please help...and don't laugh (lifting an expy)

[mmrseed]

ok, so I have a 2wd 99 expy with a fabtech 7.5" lift on it and I want 2-3 more inches without going the body lift route....yet. What are my options? I keep hearing about the leveling kits but how does that work on a suv which doesn't have the uneven rake of a truck with a bed? Will that make my front end look higher than the rear? I don't really understand suspension on trucks as I've always had mustangs (still do) and all I ever needed to know is that springs lower a car 1-2 inches...and that's it.

Also, my rear tires (35" bfg at) sit 2 inches closer to the the front lip of the rear wheel well than the rear lip. Does that mean I have a serious caster problem? I always thought camber and caster are front suspension issues only. The reason i ask, is that seems to prevent me from having 37" with this lift, forcing me to keep 35" for clearance. thanks.

Sincerely,

Confused

 

[M.Sowder]

ok, so I have a 2wd 99 expy with a fabtech 7.5" lift on it and I want 2-3 more inches without going the body lift route....yet. What are my options? I keep hearing about the leveling kits but how does that work on a suv which doesn't have the uneven rake of a truck with a bed? Will that make my front end look higher than the rear? I don't really understand suspension on trucks as I've always had mustangs (still do) and all I ever needed to know is that springs lower a car 1-2 inches...and that's it.

Also, my rear tires (35" bfg at) sit 2 inches closer to the the front lip of the rear wheel well than the rear lip. Does that mean I have a serious caster problem? I always thought camber and caster are front suspension issues only. The reason i ask, is that seems to prevent me from having 37" with this lift, forcing me to keep 35" for clearance. thanks.

Sincerely,

Confused

Put a solid axle and bigger leaf springs.

 

[nvycrmn]

not sure why you would want that much lift on 2wd but hey, bigger is better. you gonna convert to 4wd eventually?

 

[mmrseed]

Funny, I'm not THAT confused about suspension issues. Coil springs at all corners, it's an suv, not a truck and it is a solid rear axle. My reasons for wanting to lift a 2wd are the same as wanting to lift a 4wd ....I just want something that looks a little cooler. A moderate lift (which it has now) looks too close to stock and I don't care for lowered suv's too much so....there you have it

 

[tonydiv]

Um, since when is 7.5" a moderate lift? My truck has 7" of lift and NO ONE mistakes it for stock.

There isn't much out there bigger than that. Unless you have a 4 x 4, then full throttle suspension has a 15" lift to let you run 42" tires.

http://www.fullthrottlesuspension.com/images/news/pdf/43feaeeecd7b2fe2ae2e26d917b6477d1212425443.pdf

see page 10

 

[mmrseed]

That is true, but yours looks quite higher than mine I believe because it was a 4x4 to begin with which sits higher stock than a non 4x4, right?. A 2wd like mine with a 7.5" lift looks like a 4x4 with a 4 inch lift. If I could get 3 more inches (on my truck) I would be happy

 

[Lane24]

Pics please..... I'd like to see this 7.5 inch lift that doesn't look like a lift. Sounds like a lot of height to me!!! ...My 5 inches makes it look like a monster next to other Expy's. Especially if you are running 35's. Must be huge. I'd like to see it.

 

[mmrseed]

 

[Lane24]

That's awesome man. I see what you say though. Maybe doesn't look like 7.5 should. But I like it a lot!!! Nice truck!!!

 

[tonydiv]

I think that it has the perfect proportion of tire size and lift height.
What size tire are you thinking of moving up to?