off road help
Dec 15, 2007 | 10:47 PM
#11
So i was set with a 2" lowering kit, and 24" rims.. until i spent the weekend at Hollister finding out exactly what this z71 could do....
So i decided to go off road with it... i bought some pro comp black 17x8 rims, and i want to get either a 33 or 35 inch tire... how much lift do i need? will new torque keys work? how does that work? can i get a cheap 3 inch body lift to help with even bigger tires?
basically i am new to the lift and off road world and looking for help... i was told stock you couldn't fit more than 32"...
anyone have any pics of tires on a 17x8?
thanks for any help
So i decided to go off road with it... i bought some pro comp black 17x8 rims, and i want to get either a 33 or 35 inch tire... how much lift do i need? will new torque keys work? how does that work? can i get a cheap 3 inch body lift to help with even bigger tires?
basically i am new to the lift and off road world and looking for help... i was told stock you couldn't fit more than 32"...
anyone have any pics of tires on a 17x8?
thanks for any help
I was going to do the Fabtech 6" lift and run 35's also but ended up going the opposite direction.
Definitely don't cheap out and do the suspension lift. Keys or twisting the torsions will allow 33's but the ride will be harsh and parts will fail quickly. The cost of a good lift is what convinced me to drop
Well that and cleaning all that mud off the truck and from inside the engine bay. 
Dec 16, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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Running real 33x11.50 Mud Tires on my stock 06 w/ no rub. As mentioned above, nothing on a 1/2 is ment to handle anything over a 265 probably. Power steering hates these tires as does the running gear.
Dec 18, 2007 | 10:42 AM
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Thats about all we get to look forward to around this dump. A spilt slushy that hangs around for about a day and then at night (25 degrees) it turns into a nice little skating rink out there. Haha
Dec 19, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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where can i get "ford keys"? i cranked my torsions up past stock (probably only about an inch), and im willing to bet the 33's will fit, should i go 10.5 or 12.5 width?
i am thinking of going with the mickey thompson baja claw radial, just about all i can afford for 850 shipped
i am thinking of going with the mickey thompson baja claw radial, just about all i can afford for 850 shipped
Dec 19, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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where can i get "ford keys"? i cranked my torsions up past stock (probably only about an inch), and im willing to bet the 33's will fit, should i go 10.5 or 12.5 width?
i am thinking of going with the mickey thompson baja claw radial, just about all i can afford for 850 shipped
i am thinking of going with the mickey thompson baja claw radial, just about all i can afford for 850 shipped
Dec 21, 2007 | 07:02 PM
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dnt worry about the ford keys imo i cranked my stock keys about 5 turns got just about an 1.5in lift in the front and got 285-70-17 nitto terra grapplers ... awsome tire by the way i highly recomend !!!!! wish i went with the 295-70-17's there still plenty of room for the and my cv angles are not bad at all and the ride is great i just ordered rough country nitro 9000's 2in longer then the factory shock if i was you with a daily driver spent alot of time on the street and some of the time off road id go with a 2in. body lift and just a few turns of the factory tb's to level her up a bit and a set of 33-12.5's itll be great off road and you'll still be able to pound the corners and run the highway gd luck
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