Finally finished my 2" rear lift

[Mike H.]

Originally Posted by John Harden

Thanks for the great pics and write up. Funny thing is we have the same truck. Same color, everything.

You inspired me to get mine lifted the same way. Pre-runner Greg is coming over next Monday to install the leveling kit and a custom 2" block in the rear. The look should match yours pretty closely. We're going with the Bilstein shock he researched, so I'll let you know how it turns out.

Question. How big a tires do you think will fit on it with that setup? Just wondering as I'd like to upsize my stock ones when they wear out. I'm thinking 34's would fit easily and perhaps 35's.

Regards,

John

I don't know. The rear lift does not affect tire size at all. It is just for the look. The front on these trucks defines the tire size. How big you can squeeze in will largely be defined by rim width and backspacing you choose. You MAY get a 35x12.5 (34.5" o.d.) on a 17x8 with 5" backspace in there, maybe with a little rubbing. But to me it is not worth goofing up the speedo and computer calibration. 33.25" is enough for me.

When you do the rear, take lots of pics. And let me know if Greg is offsetting the top and bottom centering pin holes.

[Mike H.]

Update on this: I removed the 2" blocks today, but have kept the u-bolt flip kit and longer shocks on. (I had to shorten the u-bolts a little to keep them from being taller than the bump stops.) I had them on for about 8 months and 13,000 miles.

The reason is that I have recently been hearing & feeling some odd, loud clunks from the rear of the drive line. #1, I wanted to see if the blocks were causing it. #2, I wanted to make sure that if my rear-end self-destructed, there was no rear lift "alteration" that the dealer could attempt to blame a failure on and not cover it. (I don't think now they could blame it on only new shocks and flipped u-bolts.)

I did hear/feel the noise once today after removal. We'll see.

[TROGDOR]

Thanks for the update Mike - I was wondering who posted on this thread. So is your truck sitting level now or too high up front?

[Mike H.]

Originally Posted by TROGDOR

Thanks for the update Mike - I was wondering who posted on this thread. So is your truck sitting level now or too high up front?

Rear is now 1/4" higher than front.