ApacheDrill

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I have a 2004 1500 crew cab and its been a great truck. Instead of trading it in and buying a new one, i have decided to put a little into this truck and keep it with it being paid off. I dont do any hardcore off roading and pull a trailor to and from the track for my tailor queen. I would like to beef it up a little but nothing crazy. I want to maintain the ride and i dont want to take away from pulling the trailor. I have 20 inch wheels already with a stock size tire.

What size tire can you run with a leveling kit?

I have always been told that if you do a lift suspension is better then body.. true or false

Open to ideas and opinions.. Pics go a long way to.. Thanks in advance for any help..

andrew383

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Leveling the truck is no biggie..Rough Country sells a nice kit for pretty cheap..

I ran 285/70/17's (almost 33") on mine leveled out but some have ran 315 70's (35") with the right wheel's..
I will say going from the 285's to the 255's i have now was a massive improvment when towing the jeep (3.73 gear)...

Do you have a size and tire in mind you wanna run???

ApacheDrill

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I would like to go 35 but 33 may work.. is a leveling kit something you can do yourself easily?

andrew383

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Well seeing your in the hills of ky id just stick with the 285's..
Its not real hard but you will need a torsion key unloading tool,several companys sell it..

Here is mine with 285's

budhayes3

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I used to run 285/75-16's, which are almost 33's, on this truck, and I didn't even touch the torsion bars, although I believe that the dealer may have cranked the bars when they PDI'd it and put it on the lot for display. I always thought, and also had a few people tell me, that my truck looked higher and more level than most others.

Last summer we put keys in tdrumm's 06 V-Max (Ford Green Keys maybe?), and lifted the front end a bunch...actually had a Cali rake to it when we were done, and we left it that way since Tom has a plan to raise the back of the truck also I believe (bigger lift blocks or something). I know that he has plans for bigger wheels and tires, just can't remember what size I know that he definitely has room for something bigger than 33's though

Here's what my rig used to look like back in the day, before I did the poor man's 4x4 drop...and still want more

tdrumm

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They were ford keys, and yes, it was way Cali when we first put it down, and we actually dropped it to just a little Cali and to get it off the bumpstops. Still havent done the blocks, but I've finally settled on 305/55/20 (33.5") tires. If I wanted I could get 315/70/17 on my stocks as was stated before.

Goose33

Whoa easy o the Kentucky jokes haha IMO I like to see trucks leveled out I really don't like lifts at all but leveling is very clean look
If you have 20s I think a 305 would fit perfect a 285 seems a lil too small for me but a 315 would be sweet if it'll fit with out rubbing
I know on dmax if u raise torsion bars and out 315 BFG they will rub
So in conclusion IMO 305/50/20 with a leveling kit u shouldnt haven't to adjust torsion bars should look awesome 315 will prob rub but would look awesome