I'm looking to do a suspension lift to the truck, nothing extreme probably about 2-3" lift (one that keeps the factory rake look, i like that look).....my question is, will that modification alter my payload or towing capacity?

The truck will most likely carry and tow heavy items from time to time, but nothing serious (mostly fire wood, 17' bass tracker, and some farm work). I just want to give the truck a decent look cause it will still be a daily driver.

Truck is still new only about 3k miles on it, 2011 silverado crew cab 4.8L 4x4.

 

get a topguncustomz levelin kit and a 3" block to go in the back from roughcountry. Should be exactly what you're lookin for. It's not a suspension lift, but the smallest suspension lift that's offered is 4"

 

oh okay great, will the 3" block be strong enough for payloads or can i add a leaf in the rear?

sorry im new to trucks....my other car is a track car.

 

if you're haulin loads all the time, then get the add-a-leaf instead of the block. The block would be strong enough, but you're still usin stock springs, i'd do an add-a-leaf instead to help out with saggin in the rear end

 

with leveling kits, has any one had any problems with them adding stress to the front end? i was looking to see what they actually were and it really is a metal spacer.....

 

For the most part the suspension lift won't affect your load capacity. If you're looking for additional support as well you may want to consider getting a helper spring.

 

On the newer trucks, it's hard to put a lot of stress on the front end, it's not like the 99-06 where you could crank to the moon. There's a set amount of lift your gonna get from the lift and that's it. My dad has one with his 08 vmax and he hasn't had any problems at all

 

so if put a 2" leveling kit up front, i will be able to attach my 7' plow to it and won't have any problems?

 

I would expect shorter life with the U-joints as the angles will be greater than the factory specs but the rest of the truck's drive train and suspension are not likely to be affected nearly as much. This assumes beefing up the shocks as I expect you are going to both increase the travel range for the axles and add a lot more sprung weight to the axles with bigger tires.

 

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