44 fitment question

[mean79]

I got a 79 I three quarter swapped.and.have collected tons of parts hydro assist steering traction bars 44ground hawgs 12 in lift aluminum 12in wide wheels rotors and calipers tons of goodies my question is will a 12 lift clear my ground.hawgs? I thought of addin to it but dont want it lookin goofy a mile above em. I m not into.sawzallin or body lifts its just as bad ass a sunvisor I appreciate the help

[Irish_Alley]

fitz on here had the same stuff. he took his off for a more practical truck, i would help you search for him but this computer just took 5 minutes to load this page so im not staying on it much longer 

[Engineer]

I had 8" suspension 3" body when I ran 44" mudders on 16.5x14" wheels.

I had to do quite a bit of front fender trimming to clear.

Your 12" will clear the hawgs, but not for any serious off roading.

Also do yourself a favor and swap in a Dana60, and put crossover steering on it. It will be a better truck in the long run by doing this.

[mean79]

The 60 will come sooner ot later along with a 6.0 haha and it wont be seein nothin but blacktop I did enough damage with 38s haha and I got I set off 44 gumbos too I love that white truck

[bake74]

     If you never plan to take it off road except maybe a dirt road once in awhile, the 12" will be enough.  I would check the front turning radius though, for like when you go into a parking lot with a dip at an off angle and the truck wants to lean to one side as you turn into the parking lot.
     Here is the link Irish was going to post, it has pics of his truck with 12" and 44 tires.

        http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,10321.0.html

[Irish_Alley]

thanks bake

[bake74]

thanks bake

     No problemo

[mean79]

I ran 38.5 gumbos with a 6 and they didnt rub so I know they generally run smaller and thats the's tance I want like that blue truck not the goofy 30 in lift and 35s that people do for some reason. I mite bolt the twelve and see how it does and maybe add more if needed
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[bake74]

I ran 38.5 gumbos with a 6 and they didnt rub so I know they generally run smaller and thats the's tance I want like that blue truck not the goofy 30 in lift and 35s that people do for some reason. I mite bolt the twelve and see how it does and maybe add more if needed
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     Just as long as you realize that it will ride rough, 12" lift with 44" tires looks cool, but it is rough and bouncy.

[fitz]

Thanks Irish&Bake
The 44"s cleared the fenders fine with the 12" superlift.
Never had it off road though.
I hated the ride but it did look cool.

[mean79]

Oh trust me I know .she ll  ride.rough but I like.it good.bias ply for.ya. I appreciate all the fellas time to rig up.some.steerin box rienforcment itll be sweet when its done already got the tires mounted just need to wash the frame bolt the lift and paint and tons of other thangs luckily I got the wo.

[mean79]

Luckily I got the worlds biggest shop with that luscious green and brown floo :Dr if ya know what I mean