lifting a 2 wheel drive?

[atvnut22]

first of all, i know theirs gonna be the people that post saying this is a bad idea and im dumb...honestly i dont care what you think, and if thats all you have to do is criticize then dont post.


now, onto buisness, i currently have a 2005 silverado thats been lowered with 22 inch rims. the thing is i love everything about the truck except the fact that its impractical. i love lifted trucks, mainly for the look, but also functionality. my question is have any of you lifted a 2 wheel drive. if so,what kind of lift, how much, and where did you get it. iwas looking at a kit on ebay that have lift spinldles with a block for the rear. the main reason for wanting to unlower my truck is because i cant even put my fourwheeler in it without the suspension bottoming out, and i realize that the only way to fix that is to c-notch; which would make it even more useless. at the same time i dont want to just out it back to stock height because i want to be different. any opinions would be great, but once again, please dont post if you dont have anything good to say!

[fastredrider44]

If I were you, I'd find someone that want's their truck to sit like yours, sell them your stuff and put your truck back to factory. If you are going to lift it, spend the coin to do it right with like a Fabtech lift. They're expensive, but they are sweet.:devil:

[tp300ex]

my trucks in the shop right now getting the lift i didnt know much of anything about lifting my truck but i did some research on www.fullsizechevy.com and it helped alot! if you do get a kit i would get bds like i did they have a lifetime warranty no matter wat happens to the lift

[eastcoastpro20]

my trucks got a 5-7 drop and i can haul my quad around. If i were i would lift the back end up slightly or stiffen the rear springs and keep it the height you got. OR sell it and get a stock 4x4 and lift it, you would be alot better off to jus do tht. A 2 wheel drive lifted is like wipin before you poop, it jus dont make sense haha. just my .02 cents

[muddy400EX]

i actually love the way newer chevys/gmc's look with rims, and no lowering. for example, a 2wd chevy, 20" rims with 275/50's fit the wheel wells really nice, and its still a truck and you wont bottom out. with 22's go with a 45 sidewall and it fills it out good

i want a black 99-02 gmc sierra ecsb, with 20's.

but it is REALLY hard to find black trucks for some reason:confused:

[toby400ex]

I had a 93 ranger 2wd drive that i lifted. I bought an entry level prerunner kit for the front end. There's nothing wrong with lifting a 2wd. Put a locking differential in the back end and you can have a lot of fun with it :devil:

[muddy400EX]

like this for ex. its so simple, but so smooth
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm83/94Phoenix/9457753588254916162IM104565x421_A56.jpg

[muddy400EX]

Originally posted by toby400ex
I had a 93 ranger 2wd drive that i lifted. I bought an entry level prerunner kit for the front end. There's nothing wrong with lifting a 2wd. Put a locking differential in the back end and you can have a lot of fun with it :devil:

ya for me lifting a 2wd, i dont see anything wrong really. i mean, most people dont take shiny lifted trucks off road anyway, so who cares.lol

[atvnut22]

heres my truck as it sits..if i do lift it it wouldnt be a mud truck, more like a show truck that actually gets used i guess

[atvnut22]

looking for a end result something along this lines of this,maybe not as big of lift though...

[eastcoastpro20]

if you got one at stock height and jus put a leveling kit on it with bigger wheels and tires i think you would be satisifed.

[eastcoastpro20]

I know plenty of people with shiny trucks they take off road, thats the point of the lift is to get use out of it (around here). as long as you dont rag the truck out mud or off road wont hurt it. Its all in how you clean and maintain it.


Originally posted by muddy400EX
ya for me lifting a 2wd, i dont see anything wrong really. i mean, most people dont take shiny lifted trucks off road anyway, so who cares.lol

[atvnut22]

around here, most people that mud have old trucks with 40s on em. most people that have nice lifted trucks just play around in them, but wont bury them.

[eastcoastpro20]

yea burryin is what i mean by raggin em out haha, theres a diffrence between burryin and doin alittle muddin haha.

[mineralgrey01gt]

ill be lifting mine when i get the money. 12-14" whiplash lift, 3" body on 41's. Its an 06 crew cab sierra. Doing it only for the looks, when it gets done, it will no longer be daily driven

[muddy400EX]

Originally posted by atvnut22
around here, most people that mud have old trucks with 40s on em. most people that have nice lifted trucks just play around in them, but wont bury them.

exactly, taking your truck down a dirt road with puddles is nothing. people do that in cars,haha

i mean true off roading, i wouldnt take a nice new truck and beat the hell out of it, even if it was lifted,lol

I dont see any problem with lifting a 2WD. This one is 2WD and to me it wouldnt make it any more impressive if it were 4WD. Most likely a road queen, thats why.

Originally posted by muddy400EX
i mean true off roading, i wouldnt take a nice new truck and beat the hell out of it, even if it was lifted,lol

Me either, but a guy flipped his $80,000 truck and totaled it playin in the mud here. He went and bought a new one to dump a bunch of money into lol It looked like a road queen for sure but he put it to use.

[TCracin440ex]

Originally posted by mineralgrey01gt
ill be lifting mine when i get the money. 12-14" whiplash lift, 3" body on 41's. Its an 06 crew cab sierra. Doing it only for the looks, when it gets done, it will no longer be daily driven

man i wouldnt go no more then 9 or so inches on ifs. you are asking for nothing but problems upfront from ball joints all the way down to wheelbearings.

i got 6 inch suspension 3 inch body, and 36x13.50 on 20s and i wouldnt go no more then a 37 on ifs esp 1500 ifs

my rig
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z254/OneBaddAssZ71/007-15.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z254/OneBaddAssZ71/003-23.jpg

[TCracin440ex]

far as lifting a 2wd. i think a lifted 2wd= a fail imo

atv nut dude id keep your wheels on there get a taller tire, get some stock suspension. which you can get pretty cheap and raise it back up and leave it stock height with your wheels and a larger tire. after you lift it you will see how much of a PITA it is to get a quad in the bed of your truck. i know my truck is lifted and when i put my ramps up to load my quad the ramps were straight up and down unless i dropped the assend in a ditch or something to that extent.

I say put it back to stock with maybe a leveling kit. I personally see no point in lifting a 2wd.

[jcv400ex]

It's cheaper than hell to lift a 2wd and it looks good. So I'd go for it, I don't see why it's a bad idea.

[Exrider434]

Originally posted by jcv400ex
It's cheaper than hell to lift a 2wd and it looks good. So I'd go for it, I don't see why it's a bad idea.

Its no different than the guys with 4wd lifting there trucks and streeting them only, i dont see a problem either

[Kickstarts-suck]

I dont get it...

People say its okay to lift a 2wd truck but I get chit for lowering my 2wd trucks. :huh

[eastcoastpro20]

people say its pointless to lift a 2wd because your pissing in the wind, yea you got ground clearence and what not but your 2wd aint gna be no better off than stock because its still jus 2wd.

[jcv400ex]

Originally posted by Kickstarts-suck
I dont get it...

People say its okay to lift a 2wd truck but I get chit for lowering my 2wd trucks. :huh

Yeah......So ?:confused:

[TCracin440ex]

Originally posted by jcv400ex
It's cheaper than hell to lift a 2wd and it looks good. So I'd go for it, I don't see why it's a bad idea.

um no its just as expensive to lift a 2wd as it is a 4wd. get it right theres still all the same bracetry involved. he still has to have lifted knuckles, lower a-arm mount dropped, shocks, lift blocks etc. a 6 inch fabtech gonna run about 1800 and up. which is the same price as a 4wd kit


imo lifted 2wd is still a fail even using it for street purposes only. atvnut jus raise it back up to stock height, get a taller tire for it, and drive it the way it is. or even get a leveling kit for it so it dont have the texas rake to it and put a larger tire on it. it will look fine, still be streetable without killing mpg, and you can still simply load your quad in and out of it w. ease.

Originally posted by TCracin440ex
imo lifted 2wd is still a fail even using it for street purposes only.

please explain why you think this? because you have so much power that you spin the tires off the wheels where you need 4WD?

[snacob14]

Here's the start of my lifted 2wd. They are easy to lift, but even easier to gear correctly. half the cost to gear right and it will improve your mpgs considerably.

Do you have positive camber on the front? WTF?!

[snacob14]

Originally posted by FlewByU352
Do you have positive camber on the front? WTF?!


well like I said, if you were paying attention, that was the start. I have since lowered the front and rear an inch and installed the correct camber bushings. I love the look of the prerunner trucks. My next vehicle will be a quad cab 2wd F150. Already started getting parts ready for it.

[jcv400ex]

Originally posted by TCracin440ex
um no its just as expensive to lift a 2wd as it is a 4wd. get it right theres still all the same bracetry involved. he still has to have lifted knuckles, lower a-arm mount dropped, shocks, lift blocks etc. a 6 inch fabtech gonna run about 1800 and up. which is the same price as a 4wd kit


imo lifted 2wd is still a fail even using it for street purposes only. atvnut jus raise it back up to stock height, get a taller tire for it, and drive it the way it is. or even get a leveling kit for it so it dont have the texas rake to it and put a larger tire on it. it will look fine, still be streetable without killing mpg, and you can still simply load your quad in and out of it w. ease.

Well for his truck you're right, it isn't any cheaper for the kit. Back in the day it was cheaper cuz it was only spacers in the front.

Leveling kit would be the way to go. Gives it a nice stance.

[TCracin440ex]

thats what im sayin jvc. get a leveling kit and some taller tires and call it a day

[440racer66]

do it and i does help it off road. and dont listen to what other people say girls dont care if its a prerunner.

[mineralgrey01gt]

Originally posted by TCracin440ex
man i wouldnt go no more then 9 or so inches on ifs. you are asking for nothing but problems upfront from ball joints all the way down to wheelbearings.

i got 6 inch suspension 3 inch body, and 36x13.50 on 20s and i wouldnt go no more then a 37 on ifs esp 1500 ifs

my rig
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z254/OneBaddAssZ71/007-15.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z254/OneBaddAssZ71/003-23.jpg

when mine goes that big it won't be daily driven and only used for occasions, car shows, cruises, etc

I'm pretty sure there are 2WD baja trucks..

Put a lift with some long travel on the front and fox suspension, and then some good suspension on the rear, and drive that chit like a baja truck. lmao.

(Like a 2WD Ford Raptor)

[Ruby Soho]

if your lifting for looks, i dont see what the problem is, if you're lifting for clearance off road then i wouldn't bother