Tire size, Lifted or Leveled

dirtyhick42 · May 6, 2014

jESse said:
those shocks were supplied by rough country as part of their level package

I understand that but at the same time they did nothing to level the truck, that was all crank.

dirtyhick42 · May 6, 2014

02Beast said:
It is but from rough country removing the 4" system means it's not all keys, it's knuckles as well as x member

Oh ya but I thought we were comparing 4 to 6 inch kits which have the same crossmembers and everything.

02Beast · May 6, 2014

Then how come mine didn't come with keys??
And that would be my point

02Beast · May 6, 2014

Oh no 6 to leveling

dirtyhick42 · May 6, 2014

02Beast said:
Then how come mine didn't come with keys??
And that would be my point

02Beast said:
Oh no 6 to leveling

6 doesn't come with keys either and the reply I quoted he was saying the 4 and 6 are the same except for the rear lift.

dirtyhick42 · May 6, 2014

But yes 6" compared to a level are completely different for sure haha.

silverado13 · May 7, 2014

Erki said:
I thought about a 1.5" body lift, but my trailer is a 5th wheel so that was out of the question.

As for lift price I got a rough country 6" shipped in the states for $1200.I think the 6 lug trucks are closer to $900. Just check out roughcountry.com for an idea.

Also from what I understand with the rcx lift is the 4" & 6" are the same lift. 6" just comes with bigger blocks for the rear and you crank the torsion bars more for the front to get to 6". I havent installed mine yet so I can't confirm personally.

900 isnt bad at all

962000chevy · May 8, 2014

Just as another thing my 2000 fits 285/75r16s with just the stock driver side key maxed and passenger side has more crank left. I'm about .75 or so inches from level.

silverado13 · May 8, 2014

962000chevy said:
Just as another thing my 2000 fits 285/75r16s with just the stock driver side key maxed and passenger side has more crank left. I'm about .75 or so inches from level.

how stiff is the front end with the keys cranked

962000chevy · May 8, 2014

Honestly not bad at all I prefer it. I live in SC land of sh!tty roads and I can't complain I like it. My father in law has 05 Tahoe 2wd and he prefers the ride in my 2000. But steeper CV angles mean harsher ride.

silverado13 · May 8, 2014

havent got around to doing it on my 2000, might not, isk but i maxed thme out on my 97 and it was too stiff

Erki · May 8, 2014

I think its a bit hard. Thats why im going to try the rcx lift and decrank running flat cvs. And hopefully get a little better ride back

962000chevy · May 8, 2014

Your 97 and your 2000 are completely different animals your 97's keys could sit you on the droop stops and give you no suspension play left. While your 2000 won't do that without aftermarket keys or torsion bars that are about 50k miles needing replacement. My 2000 had negative angles when I got it.( differential side was lower than tire side) just FYI.

silverado13 · May 8, 2014

962000chevy said:
Your 97 and your 2000 are completely different animals your 97's keys could sit you on the droop stops and give you no suspension play left. While your 2000 won't do that without aftermarket keys or torsion bars that are about 50k miles needing replacement. My 2000 had negative angles when I got it.( differential side was lower than tire side) just FYI.

what causes that?

962000chevy · May 8, 2014

The negative angles? I have no clue. My cousin had a 99 where the driver side was maxed out and the passenger side was about half way in and mine is at least 2 inches taller. I guess GM put the torsion bars in to allow fir greater factory difference with options and such. Idk.

silverado13 · May 8, 2014

i think for now im just going to get a leveling kit, supposedly its 3 in the front and 2 in the rear

962000chevy · May 8, 2014

I wouldn't expect 3 up front that's heavy cranking on the bars IMO. How high do you wanna go?

silverado13 · May 8, 2014

down the line when i get rid of a vehicle and pay some stuff off, a 6 inch lift, for now, just trying to stop it from being stock

962000chevy · May 8, 2014

Try cranking the stock keys first, I'm the same height as a coworker's gmt900 with a leveling kit up front and he's on 285 bfg MTS. The stock keys will leave you with good angles and that will save on front end parts. There's plenty of taller gmt800s around me but my 5'2" wife is happy too.