Lifting a 2000 z71

[DaBlue_z71]

Good afternoon everyone, I am beginning to get everything set up to lift my 2000 ChevyTahoe z71(old body style). I know that I want a 4" lift and it's going to be a suspensionlift as I don't want to risk running spacers for the body lift and it messes with the physics of the vehicle. I am looking for the best cost effective setup I can find, wether it be buying a kit or building my own kit. I also don't have a place to work on it so I will be having a shop do the work. If anyone has done this work before and can give me some pointers I'd appreciate. I'm trying to find the least expensive route I can take to get this done while also not getting complete and utter crap

 

[MadDogDelpho]

I think for a 4" lift you'll need to drop the front differential. But a 3" will just need keys and lift blocks or specific lift springs in the rear.

 

[1BADI5]

With a 4" kit it should drop the diff, part of the kit

 

[On3honksgo]

If your doing the 4in, Might as well do the 6in, or just crank your torsion bars a little

 

[DaBlue_z71]

Any chance either three of you gentlemen have a brand you can recommend that isn’t too heavy on the pockets? Depending on cost I might just end up going with the 6”.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Any chance either three of you gentlemen have a brand you can recommend that isn’t too heavy on the pockets? Depending on cost I might just end up going with the 6”.

Had that same truck. Never lifted it. Living vicariously through you now, do us proud!

Did you look at suspension Maxx, or Supreme suspension?

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Rough country has its 4 and 6 inch lifts on sale for right at $999

Looks like Supreme doesn't have anything higher than a level kit for the OBS, and same with Suspension Maxx

 

[DaBlue_z71]

Had that same truck. Never lifted it. Living vicariously through you now, do us proud!

Did you look at suspension Maxx, or Supreme suspension?

It will slowly take form into something that will make all tyf users proud....atleast that’s what I dream it will be.

 

[DaBlue_z71]

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Rough country has its 4 and 6 inch lifts on sale for right at $999

Looks like Supreme doesn't have anything higher than a level kit for the OBS, and same with Suspension Maxx

From reading up on the forums I’ve seen other users giving Rough country bad reviews, but I will definitely check it out, might have to put it on the good ole credit card.

 

[DaBlue_z71]

Rough country has its 4 and 6 inch lifts on sale for right at $999

Looks like Supreme doesn't have anything higher than a level kit for the OBS, and same with Suspension Maxx

Ended up purchasing that 6” rough country, probably won’t have it installed for 3 months.