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5in suspention 3in body lift can i fit......?

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Old 11-16-2011, 12:05 AM
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Default 5in suspention 3in body lift can i fit......?

hey i found a 5in suspention lift for pretty cheap and i was wondering if you guys might know... if i do the 5in suspension lift along with my 2.5in coil spacers and a 3in body lift could i fit 44s?

so 10.5in lift in the front and 8in rear would be the total amount of lift over stock

http://www.topguncustomz.com/Store/G...iview=60528266

i already have the body lift... and i was just wondering if i could fit 44s with the big of lift
 
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I think the general rule for lifting vs. tires is
3" lift ~ 33's
5" lift ~ 35's
7" lift ~ 37's or 38's
I think 10" would put you right around 40's... but then again you could probably do some cutting here and there to make 44's fit, but you still might have problems with rubbing in the front.
 
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Every lift I have looked at his specifically stated NOT to use spacers in conjunction with their lift springs....... Not sure that is such a good idea.
 
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Every lift I have looked at his specifically stated NOT to use spacers in conjunction with their lift springs....... Not sure that is such a good idea.
Agreed.

For reference, the following truck is only a 5" SL and 3" BL. Those are 38.5" r17 rubberzzzzzz. He could fit 40s w/o issue.

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Originally Posted by Wh1t3NuKle
Agreed.

For reference, the following truck is only a 5" SL and 3" BL. Those are 38.5" r17 rubberzzzzzz. He could fit 40s w/o issue.

Nice, very nice, hate to clean it but nice.

For the op;

Under NO circumstances are SKYJACKER® coil springs to be used in conjunction with any type of coil spring or spring tower block/spacer. The use of coil spring block/spacers will allow ANY coil spring to exceed its designed stress and travel loads allowing it be overstressed, oversprung,
fatigued, and possibly break. SKYJACKER® warranty is void under any such application.
 
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Originally Posted by Wh1t3NuKle
Agreed.

For reference, the following truck is only a 5" SL and 3" BL. Those are 38.5" r17 rubberzzzzzz. He could fit 40s w/o issue.
Damn, that's where I hope to sit by the end of next summer. But I think I'll stick with 35's unless I can afford 37's or 38's.
 
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yeah anything over 35s are a bit spendy... well i'm still gonna do the level spacers on top of coil springs.. i see no harm in it.. beside warnings are just there saing it may be a bad idea

i'm gonna start installing the 3in body lift over whth in the next few weeks.. and i'll make sure to up load phots of that... when its all done... and i sould have the cash for the suspention lift a little before new years..


then i'm gonna probly have to re gear it lol which is gonna cost a crap ton
 



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