About to lift!! :D(hopefully)

[98Doubledoor]

Alright guys and gals(if any) lol
I've got a 1998 2dr Tahoe. About to get the 6'' RCX. 33's and some new ford keys. I dont wanna mess up the angles. So would it be wise to add 2'' ford keys? without cranking them? And i will go to a 35'' tire when i wear out my 33's. Im going to replace all the IFS parts. Before i lift. Seems like a better idea. But i wanna know about gears. Idk what mine are. I just know there stock. So can someone tell me what they would be possibly? Adn what gear would be best for 33-35 and at max 37's. I wanna have good take off and power. Idk if gears have much to do with power. So help me.

 

[98Doubledoor]

I want mine to look like these! There so beautiful

 

[Donnie Yukonie]

Keys don't matter you will still have to crank to clear 35s as for gears 4.56

 

[98Doubledoor]

Oh alright. So 4.56 is the best way to go? And where would i go about getting them?

 

[Gzes]

Call a trans shop or look online for the gears

 

[Donnie Yukonie]

If you want my personal opinion go for a set of Yukon gears.

 

[98Doubledoor]

I was thinking yukon. thanks. So whats the best way to get mine to look like those? Or am i already in the right direction?

 

[Tiki]

Go with a 6" bracket lift (Dick Cepek, Procomp, Etc..), not the knuckle lift (RCX). If your mainly going to be running around town, I'd opt for 35's w/4.88 gears.

 

[98Doubledoor]

Well i plan to go off roading, Just more of a weekend wheeler. Mostly trails and some overlanding. Idk about procomp. Little higher priced then what i wanna go with.

 

[Donnie Yukonie]

Go with a 6" bracket lift (Dick Cepek, Procomp, Etc..), not the knuckle lift (RCX). If your mainly going to be running around town, I'd opt for 35's w/4.88 gears.

You forgot Superlift lol but agreed A bracket style lift is "Older" by design but IMO holds up better to abuse . the only really good thing about Knuckle is that it is easier to resort back to stock. The bad part about Knuckle lift is that it tends to increase the track width of the truck

Well i plan to go off roading, Just more of a weekend wheeler. Mostly trails and some overlanding. Idk about procomp. Little higher priced then what i wanna go with.

what is your budget?

 

[98Doubledoor]

Right now about 4500$ is about all ill have. what i wanna gonna do was get 33's, Rcx 6in, 4.56 gears. for susp. Along with the changing off my ifs parts.

 

[Donnie Yukonie]

Right now about 4500$ is about all ill have. what i wanna gonna do was get 33's, Rcx 6in, 4.56 gears. for susp. Along with the changing off my ifs parts.

This is for everything Im assuming?

To be honest Gears can weight if your just going with 33s at the moment the truck won't be that sluggish . esp if your already running like a 3.73

 

[98Doubledoor]

its not just for the susp. But thts my main thing, besides getting my exhaust done up. Lt headers, hi flows, idk what mufflers if any. and my 45's out the back true duals of course. so far this is how my buget is lined up
1,000 for my tires pro comp Mt 2
600 for the 15in rims
1,000 for RCX (hopefully i can get the 10% discount from on here)
500 for the new autotrac derive shaft..
Roughly 350-800 for all IFS parts. (moog more then liekly.)
unless someone can find me a deal on them. I've been looking.
Thats all i can think of at this vary moment.

 

[98 2-DOOR]

you left out labor to do all of that work...probably looking at least $2K to get all that done, unless you are a DIY guy.

 

[imi4tth3w]

OBS don't need the ford keys unless your really cranking. you can get enough adjustment with the factory keys.

a simple, nice set up would be the rcx 6" with a full sized 33 1250 tire. should be able to fit a 10" wide -24mm offset wheel as well. i'd stay away from the pro comp tires though. stick with nitto or toyos. the good year duratracs are great tires as well. best case scenario would be to find a nice used set online. that will save you a lot of money.

check your rpo codes to find out what gears you have. i've got 3.73 and 33 1250 20's on mine and its plenty of gear. 4.10's would be nicer, but i don't have any problems. 4.56 on 33's will be a bit much unless you really want a lot of take off power but you'll sacrifice some mpgs on the highway if your like to cruse at 75-80 but were talking like 1 mpg max.

and rock auto will have the best prices on all the front end parts. stick with moog.

 

[98Doubledoor]

Dude thanks! You just gave me some vasluable info!! I do want some hellish take off lol. Im not worried about the mpg. Im gonna get another truck anways haha. Ok no pro comps i guess. im tired of nittos lol seems like veryone down here has them. So with 4.56's and 33 or 35's i'd get alot of take off power? And what about in mud? Iw ent mudding for the firdst time in the tahoe eysterday. and it was wild. haha.Sorry the grammer issues. I've had one to many. lol.

 

[bowtiefreak]

4.56 is a good gear for 35 for all around driving