Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!?
 

Hey everybody! Love this site and love reading all the posts...

here's my question... i'm looking to put a 2 inch body lift on my 2000 Blazer LS (2 dr 4wd)...
Will I be able to increase the size of my tires with this lift?!?

Just wondering!!

thanks!

Matty Kling

RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!?
 

Yes... you can go to 31x10.5's. If you keep the stock rims, crank your t-bars up an inch and get lift shackles for the rear, you can go to 32x11.50's (may need a small amount of trimming).

RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!?
 

Thanks! So I could get a 31" tire on there wth a 2 inch lift? What would be stock as far as the tires go with this Blazer?

RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!?
 

You can find what your stock tires were by looking at the lable on your drivers side door.

RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!?
 

Yeah - I figured that one..... BUt it says 235/70 R15.... I don't know how this translates into the actual outside tire measurements.... Is this a 30"? 31"? How can you tell?

Basically I want to increase my ground clearance a little bit...

RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!?
 

stock size tires are about 27-28in tall. and bout 9in wide

jimmyboy

RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!?
 

after looking at tires online for the last few days, I believe that the origonal tire sizes, 235/75 15 is 28.8 inches in diameter, and the 235/70 15 is 28 inches.you can go online and do a search for a tire diameter calculator, and you can type in your deminsions and it will spit out the size.

RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!?
 

My brother-in-law (97 blazer) put 30 9.50 with no lift on stock rims with no problem. He also tried 31 10.50 but hadsome rub on the frame. He cranked up the torsion bars (not ideal for the ride). With a 2" lift everything fit fine. Body lift is the way to go. Suspension lifts mess with drive angles and don't gain you any ground clearance. Body lift allows for larger tires and that is how you gain ground clearance. I am adding a 2" lift to my 04 blazer and am planning on 31 10.50. If you go to www.bridgestone-firestone.com and select a tire, you can view the specs. This tells you all of the dimensions for every size.

RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!?
 

you will not gain any ground clearance from a 2 inch body lift.Ground clearance is measured from the ground to the lowest point on the vehicle, in this case the frame and or transfer case. This has been discussed several times in these forums. Body lifts just lift the body off of the frame, leaving the frame at stock height and stock ground clearance. Sure you can fit 31's on a 2 inch body lifted truck, however you can fit 30's on there without the lift. This is the point where you ask yourself, is it really worth all that trouble for an extra 1/2" of clearance? But as for a body lift, they look awesome, but you WILL NOT gain any more than 1/2" of ground clearance and that is from tires alone. A 2 inch suspensions lift however will also accomodate 31's. It will technically give you 2 1/2" more ground clearance.

so, to make a long story short, a 2 inch body lift will only give you 1/2" more ground clearance than you can obtain with a good set of 30's and no lift. If you get it, install it yourself or you will be out more than a few hundred dollars for an install fee. For what it costs to have a body lift put on, you could go a couple hundred more and get a good suspension lift. And good suspension lifts come with brackets and spacers to correct drive angles.

RE: Looking to Lift - Can I increase my tire size?!?
 

I thought suspension lifts would look better, dosent the frame hang way out on a body lift?