37's and a body lift
#11
looks like 4.88s are the general consensus, probably go with them. if i have 35's now with no B/L and add 3'' B/L adding only 2" in tire should be ok right?
#12
The off road is also two inches taller than the regular trucks, so, with the addition of the 3" body lift, he will be a total of 5" over "stock". Usually enough to clear 35's on the non-OR trucks. 37's may be a bit tight, but, as he doesn't do trails and such, probably not all that much of an issue. Bear in mind though, that the largest 'suggested' tire for the dana 44 axle is 35"..... granted, yours should be reinforced some, but, the wheel bearings, and ball joints, are going to suffer with the larger tires.
#13
The off road is also two inches taller than the regular trucks, so, with the addition of the 3" body lift, he will be a total of 5" over "stock". Usually enough to clear 35's on the non-OR trucks. 37's may be a bit tight, but, as he doesn't do trails and such, probably not all that much of an issue. Bear in mind though, that the largest 'suggested' tire for the dana 44 axle is 35"..... granted, yours should be reinforced some, but, the wheel bearings, and ball joints, are going to suffer with the larger tires.
#14
The off road is also two inches taller than the regular trucks, so, with the addition of the 3" body lift, he will be a total of 5" over "stock". Usually enough to clear 35's on the non-OR trucks. 37's may be a bit tight, but, as he doesn't do trails and such, probably not all that much of an issue. Bear in mind though, that the largest 'suggested' tire for the dana 44 axle is 35"..... granted, yours should be reinforced some, but, the wheel bearings, and ball joints, are going to suffer with the larger tires.
BJs and wheel bearing are the weaker links before the axle shafts. Even before the axle shafts are the ujoints. You can at least upgrade those though.
Edit: There are "stronger" ones out there. I'd suggest you consider at worst replacing them once every year or a bit more. Just will depend on your driving habits.
FYI, 4.88s are the largest you can go in those diffs.
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#16
SCT is a company that sells tuners for a variety of vehicles. There is a member on the forum by the name of hemifever who sells them for a discounted price, and it comes with three pre-installed tunes according to what grade of fuel you put in your truck. I know people on here that swear by it, and it removes the "death flash" from the truck if your truck has it. Use the search bar on here and you will find countless threads on it. I noticed a bit of improvement in top end performance. Wasn't killer, but bear in mind that my truck is mostly stock engine wise, annddd has 38 inch tires. Don't expect it to start poppin' wheelies at stoplights, but it will wake it up a bit.
Upgraded axle shafts/u-joints but stock 1500 hardware otherwise.
Last edited by a-master; 11-01-2011 at 06:17 PM.
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