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Old 01-03-2010, 06:59 PM
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Default Re: Tire question BF Goodrich KM2's ...

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Originally Posted by OrangeCrush
I'm lost... why would an SUV be any higher than an SUT? Assuming your truck sits level, they should be the same height.

Moot point, just wondering.

Here's the deal....

Using torsion keys will get you 1.5-2.0 inches of lift. Anything more than that and your truck typically rides like crap. (not saying it can't be done, just not normally done)

Assuming your 37's are really 36" tall, the stock 35's are 33" tall.

So you've gained 1.5" of height just from the tires and you've gained 1.5" from the lift.

If 3" is all you've got, then you're screwed if you crank up the torsion bars any more than 1.5".

Mark

Mark,

Sorry I didn't explain it better.. It was late when I was typing. The sut and Suv are the same height.. What I'm trying to explain is that my entire roof line is through the threshold of the door before the rear tires hit the lip.. Once I'm passed the brick I have plenty of room inside my garage. My doors are about 4 inches higher than the height of my exterior opening for each door. If I had the SUV my back end of the roof would hit as soon as my rear tires hit the lip (thus raising the vehicle before the entire roof passed the brick opening) as I enter my garage..That's the best way I can explain it.

I'll take a small vid when I return from vacation on Tuesday to show you what I mean. Here are some pics. As you can see, I have a lot of room once I get under the exterior height.. So, when I'm pulling into my garage my sut gets passed that before my rear wheels hit the lip and raise the truck .. To make things even more confusing.. I can pull in but cannot back into my garage or it will hit. LOL


Last edited by ehaser : 01-03-2010 at 07:20 PM.
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