73-87chevytrucks.com
General Site Info => General Discussion => Topic started by: robertchevy77 on August 01, 2004, 02:45:00 am
-
HOW MUCH IS THE LIFT OF THIS TRUCK AND WHAT DO U THINK THE TIRE SIZE IS
THE REASON IM ASKING IS BECASUE I WANT MY TRUCK TO LOOK LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE
here is the picturewww.4x4wire.com/feature/daveniles/dave1.jpg
-
The tires look like 44's. It looks like a 3-4 inch body with at least a 8 inch suspension. So, 12 plus inches total. Probley more. Be sure you have the funds to do this or you will be in some trouble down the road. The higher the truck the more problems to solve. Look at the drive shaft angle coming out of the t-case. It seems to be a pretty high angle. That results in vibration and easily broken u-joints. Your steering will be really messed up unless you convert to cross-over and hyd. assist. 44 inch tires will do some damage to your steering and frame, plus, the angles imposed on the steering will reduce the amount you have...a lot. There are ways to over come the problems just be aware that you can't just lift a truck (especially that much) without problems, so, do a lot of research. Have fun.
-
thanks but what would u recommend if i would still want a bad ass truck because i dont want a lot of problems. what would u recommend the life size and tires. Its a 77 silverado chevy truck i need a professional
opinion like
-
A lot depends on how you plan to drive it. Is it going to be your offroad basher....rocks or mud...or, a daily driver with offroading here and there? A truck like the one in the pic looks cool, but, if you try to climb a steep hill, hope you have a roll bar. Plus, big tires need more power. If you have the half ton axel...dana 44/gm 10 bolt/gm 12 bolt...you will need to up grade axel shafts and u-joints to roll anything more than a 35 inch tire. That is, if you are going to do serious offroading. As a daily drive you will be ok with stock. A six inch lift is good with 35 inch tires. Bigger tires will need more lift or cutting the fenders. Otherwise you may run into clearance problems. Most lift kits up to six inches (suspension) include drop down pitman arms or a riser for the steering knuckle to help correct the steering geometry. The better ones include extended brake lines and shocks. Also, you can get "shims" to change the angle of the t-case the decrease the angle of the rear drive shaft. So, as far as a suspension lift goes six is probley the most you can go without causing any sereous problems. On top of the suspension lift you can always add some body lift.
I would first decide what you plan to do with the truck...then look around for lifted trucks and ask how much they have in suspension and/or body and take it from there.
-
im gonna jump in the ring on the this one ...A truck like that is for looks once u get past a cretin height u have a sudden lose of performance my truck has 38s and 3 inches of lift ....if u want performance look at the Baja trucks
