ecks91 said:
well my truck will probably never see mud (well not anytime soon) I like to have a good lookin truck that alot of people can admire. Now those two Tcases..what make , year and model can i find those off of? And the tires i will run will be 33's. I would like to mudd it out but its too expensive to fix damages.
ecks91
I hate to bash ya, but 33's and a 12" lift looks funny. Big tall truck, tiny tires. It'd be like putting some P265/55/R15's on at stock height.
Well, you can find an NP208 off the mid-late 80's 4x4 trucks. K-anything will probably have one. Go to a junkyard, and start looking underneath trucks. All New Process transfer cases have an ID tag on them (might have to scrape off the chevy grime to get to it, but it's there). Just make sure you pull one off that has the same transmission as yours.
If you ask me, a 2" lift with 33's or 35's, and some dress-up will give you the look you want. Or you could go bigger, but if you want to have the wannabe look; lift it a couple inches and get some 35" Thornbirds or some other tire that has the look you want. Thornbirds really aren't that great off-road from what other people say (Thornturds a.k.a.). A set of your standard TSL's would work, but have a very basic tread on them (but work well off-road). Ground Hawgs and Boggers are some good looking tires that work well in the mud.
As far as breaking stuff off-roading, if you stay under 35" for tiresize you'll be just fine. Just make sure you know the limits of your suspension for max flex and stuff so you know how to take a good line for your truck.
Tire size isn't the only important thing in wheeling, driving skill is a huge factor.