Advise on my build please
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 7:46 am
I have come up with a plan for my upcoming build and wanted opinions or suggestions before I get it all. Anything I am missing, should know about or better recommendations ? I can provide more information if you need.
1. New tires. Currently have stock 265/65/17 highway tires on stock LE wheels (don't know the offset) on stock suspension. I will be upgrading to 265/70/17 A/T tires.
2. I am going to be lifting the car about 2", nothing crazy, just a little more clearance.. I need new shocks anyway so I believe this will be a good shock and will give a little more clearance the cheapest way.
FRONT
I am leaning toward the Bilstein option, but I have two options..
A) http://www.4x4parts.com/i-18981342-path ... table.html
B) Only considering this option because my rear shocks are the only ones that are actually bad. Has anyone ran this option before ? Then I could save a little cash.
http://www.4x4parts.com/i-18981439-path ... pacer.html
REAR
http://www.4x4parts.com/i-18981403-path ... shock.html
PLUS
http://www.4x4parts.com/i-18981573-rear ... -lift.html
3. Wheel spacers. I cant find any 275 width tires that are not LT, and I do not want the weight of a LT tire. I found some good tires that are around 40lbs and that's where I'd like to stay, but I will need a little more width to fill out the fender. I have found two styles of wheel spacers and need to know the difference of. I think 1/2" is plenty to hit the fender, but the 1/2" spacers are literally just spacers and I need to know if I have to get extended studs. Has anyone had experience with this style before ? 1" seems like too much so I'd like to stick with 1/2" if I can. Based on my wheels / suspensions, do you all think 1/2" will hit the fender? I don't want them hanging outside the fender but I don't want them hugged inside, especially if I am lifting it 2".
OPTION 1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KY7UCW4/re ... NL9NCEBUY2
OPTION 2
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KP4PJFG/re ... P6X8CABTJY
4. Airlift 1000. I don't haul a lot of things and the only reason I want it is because I do a lot of back country trail driving during hunting/fishing seasons and the roads are full of pot holes and dips so anything over 10mph and my rear end jumps up and slams back down hard. Will this actually help my rear shocks from going bad faster or do I just need to slow down !?
My last question is - I am going to get the tires and an alignment first. I will be getting the new lift shocks, spacers and airlift later. Do I need to do an alignment again after installing the new shocks? What about after the spacers? I like to have a plan of everything I am doing, but it all may come at different times, so if I have to get an alignment after shocks and after spacers, I will wait to install both at the same time and only do one alignment. I just don't know the answer.
1. New tires. Currently have stock 265/65/17 highway tires on stock LE wheels (don't know the offset) on stock suspension. I will be upgrading to 265/70/17 A/T tires.
2. I am going to be lifting the car about 2", nothing crazy, just a little more clearance.. I need new shocks anyway so I believe this will be a good shock and will give a little more clearance the cheapest way.
FRONT
I am leaning toward the Bilstein option, but I have two options..
A) http://www.4x4parts.com/i-18981342-path ... table.html
B) Only considering this option because my rear shocks are the only ones that are actually bad. Has anyone ran this option before ? Then I could save a little cash.
http://www.4x4parts.com/i-18981439-path ... pacer.html
REAR
http://www.4x4parts.com/i-18981403-path ... shock.html
PLUS
http://www.4x4parts.com/i-18981573-rear ... -lift.html
3. Wheel spacers. I cant find any 275 width tires that are not LT, and I do not want the weight of a LT tire. I found some good tires that are around 40lbs and that's where I'd like to stay, but I will need a little more width to fill out the fender. I have found two styles of wheel spacers and need to know the difference of. I think 1/2" is plenty to hit the fender, but the 1/2" spacers are literally just spacers and I need to know if I have to get extended studs. Has anyone had experience with this style before ? 1" seems like too much so I'd like to stick with 1/2" if I can. Based on my wheels / suspensions, do you all think 1/2" will hit the fender? I don't want them hanging outside the fender but I don't want them hugged inside, especially if I am lifting it 2".
OPTION 1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KY7UCW4/re ... NL9NCEBUY2
OPTION 2
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KP4PJFG/re ... P6X8CABTJY
4. Airlift 1000. I don't haul a lot of things and the only reason I want it is because I do a lot of back country trail driving during hunting/fishing seasons and the roads are full of pot holes and dips so anything over 10mph and my rear end jumps up and slams back down hard. Will this actually help my rear shocks from going bad faster or do I just need to slow down !?
My last question is - I am going to get the tires and an alignment first. I will be getting the new lift shocks, spacers and airlift later. Do I need to do an alignment again after installing the new shocks? What about after the spacers? I like to have a plan of everything I am doing, but it all may come at different times, so if I have to get an alignment after shocks and after spacers, I will wait to install both at the same time and only do one alignment. I just don't know the answer.