6” Rough Country

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I’m going to order a 6” Rough Country lift, and plan to run 36’s. The wheels are stock 16x8.
I was wondering if anybody with the same configuration could measure the top of their cab?
 

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Not an exact to your question, but my brother just measured my suburban today.

4" all spring, with ORD zero rates, on 37s.

Measured just over 7'5.

May help to know a little about your truck also, K10, K20, what tires, all spring, blocked rear, that sorta stuff.


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I’m going to order a 6” Rough Country lift, and plan to run 36’s. The wheels are stock 16x8.
I was wondering if anybody with the same configuration could measure the top of their cab?
 
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Thanks man! It’s a 1980 K20, that’s completely stock. Rough Country’s website says the kit has 6” front springs and 2” rear blocks. I’m just trying to get an idea of how tall it’s actually going to be. My kid and I are starting to build it, and I don’t want it to be obscenely tall. 7’5” would actually be about perfect.
 

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Do not use the rough country shocks for long. They are the rough part. Springs rode 10x better when I went to new shocks.

If you plan to wheel with those 36s the front will need trimmed.
 

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I was planning to extend the drive lines and brake lines, but I’m going to look into the cross member. Thank you very much for the input
 

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7'5" is very very tall.

Seems everyone's rig is a different size with how things turn out.

For instance on my K20 I have 4" ORD front springs with zero rates (5" lift) and 315/75 tires (35") BFGs. My truck still barely fits into my garage. My garage door is 6'10".

My guess would have been you'd be either at or slightly below 7'
 

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7'5" is very very tall.

Seems everyone's rig is a different size with how things turn out.

For instance on my K20 I have 4" ORD front springs with zero rates (5" lift) and 315/75 tires (35") BFGs. My truck still barely fits into my garage. My garage door is 6'10".

My guess would have been you'd be either at or slightly below 7'

Is a suburban not taller to begin with? I can have him double check. But he got it running right.

Praying he can use a tape measure!

God help me if he cant.

He is 6'5, its taller than 7' for sure.

You could be right though!

It is my brother, he is a bit of an over exaggerator. If my fish was 10lbs, his was 17lbs even though they look the exact same size!

I will have my wife and daughter do it again anyway. Lol
 
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I just texted if he knew how to use a tape measure! LOL, god he is funny.

Here is what I got!

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Maybe ORD measures "differently" for Suburbans/Blazers. @colonel mustard has an awesome Blazer with a 6" ORD lift... his blazer:

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I believe he is on 35s here. Notice how the tires are almost completely out of the wheel well. If I remember right his is 5" taller than mine- so that would be 7'2" or so.
 

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Maybe ORD measures "differently" for Suburbans/Blazers. @colonel mustard has an awesome Blazer with a 6" ORD lift... his blazer:

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I believe he is on 35s here. Notice how the tires are almost completely out of the wheel well. If I remember right his is 5" taller than mine- so that would be 7'2" or so.


Maybe my brother can do something right. LOL

Have my wife and daughter do it again anyway.

Wish my original springs were good enough for a shackle flip(56"). Just cheaper to do the whole rough country all spring lift in the end.
 
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7'5" is very very tall.

Seems everyone's rig is a different size with how things turn out.

For instance on my K20 I have 4" ORD front springs with zero rates (5" lift) and 315/75 tires (35") BFGs. My truck still barely fits into my garage. My garage door is 6'10".

My guess would have been you'd be either at or slightly below 7'

My wife and daughter used a straight edge. Lol, its 7'3" damn near exactly on flat concrete.

My brother was by himself so I forgive his atrocity. Lol
 

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