Question about lifting a Chevy Silverado?
I just bought a 99 Chevy Silverado 1500 V8 5.3L 4×4
It’s got a little bit of trick to it
It has Edelbrock headers, mud terrain tires, performance exhaust, nice shocks, that kind of stuff.
I just want it to sit a little higher up, it’s like my Tonka truck, and I think it would look cooler if it was jacked up.
I don’t go mudding, or rock crawling, so I’m solely doing this for looks, and I don’t want it so high up that you can see the entire frame and it looks stupid.
So, I know you can get lifts that are like 2 ” 3″ 6″
Which one do I want?
and
Is it body lift or suspension lift?
How much should this cost me?
Thanks!
I have an 02, same engine as yours but not 4×4, it has 37 inch tires and a 6 inch lift, and it could . My advice is the bigger the tires, the bigger the lift you’ll need (the same the other way around…bigger lift, you need bigger tires), or else it just looks horrible, so any tires over 35 inches, get at least a 6 inch lift. Get a suspension lift definitely not a body lift. 6 inches will cost around a grand, if you get anything smaller, you will hardly notice that it is even lifted.
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you should know when you lift up your truck your sacrificing ride quality. when the car is higher off the ground your gonna feel a whole lot more vibrations and bumps. most people i know that run a lift kit, and thats what its called, just google it “silverado lift kits” usually use it for off roading, and they know that they must sacrifice handling for off road capabilities
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I have an 02, same engine as yours but not 4×4, it has 37 inch tires and a 6 inch lift, and it could . My advice is the bigger the tires, the bigger the lift you’ll need (the same the other way around…bigger lift, you need bigger tires), or else it just looks horrible, so any tires over 35 inches, get at least a 6 inch lift. Get a suspension lift definitely not a body lift. 6 inches will cost around a grand, if you get anything smaller, you will hardly notice that it is even lifted.
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your cheapest option would be to install ford torsion bar keys and some 35″ tires
total with renting a 10 ton gear puller for the installation set me back about $90
its a stiff ride but i think its worth it to be 4″ higher
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http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forums/general-discussion/offroad/65871-ford-keys-torsion-bar-cranking-replacing-tech.html