6inch lift with 33's

Ya bud I'm not looking to go that tall. I'm getting back into overlanding and a mid size lift is ideal for overlanding.
As well as a good set of A/T's.
A mid size lift from my past experience with overlanding is more agile, more articulate with decent down travel and better center of gravity with some of the steeper angles on inclines and declines.
So with keeping at 33 inch tires on my 17's the transmission won't scream with my stock 305 gears.

It seems to me running 33's wont look that good with a 6 inch lift and will serve no Overlanding function... 4 inches is plenty.

My rig has a 4 inch lift on 315's (same height as 35"s) 10 in travel up front and a very comfortable ride with King shocks it handles great on and off road. 75 mph desert roads are a breeze and it sill handles rough stuff... I have done 3500 off road a year with no complaints.

What ever lift you get if it doesn't increase wheel travel too, it will do very little overall.. Wheel travel is very important off road for making the ride more comfortable and also maintains traction better. Be sure you have a two speed transfer case that is a huge factor off road..



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ABN45 said:

So anybody running a 6inch lift with 33's?
Want to see how they look.

I want to put a 6inch kit on my Yukon but with only a 305 gear set up ( not regearing anytime soon) anything more than 33's and my tranny will scream kill me now. Lol.

I would like 35's but ya way to much for my tranny and gear set up.

Right now I have stock tires on the stock 17inch rims.

Thanks all.

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Just go with 34” tires.

ABN45 said:

Ya bud I'm not looking to go that tall. I'm getting back into overlanding and a mid size lift is ideal for overlanding.
As well as a good set of A/T's.
A mid size lift from my past experience with overlanding is more agile, more articulate with decent down travel and better center of gravity with some of the steeper angles on inclines and declines.
So with keeping at 33 inch tires on my 17's the transmission won't scream with my stock 305 gears.

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If you're really looking to overland, depending on where you plan on going, I wouldn't want a lift based on my experience in my Yukon XL. It's already uncomfortably tippy on some Colorado trails. Keep your COG as low as possible. I'm running 34x11.50 on 18x9 wheels with 20mm offset with 2" strut spacers upfront and some minor trimming. You could accomplish the same lift height as the strut spacers with good shocks like Kings and new upper control arms. I also had a Yukon with a 6" lift and 35x12.5's and would not have wheeled that where I wheel my XL.

2001 TX Tahoe said:

If you're really looking to overland, depending on where you plan on going, I wouldn't want a lift based on my experience in my Yukon XL. It's already uncomfortably tippy on some Colorado trails. Keep your COG as low as possible. I'm running 34x11.50 on 18x9 wheels with 20mm offset with 2" strut spacers upfront and some minor trimming. You could accomplish the same lift height as the strut spacers with good shocks like Kings and new upper control arms. I also had a Yukon with a 6" lift and 35x12.5's and would not have wheeled that where I wheel my XL.

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Why I was thinking a mid size lift. However this would be my first time overlanding in a vehicle like my YUKON. Whole diferent animal than my big boy Silverado HD . So im definitely open to other lift options.

But ya I had already considered diferent upper control arms and I trust Kryptonite for all 4 of my vehicles.
But ya I definitely have some time to gather information on people's lift and or leveling with there Yukons.

ABN45 said:

Why I was thinking a mid size lift. However this would be my first time overlanding in a vehicle like my YUKON. Whole diferent animal than my big boy Silverado HD . So im definitely open to other lift options.

But ya I had already considered diferent upper control arms and I trust Kryptonite for all 4 of my vehicles.
But ya I definitely have some time to gather information on people's lift and or leveling with there Yukons.

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The one caveat to what I said earlier is that more ground clearance would be nice, but I still wouldn't want much more if any lift height if you're going to be doing any off-camber driving.

35’s with a 6” lift is the way. 33’s on a 6” lift will look small.