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Old December 9th, 2012, 2:51 PM
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I have a 2008 Chevy Silverado LT. The truck is has stock everything. But my tires are going bad, so i am forced to get new tires. I dont really like the way my truck sits or the tires i have now. I want to get bigger and better looking tires. The tires i have on there now are 245/70/r17. I want the biggest possible tires i can get and I have a few questions

How much is the front lowered compared to the back?

How big can my tires (without problems) get if i leave it (stock) how it is without a lift?

If i get a leveling kit, To where my front is raised to the height of my rear, how big can i go then?

Overall information is needed as i make a decision on tires.
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Old December 9th, 2012, 10:45 PM
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fronts lowered around 2 inches or so and you dont really need a leveling kit, just crank up your torision keys (not all the way). you can fit 285-75 prob at the max without a leveling kit.
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2007 and up NBS don't have torsion bars, they use struts. 33's are about as big as you can go without touching the suspension. leveling kits are cheap and easy to install and you can probably run 35's then. i'm in the same boat as you but i have 275/55r20's. i wanna get a set of 16 or 17 inch rims with bigger tires
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07+ have crap for a fender design. On a 2.5" levelin kit on stock wheels you can do a 33" tire without trimmin. A 295/70/17 or a 305/70/17 would be about as much as you could run I believe. Somethin wider and a lil taller than what you have now.

A 2.5" levelin kit will get you level, a 2" kit will leave the front saggin just a tad
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I can run 33's on factory wheels as the truck sits now stock. i used my buddy's wheels and tires just for mock-up purposes and 33's clear no problem even when turning
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