Lift kit Suburban

[79TUFF]

So new to me 1990 v1500 silverado burb, thinking of going with either a 4'' or a 2'' suspension lift with 33's. Any tips on what and what not to do? Figured one of yall could chime in and save me some grief.

 

[skysurfer]

Rough Country = No
Tuff Country = Yes

 

[dd1990]

some people run 33s with no lift my burb has a 2 inch lift with 33, 4 inch lift looks better with 35s in my opinion

 

[Mr Stay Puft]

ORD Homepage

www.offroaddesign.com

Not the cheapest route but depending on how serious you are I recommend ORD. The ride is significantly smoother than my dead stock springs were.

I have a 89 v1500 with the 2" custom leaf spring lift and 33" tires. Sometimes I wonder if I could fit bigger tires or not. Up close it looks right but sometimes at a distance the tires look a bit small.

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2" Custom ORD Leaf Spring Lift on stock tires

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w/ 33" Tires installed on the ORD lift

I just added a Dirtcom trailswing HD rear tire carrier today and it did bring the rear down just slightly. Which I like better.

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I also added wheels spacers. I know that can be a polarizing topic but the overall track just looked too narrow for me. The rear track is also about 1.5" narrower per side (3" overall). So I went with 1" spacers in the front and 2.5" in the rear. One day I'll upgrade the axels and just go with a bit wider ones, but for now it works. I went with https://www.motorsport-tech.com/ for the spacers.

 

[79TUFF]

Looks fantastic, how stiff of a ride is it compared to stock? im curious about the tire size and if will make the motor feel sluggish?

 

[Mr Stay Puft]

The ride is great. It’s much softer than the stock springs were and I’m very happy with them.

The tire size is great with the rear end I have. I am pretty sure my truck has the 3.73 rear end. It’s definitely not sluggish and pulls nicely. I will try and get a 0-60 video this week.

Now with the glowing review above, please consider that the review is taking into account that this is still a 35 year old leaf sprung truck with the stock engine. It’s not as fast, nimble, or smooth as my wife’s 2013 Tahoe. But I daily drive it and love every minute of it.

 

[PrairieDrifter]

33's will be okay with 3.73's, 35's will make the highway speeds sluggish. 4 inch lift should have 35's otherwise the tires look on the small side.