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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 11:40 PM
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Fellow 3rd genners, I am here asking for your personal opinions. Before anyone tells me that I should've used the search feature, or reads so far, then decides that this has been posted too many times, I have this to say. Searching would find all of the times someone says suspension, or lift, or 4 or inch, and I don't have the kind of time to sift through all of those.
Now, I'll get to the reason of this thread.
This summer, I was thinking about putting a lift kit on my truck, but I'm not sure what I want to get. Leveling kit, suspension, add-a-leaf, or what. So I started to do some research on our 3rd gen trucks with suspension lifts and 33" tires. I've had a heck of a time finding some good results, as more are other trucks that a 33" tire fills the wheel well already, or 35" tires on our trucks. However, I did yield this truck picture (Forgive me, it's probably rather large.)
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Truck just like ours, and it has 33" tires.
Now, what do you guys think of how it looks? Does anyone have any pictures of other trucks with this same setup? Then for the suspension lift gurus on this site, can you find me a link to a good suspension lift? I looked online, and was finding ones for over $1,000. Now if it's that much, I'm not going for one, but I thought someone said that they were in the couple hundreds. I'll go for that.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 11:48 PM
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depending on if you have 4 wheel drive or 2 wheel you can a cheap spindle lift for way under a thousand for a 2 wheel drive truck... but if you have 4 wheel drive like me its gonna cost over $1000 my 6 inch lift cost $1500. I have 35"s and the fill them up pretty well and i love the way it drives and handles off road. Its a fabtech 6" performance lift. If you want to get something to fill the wheel wells with 33"s try the 4" rancho lift like hammer has.
Here is a close up of my truck with the lift it looks low caz its on a incline.
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 11:50 PM
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I think that is just a body lift with no level.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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i just looked for the rancho 4'' lift and all are over 1000....
what about this
http://www.my4x4online.com/product.p...9&cat=0&page=1
 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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to do it cheap, just BL it and leveling kit. Mine has the fabtech 6" also with 35"s.....I agree with RH, i think that pic is BL and no level, that looks like a big gap in the rear wheelwell.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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That truck has either offset wheels or 1.5" spacers as the tires are outside the fenders which has an effect all on it's own. i would have to agree w/OE that the owner did a 3" body lift only.

Suspension lifts are going to run $1300+ for even the cheapest one's. If you find anything under a grand, I wouldn't buy.
If a couple hundred is what you wanna spend, get yourself a level kit and a 3" body lift.

Me personally, I am going to get a leveling kit and 1.25" spacers for that offroad stance. Going too high will leave those 33's looking puny. 35's on too little a lift looks too crowded IMO.
I'd say up to a 3" lift you can get away with 33's.

As for the link, just google it...lmao
 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 12:07 AM
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I think the trucks look good unleveled and leveled. I would say go for the body lift now. And if you get tired of it do the level later. You can pull off the 3 inch body and 33's there is a red quad cab on here that runs that set up and it looks pretty good.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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I'd say body lift if you're going for look rather than function. Performance accessories makes a kit that includes 2" leveling and 3" body. So it will raise the front end up 5", and the back 3". I think it's around $600.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 12:21 AM
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Nice looking truck 4x4 Hemi.
Ok, I think I'll be going with a body lift then. A 3" would actually be exactly what I'm looking for. I'm afraid 4" might be just too much. And a 5" front, 3" rear would be perfect. Plus getting away for under $500-600 if I could would be even better. I must've been thinking about each one as the opposite type of lift for price. I thought that body lifts were the more expensive ones.
And if anyone still has any pictures or anything else to contribute, I still need some help on this. I'm just completely lost when it comes to these kinda things.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 11:16 AM
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****, that truck is exactly what i want mine to look like. those rims are awsome. thats my kinda style right there, simple.
 
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