Rough country 6" exlift?
 

Hey what have you guys heard or seen from these lifts. They replace the cv joint and keep the stock torsion bar placement. Look at the link and let me know.
Also it calls for 35x12.5 tires. Does a 12.5 inch wide tire need a 8"rim or a 10"rim.
Also what gears would work best with 35" tires. And would bigger tires and regearing make the truck get back to the same gas mileage as smaller tires with smaller gears.
Thanks

http://www.roughcountry.com/chevy_ntd_6ex.html

RE: Rough country 6" exlift?
 

In general rough country makes a good product. I would go with the 10" wide wheels, as they will look funny with 8". I do not know about the backspacing though. Also going with 15" rins will save you money on the tires. As far as gearing, if you go with 4.56 gears, your milage should be near stock.

RE: Rough country 6" exlift?
 

You can put smaller then 17"rims on are truck i thought because the front brake pads are to big?

RE: Rough country 6" exlift?
 

I think you can use 16" wheel... 15" might be pushing it. As far as the width of the rim, it varies from tire to tire. Some say you can put them on a 8" wheel, some say a 10". It's a matter of personaal preference.

RE: Rough country 6" exlift?
 

When i bought my 2005 from my 2000 i was going to trade out wheels and tire since i had just put new bfg goodrich on the 2000 but on the front the 16inch wheel would not fit the 05. Back was fine but front hit the brakes.

RE: Rough country 6" exlift?
 

Hmmm... I stand corrected...

RE: Rough country 6" exlift?
 

Yeah it kinda ticked me off since i had just bought $800 tires for my truck but they worked out a deal anyways so it was not so bad.

RE: Rough country 6" exlift?
 

At least you got electric fans...

RE: Rough country 6" exlift?
 

Thats true i do.

RE: Rough country 6" exlift?
 

Oh yeah, I forgot about the bigger brakes. DOOOHHH. Sorry about that.