Liftin the old 2 door

[black97tahoe]

I want to lift my 97 two door, but i don't want headaches with the front end repairs. How should I go about doing this and what should i get for a lift? I'm open to suggestions. help me out please

 

[bowtiefreak]

lifting does not break anything to cause constant repairs. Taller wider tires, bad cv angles and bad ball joint angles and the killers.

As for teh lift to get...you have a ton of options. What I always tell people is find a truck you really like the stance of. when you do we can point you in the right directions of parts, lift sizes and so on.

 

[98 2-DOOR]

you picked the right vehicle to lift/modify. there are no better looking vehicles out there. you definitly have to go with what your personality is. 6" lift w/36" tires worked for me...

 

[ocelot]

hey im not trying to jack this post but did anyone have to get longer drive shafts when lifting 6 inches?

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

if you have auto 4wd (98-99 IIRC) then you need a new front shaft, legthening the rear shaft won't hurt either, easier on it.

 

[bowtiefreak]

I did on the rear, pretty common on the 2 doors due to the short wheel base (shorter rear shaft) Keep in mine that most 6" lifts lift the back 4-5" but adding an inch or a little more the shaft really helps. I have pictures of how much mine was pulled out of the tcase after the lift.

 

[98 2-DOOR]

6" RCD on 2-door, i had to lenghten the rear only...

 

[ocelot]

did you lengthen your shaft yourself or did you have some else do it?

 

[SunlitComet]

did you lengthen your shaft yourself or did you have some else do it?

Let a shop do it. Your new shaft will have to be balanced.

 

[bowtiefreak]

^^^ yeah not something to mess with