i'm definitely a newbie

[gotlift?]

whats up guys and gals? i am the happy owner of a 2005 Silverado 1500 4x4 std cab, short bed pickup. what do you think about a Fabtech 6" lift with 35"x12.5" procomp tires? good lift? good tires? i'm a new guy to the whole lifting thing, and i've had the truck since new and finally talked the wife into getting a lift for it. just got back from iraq for the 2nd time and she said we finally have the money. but any advice on this lift would be much appreciated. do you think 35" are gonna fit, and that i'll actually have 6"? if anybody has pics that would be very cool. thanks in advance.

matt

[Meatywand]

Procomp X-terrains are definately great tires for the money....I had a set of 35s on my old Z-71, and they were about 2 years old when I sold it last month, and they still had about 50% of the tread left...alot better than the mudders I had before. They weren't the greatest in the mud, but they were good as long as it wasn't deep thick ass gumbo mud

[gotlift?]

thanks bro. that puts my mind at ease about the tires. now if only someone could help me with how the lift is gonna be. i just hope that its gonna be real close to 6" and i'll be able to fit the 35x12.5's. cause i've already ordered them.

[Meatywand]

heh never fooled with anything over 2 inches on my suspension, But you should be able to fit them no problem with a 6 incher. I had a 3 inch body, and 2 inch suspension on my old truck and I fit 35 inch pro comps on the factory wheels with no rubbing

[Mark_in_Tulsa]

If your going to put on 35's on I would highly recommend 4.56 gears if you can afford it. It will get ya almost back to where you were stock, and it will help relief the strain on your tranny from the taller tires, so it doesn't fry your tranny.

[Meatywand]

If your going to put on 35's on I would highly recommend 4.56 gears if you can afford it. It will get ya almost back to where you were stock, and it will help relief the strain on your tranny from the taller tires, so it doesn't fry your tranny.

 

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yeah thats definately a good idea..I had 3.73s and the 35s and it made my truck slow as hell not to mention it killed the gas mileage. Gears were my next mod, but I sold the truck instead

[gotlift?]

cool guys, thanks for the info. where could a guy get gears and how much would they cost. hopefully they don't have to wait till my 3rd tour in the sand box. hahaha.

[sc4808]

In my opinion Rough Country makes the best lift for these trucks, they are the only one that addresses the weak CV axle problem (comes with racing style high angle CV axles) and they don't drop the torsion bar crossmember like others do, which gives you more ground clearance. Rough Country is also a completely bolt on lift and can be returned to stock later if needed. This is the best engineered lift I have found for these trucks hands down. And NO I am not affiliated with the company, just a consumer that enjoys a well designed product.

[gotlift?]

so i dropped my truck off yesterday at the shop and they have the whole front suspension broken down and the lift got there last night so it's all laid out. the tires are supposed to come in later today. i ended up going with fabtech, cause they recommended it highly, seeing that i'm not gonna be crazy offroading all the time and it's my daily. i can't wait to check out the rims and tires, i know that it'll be a whole lot better in person than in a book. later, matt

[timskfx400]

what wheels and tires did you end up getting?

[Draenor]

so i dropped my truck off yesterday at the shop and they have the whole front suspension broken down and the lift got there last night so it's all laid out.  the tires are supposed to come in later today.  i ended up going with fabtech, cause they recommended it highly, seeing that i'm not gonna be crazy offroading all the time and it's my daily.  i can't wait to check out the rims and tires, i know that it'll be a whole lot better in person than in a book.  later, matt

 

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Post some pics when it done!!

[opsbear7]

I have done tons of research on lifting my truck and getting some bigger tires....I barley hve the money to pay for a lift and tires let alone a gear change. I have stock 3.73's so i have decided that when i am ready i am going to get a 3" suspension lift with 33" tires. I love the way it looks and i will be happy with that. I might also be able to fit in "some" car garages still haha

[gotlift?]

alright guys. its done, as far as pictures, i'm a computer moron. it's probably gonna take me 5 minutes to type all this. but i went with Pro Comp All Terrains. cause they come with a 50,000 mile warranty, and i ain't trying to bury my truck in mud. i'll go muddin' don't get me wrong, but i ain't insane about where i go. but it looks good. and i have the V-6 with 373's and no problems. NONE. i had a vibration when i first got it back. it would happen sporadically had hard once and soft another. so i thought it could be anything, so i started trying to find it. i did a front end alignment, balanced my tires, and cut my front rotors/changed the front pads. so that took me all day cause i did all the labor at a friends shop. well that didn't change a thing. still vibrated. so i took it to the shop that put the lift on and went and picked it up last night. they said they couldn't find anything wrong, but it doesn't vibrate anymore. so i don't know what to do. the shop pulling a fast one? magically went away? no clue. but doesn't vibrate so.... oh well.

somebody pm me and tell me how to post pics and i will.

[gotlift?]

oh yeah the tire size is 35x12.5x17's.

[sc4808]

I know this will sound crazy, but there is another post here to back this up if you do a search on vibration. What most have found is that when you go with aftermarket wheels (I am assuming that you did) the little clips that go over tha wheel studs must be removed or they will cause the vibration you describe.