Rim,tire, Suspension setup

HARDTRAILZ

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Nov 18, 2011
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MarkMC New Style Lift w 2 inch longer rear coils
BDS Rear Shocks- Crap, but they are longer
Bilstein HD Front
3 inch Body Lift
Pro Comp Knight Chrome wheels - Junk and rusting after 2 years, PRO COMP WHEELS SUCK
Pro Comp Xtreme MT 305-65017
1.3 Adaptors to 6x5.5 pattern
Flipped UCA's, custom rear control arms, suicide doors panhard bar, 88 springs

Everything changes, but thats it right now
 

Regulator

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Nov 20, 2011
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MarkMC's 2.5" Suspension lift kit
MarkMC's 3" Body lift kit
Bilstein HD front struts
BDS 5500 rear shocks
87 Front springs
Z71 rear springs
1.5" adapters with 14mm lugs
Full Size Chevy Avalanche Rims
285/70/17 Treadwright Bulldog MT tires
Flipped Upper Control Arms
 

fletch09

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Nov 20, 2011
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Summer Set Up:
MarkMc new style lift
1.5 spacers
18" oem rims
265/65/18 Firestone Destination A/T's
no rubbing, no cutting



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Winter Set Up:
same lift and spacers
17" oem rims(painted)
265/70/17 Firestone Destination A/T's
 

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janesy86

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Nov 21, 2011
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Wheels/Tires:
o 1.3" wheel spacers
o H3 Wheels
o Tires: 285/75/16 BFG KM2's

Front:
o MarkMC lift kit
o Bilstein HD gas shocks
o GM P/N 15125887 springs
o Reversed upper control arms
o MDB Quick disco's

Rear:
o Tahoe z71 rear coil springs
o BDS P/N 55619 shocks
o MarkMC lift
 

fishsticks

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Nov 21, 2011
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  • Hybrid Rough Country/Suspension Maxx 2" Lift Kit
  • Bilstein Front Shocks w/ extended mounts
  • GM 15125888 Front Springs
  • Flipped UCAs
  • Removed Swaybars
  • 3/4-Ton TRE conversion
  • BDS 5500 Rear Shocks (good old white bodies)
  • GMT900 Rear Springs
  • Teraflex Jeep TJ Lower Shock Relocation Brackets
  • EXT E-brake Cables
  • 1" Longer Rear Control Arms w/ rod ends
  • Most of Mark's 3" Body Lift
  • 1.3" Wheel Adapters
  • 17x8 American Racing Trench wheels in black w/ 25mm offset
  • 35x12.5x17 Treadwright Guard Dog MTs

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rockstar

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Dec 14, 2011
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Ok here's some solid information. Mark's 2 1/2" front lift with new bilstein HDs and 2" rear spacers with stock springs and shocks (new bilsteins to come). Chrome Gunner 6 17 X 8 X +25 offset wheels (stock wheels are 17 X 7 X +50 offset). The wheels give an additional 12 mm inside clearance. Cooper Discoverer ATP 265/70 17 tires. No spacers, no cutting, no other mods. About an inch upper ball joint clearance. At most I may have to shave a quarter inch from the lower front bumper but so far no rubbing at all in turns or over bumps. It's close but works.
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Foz

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Dec 4, 2011
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18" Polished MB Gunner 6 w/ 265/60r18 General Grabbers. Suspension is stock. Debated on goin up and/or down and decided i like it just the way it is with these rims and tires.

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CruzinQueen

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Dec 30, 2011
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1.5" Mark MC Wheel Adapters
17" KMC Addict Matte Black Wheels (+18 offset, 9" wide)
Cooper Discoverer ATR 265/70R17
2.5" Suspension Lift by Mark MC (Liftmeister)

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jrSS

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Dec 4, 2011
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Some kind of 20" eagle alloy wheels with 275/45/20' falken shoes. Riding on a belltech 2/3 drop.
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jham

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Nov 20, 2011
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Updated
jham;345]MarkMC New Style Lift
3" body lift
BDS Rear
Bilstein HD Front
KMC XD Series Addict 17-9 +18 offset
Nitton Trail Grappler 295/70/17
1.5 Adaptors
Flipped UCA's
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UnionJack72

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Mar 29, 2012
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Finally got my new tires fitted to my lifted truck

MarkMc 2.5" Lift Kit
Bilstein HD Shocks
BF Goodrich All-Terrain 265/70/17
1.5" Spacers

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fadyasha

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Dec 21, 2011
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American Trench 17's chrome
Toyo Open Country 265/65/17's
Custom 2" lift (soon to be MarkMc 2.5" up front and Z71's in rear)
No Spacers

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SHILOW

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Mar 29, 2012
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II Crave No.4 275/30/24
DJM 2/4 drop
DJM Upper Control Arms
Bilstien HD front
Belltech Nitro 2 rear
Ground Control Coil Springs
Spohn Adjustable Panhard Bar
Hotchkis Rear Sway bar
Suspension Maxx end links

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jrSS

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Dec 4, 2011
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Update..... no more voy. So my SS sits stocks with rear bag adjustment(lowered).
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Cable810

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Dec 5, 2011
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Marks 3" Lift
Marks Wheel Spacers 6x5-6x5
Stock Wheels
265/70-17 General Grabber At2
SkyJacker S97N8030 Rear Shocks
Bilstein Struts F4-BE5-A333-H0
Fliped and Rotated UCA's
 

jake 03

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Jan 3, 2013
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Belltech 2'' drop with new UCAs
Adjusted airbags in rear
Stock wheels with 265 50 20 Bfg Kdw2
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All stock suspension
245 70 17 Goodyear Duratrac
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jeffgutierrez

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Dec 30, 2012
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MarkMc's 3" body lift
MarkMc's 3" suspension lift
18 x 9 Moto Metal 956 Chrome Wheels
275/70/18 Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac
Bilstein HD front
Skyjacker Soft Ride rear

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HARDTRAILZ

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Nov 18, 2011
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MarkMc's 3" body lift
MarkMc's 3" suspension lift in front plus 88 front springs and BDS HD Struts
Skyjacker cr25 rear coils and BDS shocks
Rear Swaybar deleted, Flipped and swapped UCA's, custom tubular extended rear control arms, suicide doors adjustable panhard bar
17 x 9 Pro Comp Knight Khrome wheels
315/70/17 TW Guard Dogs on 3 ply sidewall BFG Carcass
1.5 inch adaptors


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BuzzCut

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Jun 29, 2013
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I like the look of all of these rigs and the different equipment levels and mods. Des anyone know what High Voltage was running on his truck in the winter pics he had? I am wanting to go for that look, but cant figure out what he was rolling on. Any help would be greatly appreciated! The 2006 TrailBlazer Ext is coming ot me soon and I want to figure out what all I need to do soon, so I ca n not drive a weiner dog too long! Thanks, fellas, awesome looking trucks!

-Buzz
 

HARDTRAILZ

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Nov 18, 2011
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High voltage runs basically the same set up I do except I think 87 front springs and z71s n blocks in rear. 35 inch duratracs.
 

Playsinsnow

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Nov 17, 2012
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From the old site.


Originally Posted by high-voltage
What a weekend!
Mark's 3" body lift, Mark's new suspension lift, new 87 springs, custom built rock sliders by MDB, MDB oil pan skid, MDB radiator skid, Kyle's old bumper made by MDB.
Thanks guys for all the help and a great weekend!


I'm sure you can find more specifics over there. Now that I think about it, isn't there a bunch of pics of his ride next to Hardtrailz?


Edit: I see Hardtrailz posted. He should know!
 

HARDTRAILZ

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Nov 18, 2011
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It got both lifts put at my house actually.
 

HARDTRAILZ

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Nov 18, 2011
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Went to some Black Rhino wheels in 17x9 +12 offset with 35 12.50 17 Fierce Attitude MT.









 

Short Bus

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Dec 2, 2011
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HARDTRAILZ said:
Went to some Black Rhino wheels in 17x9 +12 offset with 35 12.50 17 Fierce Attitude MT.










Looks god Kyle :thumbsup: It's also a bit of a shock, knowing your love of black wheels
 

HARDTRAILZ

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Nov 18, 2011
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Short Bus said:
Looks god Kyle :thumbsup: It's also a bit of a shock, knowing your love of black wheels

Don't I know it. Must kept coming back to these. Gave the wife n couple others my choices and these kept getting picked. I still think painting stock wheels looks ghetto but the black n silver look sucked me in.
 

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