Just bought a 99 tahoe 4 dr 4x4 and want 33's on it. Looked around a little and decided I wanted the 3 inch lift so I ordered it last night. I ordered the summit racing lift kit. My first question is what else do I need with the kit to finish the lift. My second question is I'm looking at tires that are 33x12.50 and the wheels are 15x10, what do I need to do so that they won't rub. I'ts going to be just a cruiser vehicle no off roading or anything.
3" lift questions
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roadrageror
ROADRAGEROR
get a 6" lift and 35" tires! IMO. just call Summit back..they havent sent it yet!
bai78
Surviving
Are you sure 15's will fit & not rub the calipers? I have the same year/model & it came stock with 16's. I then upgraded to some 16x8 with BFG 285/75/16's. After the lift those came off, currently sitting in my garage if interested, and 16x10's with 315/75/16 replaced them.
What's the link to the kit?
What's the link to the kit?
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roadrageror
ROADRAGEROR
my rims are only a 15" rim. 95yuk.gt.35x13.5x15
I wish I could afford a suspension lift but all I have the money for now is body lift. I just bought the tahoe for 2k but reverse is gone in it. I have 1000 to fix it and do other things soI'm trying not to spend more then 500 on lifting and tires. I saw a thing on tahoeforum.com that said if you put 15x10 rims qith 33" tires says possible minor cutting. So I hope 15 would clear the caliper, but I'm not sure. Here's the link to the kit I bought http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-7812300/. I hopes it's pretty good.
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Also if anyone has any probs out of reverse on there tahoe and fixed it let me know. Hoping it might be something simple.
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Also if anyone has any probs out of reverse on there tahoe and fixed it let me know. Hoping it might be something simple.
I would cancel that order and worry about your tranny first. Rather have a running truck than one sitting in the driveway with a body lift. No reverse ain't gonna be a simple or cheap fix.
LoL and don't mention tahoeforum.com here.
LoL and don't mention tahoeforum.com here.
Bad bow tie
Grizz Straight FTMFW
I'm going to go ahead and agree on this one. Cancel the order and save for a good suspension lift. You will be happy you did in the long run. And yeah, no reverse means $$$.
I found atransmission for 500 if it comes to that but I have a friend thats a mechanic and knows a lil about transmissions and he's helping me rebuild it. Thats why im only spending 500 on lifting and tires. Want to get the body lif and tires on first might make it easier to get the top bolts with the body out of the way. What exactly is so bad about a body lift that everyone says to wait, because in my mind its hard just justify spending almost 10 times the amount on something if I'm not going offroadding or anything.
bowtiefreak
No Quarter
tires will cost more than $500...then wheels too. When I had 33's on mine they were 800 with out the wheels. Save your cash.
roadrageror
ROADRAGEROR
i think body lifts look stupid!!! IMO. GET THE TRANNY FIXED FIRST
Trust me bro, many of the guys here have been around the block with these trucks and know what they are talking about.
Save your cash and get your tranny fixed.
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Save your cash and get your tranny fixed.
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96ProCompTahoe
Full Access Member
any good tires are gonna run you out to your limit...
add rims trans and lift to that...
way over budget.
add rims trans and lift to that...
way over budget.
I found used rims and tires for $350 and the body lift was $170. So I have $480 to fix trans and a complete rebuild kit is only $150 or a whole trans I found for $500. I also like to do stuff backward, if I have to I'll drive it with no reverse, haha. I'm not going for something really cool or expensive just a cheap nice looking tahoe. I always said that if I got a truck or anything I would never waste money on a body lift but I just want 33s on my tahoe and I found the tires and wheels so cheap I knew it must have been a sign to just go the cheap way. haha. I just really want to know what do I need to finish the cheap way out if I have left over money after fixing the trans?
bowtiefreak
No Quarter
It will just clear 33's...on the stock tires with a light trim and some torsion bar crank.
Our advice is only as good as the people that follow it.....
Our advice is only as good as the people that follow it.....
Did you mean to say stock wheels, just want to make sure?
bowtiefreak
No Quarter
yup, stock wheels. I used to run a 305 on mine with no trim and no crank. They rubbed but they fit
bowtiefreak
No Quarter
a 10" wide wheel will rub a good bit. The stockers are 7" wide. I am running an 8" wide now with a 12.5" tire.
