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Old Nov 19, 2014 | 09:05 AM
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I think you have enough torque to deal with 33's, and 3.55 gears, with that monster 8 liter engine.
My thoughts exactly
 
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Old Nov 19, 2014 | 11:39 AM
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I was thinking the same :-)… Don't know if I would go for 33's but something bigger than stock I can imagine I would have to do a body lift ?
plus the fact if I get rid of that stock exhaust and put in a colder intake well hope the grunt a little bit more
 
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Old Nov 19, 2014 | 12:21 PM
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Like firedodge said ditch the running boards. I'm not too far from you and it seems like the running boards just hold the salt and stuff and makes it rust worse. It will look better too.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2014 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by snowboundrmk
Like firedodge said ditch the running boards. I'm not too far from you and it seems like the running boards just hold the salt and stuff and makes it rust worse. It will look better too.
I agree… I'm just going to get a single Nerf bar underneath the door, window tinting is scheduled 40% front 20% rear
 
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Old Nov 19, 2014 | 01:55 PM
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tinted windows all the way around, ditch the granny running boards as stated, bigger tires and put a nice aluminum ProTech headache rack on that with some amber Hella LED's on it.

guess I shoulda read all the way to the end since you said you've got it scheduled for tint....
 
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Old Nov 19, 2014 | 01:58 PM
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Maybe it was the style of running board I had, without the running boards on I am always wiping out the door sills and jambs, bottom of the doors. Road salt and mud get up in them like no other without the boards or mud flaps. Rock chips from the front tires have chipped the paint on the rockers making perfect spots for rust to start. The down side to my boards where that they covered the dogleg part of the fender and I was not able to wash behind it, there is no dogleg left on either fender.

Nerf bars will look good along with the tint.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2014 | 01:23 AM
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since you do have coils on the front your lift is easy, as i said just get like a 3" coil spacers for the front and then get 2" add a leafs for the rear that way it will make it sit all around 2" higher and level it 1" from front to back and still have a little to give with the trailer on. i agree with the 33s though. with that little bit of lift it should clear just fine. if you get new rims go for a 4" backspacing.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2014 | 09:06 AM
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Ryan thanks..and getting those specific measurement's is what I needed as a novice to this...2 questions though would I need different shocks? and as I look around for leafs and coil spacer the 4wd is prevalent especially for the leaf would those work on 2wd if not a suggestion where to go I will check this sites sponsors also
 

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Old Nov 20, 2014 | 12:40 PM
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3" coil spacers for a 2wd got a link to those please.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2014 | 05:06 PM
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I would assume this would work??
http://www.mcbayperformance.com/2WD_...00t_series.htm
now some advice on leafs
 

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