Re: Is a lift necessary?

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Fri Mar 03 2000 - 14:30:59 EST


I'd be carefull with the 33's. I've heard people put 32's on their
4x4's...but i'm pretty sure the 33's will need some sort of "clearance
adjustment".

- Bernd

----- Original Message -----
From: "Webster-curley, Jacques K" <Jacques.Curley@usa.xerox.com>
To: "'DML Post'" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 12:15 PM
Subject: DML: Is a lift necessary?

> I have a 1999 club cab sport 4x4 with the 3.9L. I will be getting new
tires
> in the next couple of months (hopefully I can hold off until fall).
Anyway,
> I have 31x10.5R15 on right now and I would like to put some BF Goodrich AT
> 33x10.5R15's on. It looks like a 33" tire would fit (turning lock to
lock).
> Will these tires fit or will I need to do a minor lift? I just need some
> more clearance, but I'm not interested (at least for now) in a suspension
> lift kit. I used to own a truck that rhymes with Dakota, and to fit
> 31x10.5's I just turned up the torsion bars and put 2" blocks in the
rear.
> Is this something I could do to Dakota? Is there somewhere a tire fitment
> guide - like how much lift/alteration is required for a specific size
tire?
>
> TIA.
>
> Jacques
>



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