Andrewgodley
TYF Newbie
Hey folks, first post. Be gentle. Thanks in advance for any info you can help me with. I've searched and cannot find much info about lifting an LTZ 4x4 Suburban. Mine is a 2013. Super nice vehicle, but needs more... stance. SuspensionMaxx makes the coil spring spacers for the rear and also the nice adjustable height kit for the front struts to do just about any height from 1" to 2.5" and they also include a little bracket to lengthen the Autoride rod for both the front a rear. Going to install some 2015 GMC all terrain stock wheels with 275/60r20 KO2.
I want to lift it just high enough to clear the 275/60s and provide a little more height and stance without making it ride poorly on the highway. Also want to keep the front lower than the rear, level wise.
So here is where I would like to specific help: how much should I lift? There is a lot of info out there and on this site about the kits for the tahoe/yukon and even for the suburban, but mostly the Z71 and not the autoride LTZ and most people are not forthcoming about whether their rides are 4x4 or 2wd. I have the 4x4 and I think the suspension is already a little higher than the stock 2wd I see around town.
My front fenders sit at 36 1/4" and the rear at 37 3/4" already. Thats a 1.5" difference and the truck looks nice and I don't want to raise the front too much more than the rear. The step along the bottom of the vehicle is actually almost level, with the end near the rear tire being only 1/2" higher than the end near the front tire. Its as if the truck has a natural rake look to it, even when the bottom of the body is more level.
I am leaning toward 1.5" lift front and 1.5" lift rear, bringing the ending fender heights to 37 3/4" front and 39 1/4" rear before taller tires. Does anyone have any idea if I will have issues with rubbing with the 275/60r20 tires if at almost 38" front fender height? Or will I need to get the from up another 1/4 or 1/2" or more?
Also, what about the rear shock? I have a shock extender that I purchased from ReadyLift that will extend the shock bracket about 2". Do you think this would be an issue with the 1.5" rear lift? The autoride shock would be slightly more compressed that stock, probably. I have no idea how theses autoride shocks work compared to regular shocks. I don't know if they air up to a fixed extended point or if they reference the position of the autoride rod/sensor. Any ideas? The SuspensionMaxx rear spacer has the bracket to extend the rod a little bit, but I don't know how precise the position or length needs to be, if that will affect the height. I do notice that the rear height of the vehical is 1/2" lower when it sits for more than 24 hours, but when you turn on the ignition I can hear the compressor run and the rear will raise that 1/2" again.
Any thoughts would be appreciated. And I will post pics! Here she is currently... long and low and already pretty close to level, just a tad higher in the back. Also these are 265/60r20 Goodyear Wrangler SR-As. Actual height it about 31 1/8 inch tall on the truck.
Cheers,
Andrew
I want to lift it just high enough to clear the 275/60s and provide a little more height and stance without making it ride poorly on the highway. Also want to keep the front lower than the rear, level wise.
So here is where I would like to specific help: how much should I lift? There is a lot of info out there and on this site about the kits for the tahoe/yukon and even for the suburban, but mostly the Z71 and not the autoride LTZ and most people are not forthcoming about whether their rides are 4x4 or 2wd. I have the 4x4 and I think the suspension is already a little higher than the stock 2wd I see around town.
My front fenders sit at 36 1/4" and the rear at 37 3/4" already. Thats a 1.5" difference and the truck looks nice and I don't want to raise the front too much more than the rear. The step along the bottom of the vehicle is actually almost level, with the end near the rear tire being only 1/2" higher than the end near the front tire. Its as if the truck has a natural rake look to it, even when the bottom of the body is more level.
I am leaning toward 1.5" lift front and 1.5" lift rear, bringing the ending fender heights to 37 3/4" front and 39 1/4" rear before taller tires. Does anyone have any idea if I will have issues with rubbing with the 275/60r20 tires if at almost 38" front fender height? Or will I need to get the from up another 1/4 or 1/2" or more?
Also, what about the rear shock? I have a shock extender that I purchased from ReadyLift that will extend the shock bracket about 2". Do you think this would be an issue with the 1.5" rear lift? The autoride shock would be slightly more compressed that stock, probably. I have no idea how theses autoride shocks work compared to regular shocks. I don't know if they air up to a fixed extended point or if they reference the position of the autoride rod/sensor. Any ideas? The SuspensionMaxx rear spacer has the bracket to extend the rod a little bit, but I don't know how precise the position or length needs to be, if that will affect the height. I do notice that the rear height of the vehical is 1/2" lower when it sits for more than 24 hours, but when you turn on the ignition I can hear the compressor run and the rear will raise that 1/2" again.
Any thoughts would be appreciated. And I will post pics! Here she is currently... long and low and already pretty close to level, just a tad higher in the back. Also these are 265/60r20 Goodyear Wrangler SR-As. Actual height it about 31 1/8 inch tall on the truck.
Cheers,
Andrew
