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2015 Chevy 1500 wt 2wd lift questions

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I have a 2015 Chevy 1500 work truck 2wd 5.3, Wanting to run

 

-5" rough country -$1200 kit

-20x12s -44 offset

-33x12.5x20 toyo at2s

 

I've been all over the Internet and haven't been very successful in finding answers, decided to sign up here to see if anyone could help....

 

My questions are:

 

1) does the 5" rough country widen the track width of the front of the truck to where I would need to run rear spacers to avoid unevenness? I know the 7.5" kit does (I can't come up with an answer reading online, I'm hearing different things)

 

2) if I run adjustable bilstein shocks can I add enough lift on top of the 5" kit to where the trimming is minor? Does anyone run these shocks? If so How much did you gain?

 

3) Does anyone own/ know of any trucks with this lift/wheel/tire setup? I've seen a few online but they don't go into detail about the trimming involved or if they rub in the first place, And most of them are 4x4.....

 

All of this being said, I've done a ton of research, I just want to confirm some things before I order everything because I've seen a lot of different answers online to each of these.

 

Any help would be appreciated

sahls01gmc Senior Enthusiast

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This is probably one of the best "1st post's" I have seen. You have certainly done your research.

 

Unfortunately, I don't have any answers for you. I'm not familiar with lift kits, especially on 2WD. You will end up with a unique setup, and that's awesome.

 

 

Hopefully you can find some great answers. Post up pics of your progress!

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This is probably one of the best "1st post's" I have seen. You have certainly done your research.

 

Unfortunately, I don't have any answers for you. I'm not familiar with lift kits, especially on 2WD. You will end up with a unique setup, and that's awesome.

 

 

Hopefully you can find some great answers. Post up pics of your progress!

Thanks, did I post it in a good section for people to find it?

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trwoolsey07 Enthusiast

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I'm looking to do this exact same thing, and am shoulder deep in contradicting answers from all of my research. Are you looking at the bracket kit? Either way, spindle or bracket kit, it looks like it will widen the stance a smidge. The RC bracket kit shows that you will need to run 1/4" spacers on your wheels, and the CST spindle kits I have looked at naturally widen the front stance, but will require you to run spacers on the rear to line everything up........I wish this was easier. Add additional stance width depending on the offset of the wheels you go with.

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Thanks, did I post it in a good section for people to find it?

You might also post it here....http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/forum/187-2014-2015-2016-silverado-sierra-accessories-modifications/

 

Might get more looks there

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