lift kit

[elcaholic70]

Was wondering who makes a lift kit for my 89 chevy 2wd 2500 8 lug truck? Any ideas on where i can find it?

[PFarkas]

LOTS of people make a lift for your truck.

 

What sort of lift, and how much do you want to spend?

 

Have you tried searching the forums for previous messages to see what people think of the lift kits they have had experience with?

[elcaholic70]

Was wondering who makes a lift kit for my 89 chevy 2wd 2500 8 lug truck? Any ideas on where i can find it?

 

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i can never find a lift kit for 8 lug they all say they are for a 6 lug, im looking for a 6 to 10 inch lift near a thousand dollars. id like to put 37's on it, are those a good tire size for the lift i want? and who makes it?

[JRW68]

Ide personally only go 6in on a IFS frontend... at 6", the thing will wander all over the road if you hit a bump. My buddy had one on his 4wd 8lug, and it was murderous to drive on back roads.... he has since went to a straight axle conversion and is now sitting 11" from stock... that wont you help you much though....

 

If I were you, Ide personally go with a 4" suspension lift..

 

 

Ide call all the big companies to see what they offer, alot of times they have products but dont advertise them. Fabtech is a good on, and Ide personally go with a long travel kit... they look pretty nice.

[elcaholic70]

if i were to go with a 4 in lift kit what size tires and rims would i want to get?

[PFarkas]

Here's someone that makes a lift for your truck:

 

http://www.superlift.com/products/chevy/fls.asp

 

Looking at their application guide, it looks like you'd want their K457 or K457B master pack.

 

As far as what size tires and rims, it's common to start by picking tires and rims and then figuring out what size lift you need to fit them.

 

 

Why do you want to lift the truck? If it's just to fit larger tires, you may be better off getting some cut-out flares.

 

 

I'm pretty happy with my lifted truck. I'd do it again in a second, but it wasn't cheap.

 

 

A lift is more than just a lift kit. It includes cost of rims and tires, cost of the lift kit, cost of changing front and rear differential gears (if you go up two or more tire sizes), cost of callibrating your speedometer.

 

There are many posts in this forum about lift kits. If you search, you'll find them.

 

There are other boards that are a little more focused towards the issue of lifted trucks such as FullSizeChevy.Com.

 

 

Good luck!