Is anyone running 39.5's with just a 6" lift???

[BOWTIE]

what you see here i believe in this picture http://www.texas4x4.org/gallery/album229/DSC00770_1 is the inner portion of the fender itself. the inner fender well is attached a little higher. what i do with the inner well so you don't see it anymore is i cut some relief cuts along the opening and with a hammer a bang them up and out of site.

 

[BOWTIE]

i forgot to add that the inner you see me grinding on is actually getting cut off.

 

[mikey_d05]

lol Nice job. Now if only spring would come to Minnesota....

 

[tRustyK5]

my buds k5. 6" lift and 39.5 boggers. wheels are 15x12 bead locks with 3.5 back spacing. had to hack the fenders so they can fit.

That is cut damn near identical to my truck...it's just a lot harder to see on a flat black truck.

I did my front removed from the truck, and did them from the inside out. I followed the line that the inner bolted to so I knew I could still run them. At that point I put them on the truck and prettied the contours up. I then made a sheetmetal template of the new wheel arch contour and transferred that to the rear wheel openings with a sharpie marker and trimmed the rears.

Rene

 

[jekbrown]

i have 5" of lift and 39.5s.

if all my pics hadnt got chit canned when the members rides thing changed I could post one here.

j

 

[tRustyK5]

i have 5" of lift and 39.5s.

if all my pics hadnt got chit canned when the members rides thing changed I could post one here.

j

Shane74 has a few pic's of your truck in his album Jay-man...

Rene

 

[white-rhyno]

Not 39.5's but heres my my turd. 42's with less than 4" of lift

 

[mikey_d05]

Alright, this is now an official hijack Who out of all of you had to move the axles? A few people said something about moving the front axle forward an inch to avoid tire contact with the firewall/floor. Do you elminate this step with a 6" lift or not?

 

[Esteban86K5]

Saggy front 4" springs, shackle flip rear with stock springs and a 2" body lift. The ruck was loaded down with a weekends worth of food and equipment too.

 

[Judd]

Here is mine on 39.5s-

It had a small lift in the front when I got it,,, maybe a 2 inch lift as the springs are fairly flat, just a smidge of positive arch. If I remember right, stock springs generally have a slight negative arch. A 0-rate was added to move the axle forward and to gain an inch. All together,,, I think it has about 6 inches of lift.

When I cut the front fenders, I clamped the inner and outer fenders together and welded them. I tried to give it a rounded edge which I did on most of the fender, some parts of the fender I just lapped the inner and outer together. Later I found out about welding small diameter steel tubing {3/8ths or 5/16ths} between them for a finished look and to keep from cutting up the tires when you rub em. I can tell you that that little idea would have saved me some time.

 

[BOWTIE]

Alright, this is now an official hijack

you said it..

mine with 39.5s and some minor trimming.

 

[79Beast]

how to fit 19.5x44s

I know it's not exactly what you are looking for, but I run about 8" of suspension with no body lift to clear 44s. I moved the front axle forward 1.5" and the rear back 5.5". I also cut the fenders pretty heavily. I'm now sitting pretty with a 125" wheelbase on a factory shortbox pickup frame. I like it a lot. I'm sure you'll have no trouble fitting 40s with 6".

 

[k5-newbie]

WOW, this thread has taken off I have made up my mind and am gonna go with the 6" lift and 39.5" boggers and do a little . thanks again for all the help and especially all the pics!!


One more question for those with at least a 6", did you have to lengthen the front shaft?

 

[trollporter]

It probaly depends on what you use it for. My shaft has been lenghtened a couple of inches. But you can also get a 1" spacer to put between your drive shaft and transfer that will also help with crossmember clearance. You will also have to clearance grind the CV on your shaft. I run the 1" spacer on my '84 with 8" spring and no probs. I think I bought in from Rock Mountain Suspension

 

[blazd88]

The key is to move the front diff forward betweem 1" and 1.5" to help keep the tires from rubbing the firewall/floor. the rest is just sheetmetal trimming.

Rene

do you need to have crossover just to move it forward 1 inch?

 

[ntaj*ep]

do you need to have crossover just to move it forward 1 inch?

You don't need to have cross over theres enough adjustment for the 1-1.5" of axle movement, does make things easier for you late modle guys to do the crossover though...

 

[jekquistk5]

YES!! you have to lengthen the front shaft!!