Set Bilsteins at 1.75 or 2.5 with stock size 265/65/17 tires and 1.5" AAL?

haha yeah i sure do. Problem is i dont have a job, cause school and sports take up all my time. so i have to save up money from bday and sell things to make any money

 

my brother has the same tires and wheels as you with a 2.5 inch spacer lift and the tires and wheels look pretty tiny, go with the 1.75. He just ordered the billies and is going to remove the spacer lift, needless to say he is buying bigger tires.
Bigger is not always better.

 

Yeah i keep reading abt all the vibe issues now. ill prolly end up stickin with 1.75 until my tires wear out. then ill just have to suck it up and pay the cash to get em redone

 

honestly i think the rear will look too high w/ the AAL if u set the front at 1.75".
u'd have some major rake goin on

 

...oh and i didnt have any issues w/ vibrations at 2.5" either

 

but i dont have the tsb. and yeah i think the vibes are hit or miss as well

 

u mean the TSB for the leafs? i dont have it either

 

Im saying i dont have the tsb aal, but i do have the toytec 1.5 aal. I thought billys at 1.75 and 1.5" AAL would put me at factory rake?

 

yea i think it will..i just like my trucks to sit level. the only thing i carry is my dirt bike in the back of mine and that doesnt make the rear sag at all

 

Ok, how bout i ask this, about how much do used 265/70/17 bfg a/t go for?

 

thats a good question..maybe someone else could help out on that one.
im actually pushing 265/75/16 Definity Dakota MT. got them at Pep Boys for $158.00 each and their running a special..u get a mail in rebate for the price of one of the tires. so basically buy 3 get 1 free. im really happy w/ them so far.

 

Wow you got a great deal on those. I just posted a WTB thread for some 265/70/17s so hopefully someone will have something for me. Just hope ill get enough cash outta my dirt bike sale to afford the lift install and tires if i decide to go that route

 

yea they also had some Definity Dakota AT for $133.00 w/ the same buy 3 get 1 free deal

 

Well I don't have any pics for you, but I have the rear TSB and fronts set at 1.75.
I think you will be good at 1.75 w/ 1.5 AAL. Maybe 1/2" rake in back but will look good none the less.

However, I will eventually get the rear 1.5 AAL and either bump my setting to 2.5 or lower to .85 and get eibachs 1.6 (I think) coils. I might do that when its time for new tires.

Also my truck doesn't look funny with my 17 stock sports.

 

Well, i guess ill talk to my dad and see what he says about getting tires put on it. He paid for the set thats currently on there and they are nice tires (bfg long trail t/a) but i really want bigger tires now, and if i buy used and then sell my current ones i think it could work out. All a bunch of "ifs" in this thread haha.

 

I installed a similar set-up on Wednesday. 265/75/16 AT's, Eibach coils, 5100's at 2.5" and a 2" AAL. It gave me a level 3" lift. I think it looks great and the 5100's ride like a champ, though having zero caster makes the front end a bit squirrely at highway speeds and I also got "the vibes".

Just ordered TC UCA's and an OME carrier bearing drop kit to try to sort some of that out. If that doesn't work then I will give the shims a try.

 

i only have the 5100's set at 2.5", yours looks higher. anyways O.P. go with 2.5" with stockers, they don't look that bad.

 

I really like the way this trucks sits. What are your fender measurements front and rear?

 

He's got the eibach coils (1.6" lift) and when you put the 5100s to 2.5 you are well above the 3" mark and will def need UCA's.

 

Thanks. I will get back to you on the measurements.

Ha! A few people had convinced me that I wouldn't need UCA's. To be honest, it didn't take much to convince me of it because UCA's are expensive and "how bad can zero caster really be?" Yesterday I was pulling a trailer at about 55 mph, got hit with a pretty small cross wind and had an 'OH SHIT' moment. Ordered a set of Total Chaos UCA's as soon as I got home.