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Rough country lift kit? Or keep it stock?
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Seems I knew a lot of guys who would run overload springs in the back which gave the truck a "nose down" look when unloaded, level when loaded. These were mostly work trucks so 4wd was not a priority expense. I always thought it looked cool. My grandpa had a beautiful emerald green F250 that he took meticulous care of and it was set up this way, then my cousin drove it for years. It looked good.
Being a 2wd also means you can mismatch the tires but I have no idea what the safety implications of that are. You certainly can't rotate them any more.
Being a 2wd also means you can mismatch the tires but I have no idea what the safety implications of that are. You certainly can't rotate them any more.
1. Why do you need more ground clearance?
2. Why do you need bigger tires?
3. ON A 2WD TRUCK???
MOST guys who "lift" their trucks, do so because they want to "impress" guys they don't know down at the Dairy Queen. It has nothing to do with driving off-road in any meaningful sense.
I've never understood paying hundreds of dollars to screw-up the alignment angles and create suspension/steering clearance headaches when the OEM ground clearance and tire size is sufficient for 95%-plus of the way drivers actually use their trucks. The very few people who actually need lifted trucks for something other than vanity, are not going to the Dairy Queen.
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I'm somewhat on the same boat OP -
Instead of siding with my impulsive side and wanting to juke up my suburban, I think it'd be healthier to invest into replacing some needed mechanical joints in my front end suspension.
I do not want to go crazy but I'd like to replace everything. Instead of replacing balljoints, I might just buy entire arms just to save myself the hassle.
Mine is a '94 c1500... I replaced my blower motor and it was dated 1999 - far stretch but this part takes minimal work to replace, I could only imagine the more in-depth jobs.
Godspeed gents.
Instead of siding with my impulsive side and wanting to juke up my suburban, I think it'd be healthier to invest into replacing some needed mechanical joints in my front end suspension.
I do not want to go crazy but I'd like to replace everything. Instead of replacing balljoints, I might just buy entire arms just to save myself the hassle.
Mine is a '94 c1500... I replaced my blower motor and it was dated 1999 - far stretch but this part takes minimal work to replace, I could only imagine the more in-depth jobs.
Godspeed gents.
Yea I understand. I think at best I’ll just run bigger tires and call it good. I’m not looking for a true performance “upgrade” with a lift. It’s just something I like/have always wanted to do to a pickup. So I guess I’ll hold off on it for a while. Thanks for all the info!
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