Do I need a lift kit?

[[CZ00KI]]

Hi folks.
I have a 97 Coil Sierra.
Just wanted to know - if I fit 15x7in wheels with 30 or 31in tyres - Do I need to do a lift on it? I was planning on doing a 2in suspension lift on it later, but wasnt sure if I "had" to do it straight away? Would it rub off rd?

I tried searching but it came up with 1144 results - I gave up on page 7 :(
Thanks for your help in advance.

Oscar.

[alien]

the standard is:

31's = 4" lift

30's = 2" lift and guard hammering

how you arrive at that height is a whole other thing =)

[Gutless]

on a coily you WILL need 2" suspension at the very least. A body lift would be recommended o keep your gaurds from slicing your new tyres up.....

[muppet_man67]

if you lift with bumpstopping you will only need a 2 inch lift and hammer the seams flat

[[CZ00KI]]

Thanks for your replies guys.

Im in the process of getting a 2in spring lift kit.
Im also going to look into a body lift but Im getting turned off the whole idea coz I will need to extend the brake/ fuel lines etc from the looks of things & then I gotta hack away at the shifter holes etc....Is that the case or am I being too paranoid?

Do I need to replace the shocks also? Im sorry for the tedious questions, but Im very very very new to the whole 4WD scene.

With 30's and a 2in lift - I'll be fine off road wont I? Like on rocks etc? The tyres wont be rubbing & catching on the guards will they?

[Dee 4x4]

Hey mate.

I'm also new to the whole 4wd scene but it's easy to pick up on the simple things pretty quick.

I'm running 30" muds on my Sierra at the moment which has a 2" body lift as well as a 2" suspension lift. The suspension lift consists of raised springs at the front with raised springs and extended shocks at the back.

With 4" of lift I have more than enough for the 30's. I think with just 2" suspension you should be fine.

On another note, my mate (stubornly) fitted 30's to his vitara 5 door without a lift. He probably had about 2" clearance between the tire and the guard which needless to say was nowhere near enough. His tires scraped the whole way on our trip and now have cuts and nics out of the sides of them from the sharp guard edge. This was on the rears only.

So for a Vitara, you'll definately need a lift to run 30's effectively. I'd always advise doing lift, then tires. Not the other way around.

[suzuki boy]

When i first had mine it had a 2 inch lift with 30's (leaf sprung) But it used to rub a bit so i made up some 2 inch extended shackles. Doesn't rub anymore!

[lay80n]

If you are going to lift a car, you HAVE to change the shocks to match the ride hight. Otherwise you will not get any real benefit from the lift except a height increase. Using origional shocks with lifted springs means that the ride becomes crap, and extra flex gained from the springs is stopped by the shocks. If you 2 inch lift ya coiley, with matching shocks (remember the front end is coil over). Flatten off the seams in the wheel well , and space the bump stops to stop it rubbing , then you should be okay but with a bodylift you will be able to gain more travel. Dont be so worried about a bodylift, they are not such a big deal. RBZOOK ran 3 inch bodylift, 3 inch spring lift and 31's for a while, and his almost rubbed at full flex, so that might be somethign to consider too.
Layto....

[HotAe92]

ive got a 3" body lift on my coily atm, 30's fit fine, but is flex limiting. As at full flex i get rub. Thats why im considering a spring lift aswell.

[spamwell]

2 inch spring lift and 235/75 r15's whihc is about 29 inch and my tyres rub on the front guards, i had to hammer flat the inside edge of my flares to stop the tyres catching on that and bending them out

mines a 97 coily