seems like the smarter way.... thanks sorry for all the dumb questions.
on a side note got some truck bars from a guy. they are thicker than the 4dr tahoe bars. hopefully they work better than the saggy ones i got now. need to get em in and trim some a little and get it aligned. the guy i got them from had a bad ass 89 chevy with sas on 11 inches of lift and 38s. it had plenty of room still.