rcd 6"

2.perf acces 3" body lift

3.gap guards

 

1. mickey thompson classic ii 16X10 bolt pattern:6-5 1/2" backspacing: 3 5/8"

2. bfg mud's 35x12.5x16

 

1.regearing from 3.73 to ___

 

what do you guys think? any other suggestions or things i should do differently? thanks in advance.  :thumb:

silverado3500 Enthusiast

silverado3500

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I lifted my 2wd 3" and put on 33s.  A change from 3.73 to 4.10 kept me very close to the stock final drive ratio.  I'd say that you would want to go with either 4.56 or 4.88 and this depends on how you use your truck (eg towing vs highway).  As far as whether or not to lift a 2wd GO FOR IT.  You might want to do the suspension lift and wait for the body lift and see if the tires wil fit without the body lift.  It might save you a lot of work and $$$.  

 

One last thing.  Expect your fuel economy to go down significantly. :cool:  :P

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EMMOTT1 Enthusiast

EMMOTT1

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GO W/ A FULLTHROTTLE LIFT OR THE 13" WIPLASH FOR A 2WD

 

IF YA GOT ANY ?'S GIVE ME A EMAIL OR IM ME..... I GOT A 20" FULLTHROTTLE AND A 3" BODY RUNNIN 39X18 BUT CAN CLEAR 44'S

gnet158 Senior Enthusiast

gnet158

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This is what your truck will basically look like with the lift your looking at.

 

23021982.jpg

 

If you have deep pockets then check out EMMOTT1 suggestions.  He has a great lift on his truck.  Good Luck & keep us posted.  :flag:

varmint2506 Enthusiast

varmint2506

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This is what your truck will basically look like with the lift your looking at.

 

23021982.jpg

 

If you have deep pockets then check out EMMOTT1 suggestions.  He has a great lift on his truck.  Good Luck & keep us posted.  :cool:

Gnet,

 

Did it take 9" of lift to get those 35's under your truck, which looks very nice by the way. I'm running 35's under mine with 4.5" of lift and plenty of room to spare. Is there that much difference between the newer body styles?

gnet158 Senior Enthusiast

gnet158

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varmint2506,

 

My truck is a 2WD.  After reading your sig it looks like all your trucks are 4x4.  That's were the difference comes in.  It takes a '9 lift on a 2WD to equal a '6 lift on a 4x4.  Notice how the stock 4x4's are taller than the stock 2WD?  If I'm not mistake the 4x4's sit about 3+ inches taller.   :cool:

varmint2506 Enthusiast

varmint2506

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Now I feel stupid  :D

 

I guess the the 2wd lift question should have been a dead give away. You will have to forgive me, sometimes I get my wucking ferds mixed up.  :cool:

 

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Sierra5.3 Enthusiast

Sierra5.3

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This is what your truck will basically look like with the lift your looking at.

 

23021982.jpg

 

If you have deep pockets then check out EMMOTT1 suggestions.  He has a great lift on his truck.  Good Luck & keep us posted.  :chevy:

Holy Crap!!!! That is 2wd, I thought something looked weird

when I had the same gap in my wheel wells with my 6inch lift.

:cheers:

gnet158 Senior Enthusiast

gnet158

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You know I really don't mind the body showing.  I was thinking about nerf bars & was even going to buy the skirt for the body lift but I like the way she looks.   :flag:

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