CG Chevy

I want to put a 6' lift on my '06 1500 Silverado
Can someone with experience tell me what all problems come with lift
Like does it tear up the truck, if so, how and can it prevented
I wanted to put 35/12.50/17 toyos on it

1953drtelco

On a positive note the truck will look good. Now for the bad. Your going to kill any fuel economy you might be getting. The worst place to put weight is on the rims/tires. You can also plan on replacing wheel bearings, and ball joints every 50K or less. If your not driving the truck as a daily driver the costs shouldn't be a big problem. I have a 2005 HD2500 with the Duramax, and on a few Duramax forums. There are quite a truck owners who went with the lift, only to go back stock in a couple of years. With that said, my truck is stock height, 100K on the clock, original wheel bearing, brakes and ball joints.

CG Chevy

That sounds like it'll cost more than I bring in. Besides, I already have it key'd up 4" and thats enough for 33's without making the joints and berings go out constantly. PS It's a daily truck for me

1953drtelco

Luckily my truck isn't a daily driver. I just purchased a used State car (Cavalier) bi-fuel CNG car. Current CNG prices in my area are $1.47 GGE which has lowered my fuel costs 75%. In my case owning a second car actually lowered my auto insurance.

country_09

havin it keyed to 4" is worse than a 6" lift imo. That's way to much, you're ball joints and tie rods are probably shot already dependin on how long you've had it like that. I'd do the 6" rough country(4.5" diff drop but 6" control arm drop) and run the 35s of your choice with no crank. You'll have factory angles and a way better ride. Put timken wheel bearings on it from rock auto(220 shipped for both of them) and it'll be just fine. I run 35s and 20x12s and haven't had any problems for over 2+ years now

Chris9793

i have a 96 K1500 with a 6" lift and run 35X12.50R15 BFG's.
you will kill a little bit of acceleration due to the weight of the new tires and rims(also depends on what type of suspension lift you get). I had mine custom built(we have a race team for our monster trucks) so access to things like that is gratefully easy.

But in terms of mpg you shouldn't loose much, i get around 10 in city and 13-14 on the highway. but my truck has always been a dog on mpg. You have to lose some to win some.
Wear and tear is mainly on parts that now will become consumables (i.e ball joints, hub assembles and brakes) also you will need to get a speedo re calibrator or have a shop do it.

But all in all i believe it is worth it if its the look you are going for!!