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Old Aug 29, 2006
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Lift idea After I Graduate High School

I was thinking about a 6 inch lift, which includes: 3 inch spindles, 3 inch lift coils, new upper arms and for the rear Im either thinking AALs or shackles and or maybe a 1 or 2 inch block and new shocks all around.

I dont know what I should do for wheels and tires, I was thinking either 15x8 or 15x10 wheels (what would you choose and why) wrapped in 33x12.50x15 tires. I was doing some looking and I came upon some General Grabber ATs for a good price, are they any good? I not going to be doing anything extreme with my truck, I just want to be able to drive it daily and have fun on the weekends or every once and a while.

For the rearend I was thinking of going to some 4.56 gears because I found a gear calculator and that is what it came up with as the perfect gear for my truck with 33s, is this right? And of course I would get some kind of l/s or posi.

What do you think?
I cant wait!!

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Old Aug 29, 2006
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sounds good, right now i have the 3" spindle with AAL and shackles, in my garage i have new arms and 2.5" lift coils, i will probably add a 1" block when i put those in. ill stick with my 32s on 15x8s since they are new. but 33s on some 10s i think would be good. I plan in upping to 4.56s as well, i have a L/S in my room waitin...sounds like a good plan though!
 
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Old Aug 31, 2006
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Anybody else want to help or have any opinions?
 
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15x8. 15x10's on a 33 makes it look like a square, which looks stupid as hell IMO.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2006
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go lower with your truck

djm 4/5 baby
 
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Old Sep 6, 2006
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Originally Posted by Mark98xlt
go lower with your truck

djm 4/5 baby
I dont really want to go lower because I load up my bed too much and I pull a lawn mower trailer with it and to keep the mudflaps ( I'm not taking them off, just so you know) from dragging or the hitch scraping on inclines, I have to keep my air shocks inflated to about 60 psi.

I hate how we cant just leave our trucks alone, we always have to be doing something to them!!
 
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Old Sep 6, 2006
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Another question about my lift idea
Who makes shocks that are made for a 6 inch lift, all I have ever seen are ones for a 3 or 4 inch lift?
 
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