re-gearing for 35"s

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The consistent answer you will find on the forums is to crank your torsion bars. This will give you up to 2 inches of lift to clear 35" tires in front. You already have enough room to clear 35's in the rear.

When you crank your torsion bars you will notice a firmer ride and more nose dive when braking and cornering. To fix that, get the 1/2" extended bumpstops. The front suspension was designed to rest on the bumpstops. When you raise the frontend you are no longer resting on the stock bumpstops. The extended stops fix this issue.

With the front end higher, your front shocks are not in their optimal travel range. The Bilstein shocks fix that by having a longer travel range. A lot of people ran their stock shocks with the t-bar crank with few issues. I did it myself for over a year. Loved the look of the truck leveled, and barely noticed the change in the suspension. That said, there was a noticeable improvement in ride with the extended bumpstops and new shocks.

There have been owners who have thrown 35's on without leveling the front-end and had no issues. The tire rub that you will read about only happens when the front wheels are fully cranked and they rub on the sway bar. This happens with the 33's too and is not an issue.

You will be very happy with the 35's and the torsion bar crank with the extended bumpstops and bilstein shocks are the best way and least expensive way to do it. That is just my opinion but I have seen the same opinion over and over again. Hope this helps.