It's been a while......

[KTMracer]

............ that's what school/work/life/ not having internet does for ya eh? So, i made a life changing decision to sell my bike yesterday. i just posted it on craigslist. And with the money (if it sells) i'm looking at buying rims/tires, audio system, and my headache rack. But heres the thing... i want to get general grabbers (red lettering), and they only come in 285's or 33's. Will those fit without a lift?

 

[1LOW4X4]

Well I know on the 99-07's that 285 mudders will fit without a lift or crank. Shouldn't be a problem

 

[KTMracer]

cool thanks man

 

[canuckz71]

The 285's will fit and you may need to crank a bit. You can run 33's but they will be stuffed and you will need to crank or they will rub. If you want 33's I'd lift it whether it be a 2" block and crank a shit load (Cranking that much will more than likely wear out front end parts faster) or a 3" body lift. The BL will expose the frame quite a bit and you will need the bumper relocation kit + gap guards or it will look awful. Or you can 6" lift and run 35's .

Here's a RC 3" lift so that you can run 33's. http://www.roughcountry.com/chevy_4wd_88-98_2-3.html

And a pic of a truck that has it running 33's. Way better than a BL imo. I will probably get this lift in the future so that I can still fit it in the garage vs a 6in lift.

3" Body Lift on 315's. Exposed Frame looks like ass. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-7810013/?image=large

Can't find a pic of 33's at stock height right now I'll try again later. If you've got anymore questions you can pm me or look through these threads.

http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forum/general-discussion/offroad/404719-obs-lift-thread.html

http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?204-The-Body-Lift-Thread

http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?176-GMT400-Lift-Guide

 

[buRRp]

Thats a clean trcuk.

 

[nubuilder]

The 285's will fit and you may need to crank a bit. You can run 33's but they will be stuffed and you will need to crank or they will rub.

Here's a RC 3" lift so that you can run 33's. http://www.roughcountry.com/chevy_4wd_88-98_2-3.html

I will probably get this lift in the future so that I can still fit it in the garage.

A 3" suspension lift doesn't sound bad. I wonder how it would look on stock rims (in terms of backspacing) since most guys run a tire that has less backspace with a lift.

Tyler, do you know of any pics of trucks at stock height running 285/70R17's?

265/75R16 (stock size) is 31.6" in diameter
285/70R17 is 32.7

Will the 1.1" difference make that big of a difference for clearance?

 

[canuckz71]

The 285's will fit and you may need to crank a bit. You can run 33's but they will be stuffed and you will need to crank or they will rub.

Here's a RC 3" lift so that you can run 33's. http://www.roughcountry.com/chevy_4wd_88-98_2-3.html

I will probably get this lift in the future so that I can still fit it in the garage.

A 3" suspension lift doesn't sound bad. I wonder how it would look on stock rims (in terms of backspacing) since most guys run a tire that has less backspace with a lift.

Tyler, do you know of any pics of trucks at stock height running 285/70R17's?

265/75R16 (stock size) is 31.6" in diameter
285/70R17 is 32.7

Will the 1.1" difference make that big of a difference for clearance?

I'll see if I can dig up some pics and pm them to you but they will easily fit cranked level.
285/75/16's fit easily with the fenders level and the 285/70/17's are the same radius and diameter so there isn't any difference except the rim size.

Edit: The only thing that may make them rub is the backspacing of the rim but since the 17's you got are factory wheels they should work fine.

 

[NMRam]

Here's my GMT400 Tahoe on 285's with the torsion bars cranked about 1". I also did a 1.5" add-a-leaf on the back since it had sagged quite a bit, more for appearance since I wouldn't have needed it otherwise for clearance. I am pretty sure the photo is prior to the add-a-leaf.

 

[gmctrucks]

Here's my GMT400 Tahoe on 285's with the torsion bars cranked about 1". I also did a 1.5" add-a-leaf on the back since it had sagged quite a bit, more for appearance since I wouldn't have needed it otherwise for clearance. I am pretty sure the photo is prior to the add-a-leaf.

Nice looking Hoe I have always like them she looks mean.

 

[NMRam]

Thanks, I enjoyed it while I had it.........except for the 13 mpg........