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ChrisInWI
03-21-2010, 10:04 PM
It seems like all the other hoes (mostly 4wd) I see ride higher than mine (2wd). I can see straight over the top of my roofline and I'm not very tall, about 5'10". All the other ones I see seem to be a couple inches taller at least. I've got factory rims and rubber right now, so that's not why I sit lower; is it just that 2wd trucks are set up lower or did the guy before me drop it somehow? I wouldn't know what a suspension mod looked like unless I saw a stock one side by side, so please talk deliberately stupid for my behalf, pics would be better! Thanks, y'all!!
boble94
03-21-2010, 10:12 PM
the 2WD's are lower than 4WD. i'm not sure how much but its lower.
TigerEyz3
03-22-2010, 01:54 AM
4wd sit 1" higher due to the "lift block" that is installed from the factory. Also, 4wd comes with a taller wheel/tire combo compared to the 2wd version: 245/75/16 vs 235/75/15, respectively (30.5" vs. 28.9").

Total height difference: ~2.5"
boble94
03-22-2010, 10:24 AM
245's are too small on these hoes if you ask me. so i had upgraded to some 265's.
ChrisInWI
03-22-2010, 10:38 AM
2-1/2" sounds about right, thanks guys!
TigerEyz3
03-22-2010, 11:46 AM
My Tahoe sits more than 2.5" lower than a factory 4wd... One of the first things I did was switch to wider/shorter tires (275/60/15) for better stability/handling. Eventually I dropped it 2"
retorq
03-23-2010, 11:52 AM
I'm 5 10 and I can't see over the roof line of my 2 inch dropped Tahoe ... Is that the Tahoe in question in your sig??
AtomicHoe094
03-23-2010, 03:40 PM
im on 255/70/r16s right now with it being lowered, i can see over my roof line im 5'11

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/6061/img1097w.jpg (http://img109.imageshack.us/i/img1097w.jpg/)
2wd as welll
retorq
03-23-2010, 11:29 PM
im on 255/70/r16s right now with it being lowered, i can see over my roof line im 5'11

2wd as welll

What does the middle of your wheel well to the ground measure??
AtomicHoe094
03-24-2010, 01:49 AM
ill shoot you that tomorrow, after and before the lowering some more kit :)
retorq
03-24-2010, 04:19 PM
My eyeball comes up to the top of the rear window on my Tahoe ... LOL
AtomicHoe094
03-24-2010, 04:36 PM
What does the middle of your wheel well to the ground measure??

wait why would i measure from there?? You mean the top of the fender well and the quarter panel... because to the center of the rim, that is just the rim size and tire size, that has nothing to do with how low it is
retorq
03-24-2010, 04:38 PM
Yeah the top of the fender well ... in the middle. LOL
ChrisInWI
04-02-2010, 11:19 PM
I'm 5 10 and I can't see over the roof line of my 2 inch dropped Tahoe ... Is that the Tahoe in question in your sig??

yup, dass my hoe