2014 Silverado 9" Lift On 37s - Review + Pictures

[soosick13]

Thank you for posting this I have been looking for a lift for my 2015 GMC1500 4x4, for a coupe weeks and have been thinking about the McGaughys 7-9" suspension lift kit, and upgrading to the Bilsteins. I called the company and was told that the kit it a complete bolt on and requires no cutting like most of the other kits. To help with towing I was thinking about eventually upgrading the rear leaf springs and taking out the lift blocks.

 

 

What kind of offset do you have?

[blackout07]

No issues going back to stock. Any lift shop will have those mounts/tabs laying around and they can be welded back on.

[BD431]

Looks great. I am very curious to see how the front end of these trucks holds up with 37s on it.

[LifeisthePits]

What a difference, glad i made the jump, I will be rolling on 35's until I can regear but the difference is more noticeable than I would have even thought. Thanks for the thread and pics!

[LifeisthePits]

Looks great. I am very curious to see how the front end of these trucks holds up with 37s on it.

NNBS Silverado's have been rolling on 37's for almost a decade with just the typical wear and tear you see with any lift and 37's. You will go through some front end parts faster than stock but you would do that with 35's also. As always regearing will help with the rotational mass but these things are beefy.

 

I did see a 2014 last week with the bulletproof 12" and 40's, looked sick but that does concern me on stock axles...lol

[BD431]

NNBS Silverado's have been rolling on 37's for almost a decade with just the typical wear and tear you see with any lift and 37's. You will go through some front end parts faster than stock but you would do that with 35's also. As always regearing will help with the rotational mass but these things are beefy.

 

I did see a 2014 last week with the bulletproof 12" and 40's, looked sick but that does concern me on stock axles...lol

 

I am not knocking your truck or lift, just curious to see how it holds up. My interest stems from my Tundra. I had a 8" lift with 37" toyos and couldn't get it to hold an alignment and it would just chew tires up and I had to throw it on the rack and align it every other month. The 37s were just too much for the IFS. My personal opinion is that 35's are max on an IFS truck.

[LifeisthePits]

 

I am not knocking your truck or lift, just curious to see how it holds up. My interest stems from my Tundra. I had a 8" lift with 37" toyos and couldn't get it to hold an alignment and it would just chew tires up and I had to throw it on the rack and align it every other month. The 37s were just too much for the IFS. My personal opinion is that 35's are max on an IFS truck.

Didn't take it as a knock at all! In my experience the alignment issue has to do 100% with the angles and specific lift kit. I have run 37's on older and newer F-150's and I only noticed alignment issues with cheap kits that didn't keep good angles or trying to max out your angles to far. For me, anything over 2" above the actual cross member drop is a no go. This kit uses the 7" full drop with 9" shocks which keep the angles right at the maximum safe zone in my opinion. I have seen the angles on this kit and they are obviously not stock at 9" like mine is at 6 right now but they are certainly in the good range that keeps alignment solid and doesn't overly abuse the front components.

 

Plus, you are talking about a Tundra, come on .....just a joke...lol

[arkenzo]

Someone say Tundra!? Mann....slap u silly

[tyler.r.jacobs]

Nice truck mikemjohnson I have a similar set up but 4x4 and I love it. The Mcgaughys suspesion is by far one the better lifts on the market and well designed.

 

Here is mine with 35s on 22x12s with the front set at 9"

[2014Sandylifted]

So how this lift holding up, tires wearing good, what about front end parts, an did you ever figure out what your gear ratio is?

[2014Sandylifted]

Nice truck mikemjohnson I have a similar set up but 4x4 and I love it. The Mcgaughys suspesion is by far one the better lifts on the market and well designed.

 

Here is mine with 35s on 22x12s with the front set at 9"

Can you post more pics of your truck

[tyler.r.jacobs]

[tyler.r.jacobs]

[tyler.r.jacobs]

[2014Sandylifted]

Yea Im gonna do the McGauphys 7"-9" Economy lift as well, and run 35x12.50R20Lt Federal Couragia M\T's an see if i need to regear her, before i go to 37's. How are you liking the set up? Have you taken it off-roading an thru some mud/rockey areas

Edited March 2, 2015 by 2014Sandylifted