Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!?
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Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!? - 12/20/2006 10:59:29 AM
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Matty Kling
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Hey everybody! Love this site and love reading all the posts...
here's my question... i'm looking to put a 2 inch body lift on my 2000 Blazer LS (2 dr 4wd)...
Will I be able to increase the size of my tires with this lift?!?
Just wondering!!
thanks!
Matty Kling
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RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!? - 12/20/2006 12:38:21 PM
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Jigg
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Yes... you can go to 31x10.5's. If you keep the stock rims, crank your t-bars up an inch and get lift shackles for the rear, you can go to 32x11.50's (may need a small amount of trimming).
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RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!? - 12/20/2006 2:28:02 PM
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Matty Kling
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Thanks! So I could get a 31" tire on there wth a 2 inch lift? What would be stock as far as the tires go with this Blazer?
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RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!? - 12/20/2006 2:53:33 PM
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nofear17bmx
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You can find what your stock tires were by looking at the lable on your drivers side door.
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RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!? - 12/20/2006 3:12:57 PM
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Matty Kling
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quote:
ORIGINAL: nofear17bmx
You can find what your stock tires were by looking at the lable on your drivers side door.
Yeah - I figured that one..... BUt it says 235/70 R15.... I don't know how this translates into the actual outside tire measurements.... Is this a 30"? 31"? How can you tell?
Basically I want to increase my ground clearance a little bit...
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RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!? - 12/20/2006 6:27:45 PM
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jimmyboy
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stock size tires are about 27-28in tall. and bout 9in wide
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RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!? - 12/20/2006 10:03:42 PM
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swearingsailor6
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after looking at tires online for the last few days, I believe that the origonal tire sizes, 235/75 15 is 28.8 inches in diameter, and the 235/70 15 is 28 inches.you can go online and do a search for a tire diameter calculator, and you can type in your deminsions and it will spit out the size.
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RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!? - 12/22/2006 9:16:58 PM
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bfever
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My brother-in-law (97 blazer) put 30 9.50 with no lift on stock rims with no problem. He also tried 31 10.50 but had some rub on the frame. He cranked up the torsion bars (not ideal for the ride). With a 2" lift everything fit fine. Body lift is the way to go. Suspension lifts mess with drive angles and don't gain you any ground clearance. Body lift allows for larger tires and that is how you gain ground clearance. I am adding a 2" lift to my 04 blazer and am planning on 31 10.50. If you go to www.bridgestone-firestone.com and select a tire, you can view the specs. This tells you all of the dimensions for every size.
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RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!? - 12/23/2006 12:11:26 AM
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a_tack
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you will not gain any ground clearance from a 2 inch body lift. Ground clearance is measured from the ground to the lowest point on the vehicle, in this case the frame and or transfer case. This has been discussed several times in these forums. Body lifts just lift the body off of the frame, leaving the frame at stock height and stock ground clearance. Sure you can fit 31's on a 2 inch body lifted truck, however you can fit 30's on there without the lift. This is the point where you ask yourself, is it really worth all that trouble for an extra 1/2" of clearance? But as for a body lift, they look awesome, but you WILL NOT gain any more than 1/2" of ground clearance and that is from tires alone. A 2 inch suspensions lift however will also accomodate 31's. It will technically give you 2 1/2" more ground clearance.
so, to make a long story short, a 2 inch body lift will only give you 1/2" more ground clearance than you can obtain with a good set of 30's and no lift. If you get it, install it yourself or you will be out more than a few hundred dollars for an install fee. For what it costs to have a body lift put on, you could go a couple hundred more and get a good suspension lift. And good suspension lifts come with brackets and spacers to correct drive angles.
< Message edited by a_tack -- 12/23/2006 12:15:30 AM >
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RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!? - 12/23/2006 10:23:56 AM
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blazinloud
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I thought suspension lifts would look better, dosent the frame hang way out on a body lift?
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RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!? - 12/23/2006 1:48:38 PM
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Hanr3
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A-tack nailed it prety well.
Although it seems I have seen that logic before, like in something I wrote. 
Anyways, hanging out will depend on you.
Here are some pics of a '87 with a 3" body lift, lots of fender trimming and 285/75R16 (32.8"x11.3" tires.
If you do go with a suspension lift for 2" check out how hte lift is made. If it is a torsion crank, stay away form it. Check out Superlift 2" kit. http://www.superlift.com/suspension/gm/83-S10.asp
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RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!? - 12/23/2006 4:46:36 PM
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a_tack
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the problem is, the superlift cranks the TB's too.... it has new upper control arms also.... all of the 2 inch suspension lifts for the s-10 blazers crank the tb's..... even the superlift has a warning that says, not reccomended for off-road use. Because it will break things. If you go suspensions shell out the extra for a trailmaster 5" or some random 6" lift. The 2" suspension lifts are dangerous. if you absolutely have to have two inches of lift do a body lift, trim the fenders, and run 32's... this will buy you and extra inch or so of ground clearance..
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RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!? - 12/30/2006 11:52:02 AM
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Cow Killer
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my frame only showes about 4-5 inches if u are far away. being a black truck, i just painted it black and it blends in. 31's rubed bad for me with only 2 inch lift. just fyi. but i dont know how hard u will wheel it. i wheeled mine hard. thus the reason it bas sat for the past 4 months waiting for a new clutch.
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