Need to lift my 97 tahoe any ideas???

mossyoakman827 · Nov 19, 2008

I am looking to lift my 97 tahoe 6 inches it is a 4 door i know you get what you pay for but whats the cheapest but nicest way i could do so with out much body lift at all??

992door · Nov 19, 2008

I have heard some good things about the Rough Country it cost about 1000. There are 2 different kinds of lift a knuckle lift and a full drop. the rough country is a knuckle lift. A good full drop would be something like Dick cepek but it cost more.

96ProCompTahoe · Nov 19, 2008

personally i'd just drop the coin on a procomp kit. how much are you looking to spend?

98_hoe · Nov 19, 2008

i have a a 6inch rancho 9000 lift on my 98 4 door and i have had no problems and am very happy with it...but i honestly plan on upgrading to a 6 inch pro comp with 3 inch body

here is a pic of mine for reference:

bowtiefreak · Nov 20, 2008

Procomp, Dick Cepek / Extreme, and Rancho are all good kits. I would advise to go with a full drop kit. What are you going to do with the truck, this will help point you in the right direction. If it will be a street truck only a lighter duty kit will work, hard offroad you will need a really tough kit. I run a DC 6.5" full drop, I get 6.5" of lift with no crank on my torsion bars, the truck rides like stock. Plus if I ever want I can crank them up a little for another 1-1.5" lift

taurus1911 · Nov 20, 2008

whats the difference between a knuckle lift and a full drop?

992door · Nov 20, 2008

A knuckle only drops the diff about 4.5" and then you would have to crank your torsion to get to the 6". And a full drop, drops the diff and everything a full 6" so that you dont have to crank the torsion bars to get the 6" of lift.

taurus1911 · Nov 20, 2008

I've got my torsion bars cranked about 2inches up, this does put quite a bit of strain on them doesnt it? theoretically i could shatter them hitting pothole or good sized bump hard enough?

992door · Nov 20, 2008

No i would not worry about that happening. It can be kind hard on your balljoints.
EDIT: but they can break but it is rare

992door · Nov 20, 2008

And you would be more likely to break a CV when you have it is 4 wheel drive

bowtiefreak · Nov 20, 2008

A knuckle lift will also stick the front tires out farther than the rears

GPChief · Nov 21, 2008

98_hoe said:
i have a a 6inch rancho 9000 lift on my 98 4 door and i have had no problems and am very happy with it...but i honestly plan on upgrading to a 6 inch pro comp with 3 inch body

here is a pic of mine for reference:

Let me know when you plan on switching........I may buy your old lift for my 2000 yukon.

96fleetwood · Nov 23, 2008

I have the 6 inch Pro Comp lift on my '96. It actually rides pretty good. I just drove it 1,500 miles from south Florida to Chicago and it was pretty tame.

bowtiefreak · Nov 23, 2008

The lifts start to ride stiffer when you crank the torsion bars more for more lift. I have dual shocks up front so mine is a litrle rough over small little bumps in the road, but all in all it rides great.

98_hoe · Nov 23, 2008

Let me know when you plan on switching........I may buy your old lift for my 2000 yukon.[/QUOTE]

yeah man ill let you when i do switch..hopefully it will be here soon most likely gonna be my winter project

mossyoakman827 · Nov 24, 2008

hey been out of town thanks alot to all went with a pro-comp 6 ordered and on the way thanks again its been a huge help but new question could i tuck some 38s under it or would 35s be smarter

bowtiefreak · Nov 24, 2008

Iwould stick to a 35 or 36 inch tire

96ProCompTahoe · Nov 24, 2008

you'll be doing tons of cutting to clear 38's with a 6" lift kit. most can barely fit them with a 9" lift...

if you wanted to fit 38's you should have went with the SFA swap and a leaf spring lift, new drive shafts, etc etc. (which i still kick myself in the ass for not doing... )

mossyoakman827 · Nov 24, 2008

dang i was really hopeing for 38s but then again lift is ordered even with cut out finder and some bushwackers would it be possible? or would that look dumb?

96ProCompTahoe · Nov 24, 2008

its going to be disfunctional, you won't be able to turn it. just stick some 35's on it. or drop on a 3" Body lift, crank the bars a bit, and have another inch added to a custom rear spring pack.

going with that big of a tire you may want to rethink the transmission and the rear end, the rear end at the least. gear would also be a MUST.

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