2005 4x4 Suburban 2" lift

[Guylee]

You may be able to put the 285's on it without the lift. My Silverado is set up like that.

[Erni]

Nice. That is what I was going for too. Please post pic with the 285s on, and let me know how you ride quality is. Does the front suspension bottom out going over bumps?

[Martinjmpr]

Nice. That is what I was going for too. Please post pic with the 285s on, and let me know how you ride quality is. Does the front suspension bottom out going over bumps?

If they do it's not noticeable. My keys aren't cranked up more than halfway, in fact the adjustment bolts are actually hanging kind of low:



I haven't driven it more than a couple hundred miles since getting the lift and no long trips at all. Alignment is done so I'll probably get new tires in a few weeks.

[MarkCO]

In my 2003 Silverado with a 6" lift and 35s, and ARB bumper and about 200 pounds of "stuff" I went from 18 mpg to 13 mpg when I lifted it at about 35K. I drive it pretty hard and I just did an overhaul at 180K. New front suspension and transmission. Each side has had a new front hub and I am only on my 2nd set of brakes. Other that the gas mileage hit, I do enjoy what it gives me. It is not a Crawler by any stretch, but it gets me through mud and snow that stop most Jeeps when hunting, and that was my goal. For 4-Wheeling, IFS full sized trucks are not the best choice.

I run Bilsteins, which are lifetime warranty and were installed with the BDS lift. I have swapped out all 4 at least once, but it is like 20 minutes with air tools per shock, so not a big deal.

[Martinjmpr]

Not a great photo but here she is with the new shoes on 16" wheels.


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[Irving]

I see, your torsion bars are not adjustable. Everything for my Isuzu is exactly the same as what you just said for your suburban, except there is an adjustment nut on the torsion bar keys to allow you to raise, or lower the front end. The issue is that Isuzu has pretty wimpy torsion bars to begin with so the front end has a lot of brake dive and is squishy in general. The remedy is heavy duty aftermarket torsion bars which in my case, unfortunately, are not cheap.

[Martinjmpr]

I see, your torsion bars are not adjustable. Everything for my Isuzu is exactly the same as what you just said for your suburban, except there is an adjustment nut on the torsion bar keys to allow you to raise, or lower the front end. The issue is that Isuzu has pretty wimpy torsion bars to begin with so the front end has a lot of brake dive and is squishy in general. The remedy is heavy duty aftermarket torsion bars which in my case, unfortunately, are not cheap.

Actually, it is adjustable, it's just that putting a new key on gives you more adjustment range. I could crank mine up another inch or so if I wanted to.

[Irving]

I plan on doing the same and being a bit lower in the front than the rear.