Are there any true 8" suspension lifts out there I have been looking and I am not having any luck..Also if I do 37x13.50x18 do I need to beef up the gears or will OEM be good???
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Are there any true 8" suspension lifts out there I have been looking and I am not having any luck..Also if I do 37x13.50x18 do I need to beef up the gears or will OEM be good???
456 gears ftw!
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I see on your one other post you say you've got an 04 Suburban, is that the truck you're inquiring about? There are a lot of variables when it comes to lift kits but a few I would recommend for the height you're seeking are the 7" Full Throttle lift, the 9.5" Full Throttle lift, the 6" Fabtech, or the 7" Cognito kit.
^^^ What he said plus options of a solid axle swap. ORU has some sick SAS Swap kits.
Atleast 4.56 gears I have a 6" with 35/12.50/20s and I am thinking about 4.88s. The truck has the stock 3.73
I am going to agree with the Cognito kit. It is a 7-9" kit depending on how much you crank the torsions. And with the 37s I would go with 4.88 gears
My last truck was an 05 ccsb 5.3, auto, 4.10 gears. It had a pro comp 6" lift, 35" tires. The truck had no balls, I swapped to a 4.88 and it was much better. The truck was a 4x4 as well, I took it to a shop and had front and rear changed out cost me just over $3,000 parts and labor.
There are alot of good calculators and charts for use on this and they are all pretty much the same with final results. Pirate 4X4 has alot of reference on this subject. Here is a chart that I keep in my garage and has worked extremely well in all the setups that I applied in too.
http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/.../Gearratio.jpg
I'd go cognito as well. They are well made. I have a 02 Yukon XL with 4.10's on 33's and it goes ok. I don't want any more rpm since it is mostly a family highway vehicle. So I put a YANK 2600 in it to help out with the off the line. My last truck (05 ECSB 2wd) had 35's and 4.56's and it moved well. If I was doing more commuting I would have gone 4.30. My buddy's truck (check long travel truck in for sale section) has 4.88's and 37's and it was almost a necessity. Partly cause it is a 4.8L with a 224 cam and 4000 stall, there is a lot of weight to get moving with not much torque.
So IMO if it's going to see a bit of highway time, go 4.56
If you want the power or are towing go 4.88
my brother inlaw had a CTS lift it was a 8in or 9in... but im pretty sure it was a 8in it was BAd A
Im thinking about the same wheel and tire set up.i have a 2002 Z71 extended cab how bad is the performance with stock gears? Just fixin up for my son when he turns16. How would i determin what gears are currently in it? Sure it will see alot of highway so offroad performance is not that big a deal. Thanks for any info on this.Quote:
Originally Posted by 07chevyLT2
Sorry but I'm going to be that a**hole that suggests you do a solid axle swap. I think it's worth it to save up the money and parts and build a proper straight axle setup. You can buy link kits to help eliminate guess work and you'll have a truck that every guy with a "lift kit" will drool over. Some guys argue that you can't get the ride quality out of a solid axle that you can with IFS but those guys haven't ever ridden in a properly built coilover shock setup. I rode in my friends truck ('96 SAS'd ECSB) and he has coilovers all around and it felt like riding in a big offroad cadillac. Now, granted, he had the nitrogen on the shocks at a lower than normal psi but that's easily a quick fix. He took me down this beat up pothole laden road and I didn't even spill a drop of beer haha. I can help you with the selection of parts considering I've spent the last 3 years researching. Trust me, it's worth it in the long run