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Looking to upgrade my tires and add a lift but I’d like to still be able to park in my garage. Has anyone had success with this and could you let me know what size tires/lift you put on?  It’s a typical 7 foot tall garage door.  Truck is a 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Elevation short bed. Everything is still stock, no stock lift or anything.  

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1 hour ago, Ronjon said:

There's a thread on here for TB's and AT4's running 35's. A few guys posted their height and had 7ft garage concerns. I can't find it ATM but it's a pretty big source here.

 

Edit: I found it. https://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/216586-owners-pictures-of-35-tires-on-stock-at4-or-trail-boss/page/44/


Thanks for the reply. I checked it out, still confused lol. Wondering if I can get away with a 4 inch lift and 35s…  I’ll keep reading and see what I can find.  

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5 hours ago, Chance21 said:


Thanks for the reply. I checked it out, still confused lol. Wondering if I can get away with a 4 inch lift and 35s…  I’ll keep reading and see what I can find.  

Do the math.

4" plus 1" for the tires.

That would add approximately 5" total.

Measure your truck and add 5"

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7 hours ago, dieselfan1 said:

Do the math.

4" plus 1" for the tires.

That would add approximately 5" total.

Measure your truck and add 5"

Bingo.  Simple math, little effort, and guaranteed accuracy.  

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2 hours ago, Gangly said:

Bingo.  Simple math, little effort, and guaranteed accuracy.  

Not sure if sarcasm or honesty!?  I was just hoping to find someone on here with the same truck that could tell me what they put on theirs and could still park in the garage.  

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No one can tell you 100% if it will fit or not, that is why it was said to measure. Odds are, no it will not fit. My neighbor had a 3.5" lift with 35's and his barely fit in his garage.

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On 6/5/2022 at 1:53 PM, Chance21 said:

Not sure if sarcasm or honesty!?  I was just hoping to find someone on here with the same truck that could tell me what they put on theirs and could still park in the garage.  

No sarcasm or witty reply intended.  Measure the highest part of your truck then add the number of inches your lift and tires will provide and see if they are equal to or greater than the approach height of your garage.  as you mentioned above, you are looking for a 4" lift with a 2" tire diameter increase for a total of 5" of lift.  Measure the height of your truck, add 5 inches to that height, and compare that number to your approach height of your garage.  I wouldn't trust somebody else's guess on this, just go measure.

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22 minutes ago, Gangly said:

No sarcasm or witty reply intended.  Measure the highest part of your truck then add the number of inches your lift and tires will provide and see if they are equal to or greater than the approach height of your garage.  as you mentioned above, you are looking for a 4" lift with a 2" tire diameter increase for a total of 5" of lift.  Measure the height of your truck, add 5 inches to that height, and compare that number to your approach height of your garage.  I wouldn't trust somebody else's guess on this, just go measure.

Ok I gotcha. I didn’t know if it was really that simple lol.  I wasn’t sure if a 4 inch lift actually added 4 inches or if it varied from truck to truck.  But it makes sense. I’ll go measure. Thanks! 

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1 hour ago, Gangly said:

 as you mentioned above, you are looking for a 4" lift with a 2" tire diameter increase for a total of 5" of lift.  

 

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36 minutes ago, It's Tim said:

 

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In this case, the 2" tire he is talking about only nets 1" on height. When you're talking tires and extra height, you only count the radius which will only net 1" extra. So with that being said, his math was correct.

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48 minutes ago, It's Tim said:

 

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You do realize that you add that radius, not the diameter?

 

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Not all 35s are created equal. Go on the tire manufacturer website and look at the exact tire you want to see actual dimensions. I run Nitto Ridge Grapplers 35x12.5r18 measures 34.75" I've seen others measure 34.5"

 

4"lift it's not required for 35s. 

Lifting beyond 3" creates problems for the 1500. Upper control arms have to be replaced and beyond 3.5" you start running into problems with the axle CVs. 

 

Hope this helps

This is my TB on 35s front lift is 1 3/8 over stock so 3 3/8 over a non TB. There is some rubbing I did have to take off the mudflaps and brackets, and small fender liner modifications. 

 

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On 6/7/2022 at 12:00 PM, It's Tim said:

 

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It must be for you. Maybe you just don’t know what diameter means. That or you just try too hard to troll. 

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