Unless it's going to be an all show, no go, truck, IMO, the lift should be as minimal as possible.

My personal rules. This is just my opinion. No more than 4" total lift. No body lifts, unless you do a 1" combined with no other lift or a minimal 1-2" suspension lift. No rear blocks under any circumstances. Longer rear shackles are OK, as are add-a-leafs. 2-3" should easily clear 33s with minor or no mods. 4" should clear 35 with minor to no mods. Taller tires, might require some more serious mods.

If the tires require more clearance, I say cut fenders, move axles, relocate mudflaps, and change wheel backspacing.

If you keep the stock J arm steering, you're going to be limited on how much you can lift the front anyway. I think you can't go much higher than a couple of inches, before you need a drop arm and then probably limited to about 4" max suspension. But I'm not well versed on the stock SA steering, since mine is an SAS and I have hi-steer..which by the way, would be a great mod to consider for the future, even on a factory SA truck.

Low lifts may not look as "cool", but they perform awesome on the trail and keep your roof panels straighter and you alive.

Good luck.


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