Nice truck and welcome to TRS...
With the earlier torsion keys and rear block installed on your truck... you can get a 32 inch (265/75/16) tire on it with ease... and probably go 33 inch with a little tweaking. On my 06 at factory ride height I clear 32's without a problem and I feel they line up with the factory 4:10 gear nicely. I think If I were to go to 33's I would be looking to change gears to keep it in the sweet spot. Once I get my new bumpers on (they weigh twice what the factory bumpers weigh) and get my cap set up for camping I will evaluate the ride height again. It will probably require a little torsion tweak and I may put my old man emu add a leaf in the rear. My goal is to keep it a close to factory as I can... I don't plan to wheel it... just get me to and from my outdoor adventures.
Uncle Gump, thanks for the info.
Nice truck and welcome to TRS...
With the earlier torsion keys and rear block installed on your truck... you can get a 32 inch (265/75/16) tire on it with ease... and probably go 33 inch with a little tweaking. On my 06 at factory ride height I clear 32's without a problem and I feel they line up with the factory 4:10 gear nicely. I think If I were to go to 33's I would be looking to change gears to keep it in the sweet spot. Once I get my new bumpers on (they weigh twice what the factory bumpers weigh) and get my cap set up for camping I will evaluate the ride height again. It will probably require a little torsion tweak and I may put my old man emu add a leaf in the rear. My goal is to keep it a close to factory as I can... I don't plan to wheel it... just get me to and from my outdoor adventures.
Uncle Gump, thanks for the info. If I'm reading the build guide from this site correctly, I have 4.56 gears so I should be good to go with 33', correct? I have been looking into the old torsion keys and bigger blocks. Wulf Suspension has a kit for around $300 that includes Wulf branded shocks. They also sell the same kit with Bilstein shocks for about $525. Should I go for the kit with the Billsteins?
Like your idea about getting to camping spots as my in-laws are retired and like to fish and camp and we are planning to join them some wekends.