Considering 6" Lift

[bexthex]

I am considering putting a 6" Procomp lift on my new Avalanche but i had a few questions first.

1. How does it effect the ride? I had a 6" rancho lift put on my Sierra HD and it bounces really hard on street driving.

2. Is procomp better then Rancho?

3. What's the biggest tire you can put on w/ a 6" lift without cutting anything?

Thanks

 

[dunes_av]

I can only answer #3... as I don't have a 6" lift... I went the body lift after 6 months of banging my head against the wall as to what to do.... anyway.....

even with 33's you will have to trim the bumper, but you will have alot less issues then if you go with 35's....

with no cutting you will have to stay around 32, and the stock tire is just shy of that.....

HTH

Grey

 

[TLB]

I have a Fabtech 6" lift on my 2500. The ride is the same because we didn't crank the bars to get more lift out of it.
As for trimming, we did have to trim the lower corner of the front bumper, and a small spot of the cladding behind the front wheel. And this is with LT 295's not the LT 315's that they said I can run with a small amount of trimming.
I guess if you want a Procomp kit, try to find someone who has one and ask them what they like and don't like about the kit.

Terry

 

[Breedlove]

Bexthex, go back a page to the subjects in the 4X4 section (where you are now) and scroll down to the one "Finally Got New Tires and Rims". This is my truck with a Fabtech 6" and 305/70R17's. Trimming is easy and I think they "fit" the size of the vehicle. Best of Luck, Breedlove

 

[greymetZ71]

I am not sure about the Rancho lift, but I just had the RCD put on. It kept pretty much my stock ride. I was really impressed. I went with the 35" tires and I am going to have to trim a little. I like the way that it really fills up the wheel well. I am going to have pictures up tomorrow morning if you want to see. I think that a 33" tire will fit without cutting. My buddy has a 6" Fabtech with 33's and he did not have to trim at all. I just prefer the look of the 35's, even if you have to trim a little. But it is all about what you like, after all, you are paying for it.

 

[DeerHunter_Z71]

Question: With a 6" suspension lift what tire size will still allow for offroad use? 33's or 35's. My stock works great on the offroad and I don't want lose this, but I want better clearance, I want to fill the wheel well more and I want a more level look to my rig. Does the 3" body lift make a difference. What would a 3" suspension and a 3" body combo lift do? Or is this combo the same as a 6" suspension lift?

 

[greymetZ71]

Question: With a 6" suspension lift what tire size will still allow for offroad use? 33's or 35's. My stock works great on the offroad and I don't want lose this, but I want better clearance, I want to fill the wheel well more and I want a more level look to my rig. Does the 3" body lift make a difference. What would a 3" suspension and a 3" body combo lift do? Or is this combo the same as a 6" suspension lift?

I have 35"s and I still off-road. Like I said earlier, I like the way that they filled up the wheel well. I didn't go with 33"s because I think the stcok tires are like 31.8". I wanted something bigger. I went with the 6" suspension, instead of any body lifts. I think (but I could be wrong) that the body lift is more for looks than for off-roading. I personally don't think I have lost any off-road capability with my combo, in fact, I think I increased the off-road capability.

 

[dunes_av]

The body lift will give you alittle better approach angle, as your bumper is higher off the ground, however the frame and all is still at the same height....

Most probably know what I posted below, but sometimes this info is overlooked, so....
A few things to keep in mind when looking at lift size....

One major thing to remember about a suspension lift... your frame is higher, but the height of your diffs is the same as stock, now when you put bigger tires on... remember that you are only increasing by half the added tire height... so using BFG ATKO 285/75/16 the tire is 32.8 the stock is 31.6... so the tire is 1" taller... but only halve that heigh is below the centerline of the tire... so you gained .5 inch of tire lift..... so your actual ground clearance went up .5" (yes the frame is raised more, but ground clearance is measured from the lowest point (the diff)... not the frame)

Also remember, the front diff stays the same hieght off the ground as stock (excluding tire lift) as it drops with the new sub frame.




IMO... figure out what size tire you want to run, then pick the size lift needed to fit them.... going higher then needed for the tires only uneedingly increases your center of gravity, and having the truck way up in the air with tires that are smaller then could fit to me.. looks like hell anyway....

Grey

 

[intense]

I have the Pro Comp 6" lift with the Xterain 305/70 16s. This is my first lifted truck since the 80's and will tell you I was scared of the 80's bouncy ride. But this one rides like stock. I'm not sure if the tires are better now or the lift kits are better, but I am very happy with it. The front tires will hit just a little when I back out of the driveway - but no trimming has been done. I don't think its needed.

Also I have 6 shocks in the front (3 each side) - not sure if that is the kit you are looking at.