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Old 11-23-2004, 10:50 AM   #1
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suspension lift

I want to put 35"s on my 85 k5 blazer 4x4, would a 4" lift be good enough?
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Old 11-23-2004, 10:57 AM   #2
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I want to put 35"s on my 85 k5 blazer 4x4, would a 4" lift be good enough?
4" would be fine as long as you arent doing a lot of wheeling, they may rub a bit if you get the tires really stuffed though.
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Old 11-23-2004, 11:33 AM   #3
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4" would be fine as long as you arent doing a lot of wheeling, they may rub a bit if you get the tires really stuffed though.
I agree, just keep your swaybar on and not try to do too much articulation and it will be fine, especially if you run 8" wide wheels.
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Old 11-23-2004, 03:56 PM   #4
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With 9" of lift on my K20 and my 35's still hit the front fenders when flexing. With 4" you will be able to go to the mall, but I wouldn't run over any curbs. Any semi-hardcore wheelin' would be dangerous to your fenders.
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Old 11-23-2004, 04:28 PM   #5
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everyone says they will rub, but I have 33s with 2" lift and i can flex it pretty good without rubbing
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Old 11-23-2004, 04:48 PM   #6
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It all depends on your wheel width. I run tall skinny Q78x16 SuperSwamper TSL’s (35.5”) on 16x7 wheels with a 4” and ORD ½” heavy duty greaseable front shackles and never had a tire rub yet. The truck finds it’s way onto some pretty precarious trails in the CO mountains too.

This picture is not one of them but does show some flex.
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Old 11-24-2004, 02:02 PM   #7
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I am thinking of using 35x12.50x15 tires on 15x10 wheels. Would that work?
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Old 11-24-2004, 02:11 PM   #8
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You will not have any problems with a 12.50 tire the problem comes in on the 14.50's
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Old 11-24-2004, 07:31 PM   #9
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thanks guys.
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