I am getting a 2003 or 2005 Silverado 1500 Extended cab with Z71 package. I want to lift it enough to give it that jacked up and ready to mud look with some good size muddin tires. Need recommendations on how much to lift it, how to lift it, and what size tires to get.

 

Well how tall do you want to go? There's the levelin kit, body lifts, and real suspension lifts

 

I was thinking about 6-9 inches

 

There's a 6" suspension with 3" body lift or you could get cognito 7-9" lift...or I think fabtech makes a full drop 7" and you can crank on that an inch or two

 

What do you use to crank it?

 

You can crank your stock torsion keys or buy aftermarket..usually 2.5" of lift or so come from them. So a cognito, fabtech, or pro comp full drop kits will get you 6-7" of lift and then you can crank on top of that. But with crank the ride gets worse

 

I've got a 2" Rough Country leveling kit, and it's given me enough clearance to romp through some mud. I'm looking at bumping it up to a 5" suspension lift myself though.