lift kit vs tire size can anyone help?

[MrCompton734]

I'm looking at lift kits, and tire size is confusing me a bit. A stock 87 K2500 came with 31 inch tires, now does anyone know what you can put basically tire size inch per lift kit inch if you can relate those two?

[BIG DOG]

different body styles change that ratio        cause of fender well shape     

  what r u lookin at will help people tell you              you still have leafs all the way around    any body lift 
   3 in  will but 35s under it           r  u going to wheel it or dd       you got the flex   wider tire rim off set
   not tryin to confuse you       just don't know what you want

[MrCompton734]

Going to have most likely 12 inch suspension, and maybe 2 inch body. So total 14, not sure how big of a tire I can go for height, not width, the biggest I'd go for width would be MAYBE 14.

[BIG DOG]

well   14 keeps you at a 38 or smaller on tread width   with that much lift you could run up ta 44s          now
  thats puts you into gear ratio and motor size                 i assume 14 width is rim size not tire   
  if wheelin  it you can put 44s on a 10 "  rim    i got my 44s 16.5  on a 8"  rim          this makes them tall not so wide for bit       not recomended    this is how i got them       i do have a pair of 12" fronts needs 2 new bushings   i just got the other 2   375.00   

[MrCompton734]

well   14 keeps you at a 38 or smaller on tread width   with that much lift you could run up ta 44s          now
  thats puts you into gear ratio and motor size                 i assume 14 width is rim size not tire   
  if wheelin  it you can put 44s on a 10 "  rim    i got my 44s 16.5  on a 8"  rim          this makes them tall not so wide for bit       not recomended    this is how i got them       i do have a pair of 12" fronts needs 2 new bushings   i just got the other 2   375.00   

Only working with a 350 tbi stock for now, and 4.10s. But not sure how big on gears I'd have to go. Definitely just a weekend warrior, this will be trailored by another truck. I'm thinking I'd like to go about 40s, 44s are HUGE. Will get a 454 much further down the road. It's a 2500, so I'm pretty sure the axles can stay.

[BIG DOG]

ok   40   is a great place to be   with a 2500   its not a 60   40s should let you wheel hard and long     its a weight to power and rotating mass thing        low range   t case   you will have plenty of height and enough to spinn the wheels     with the 350       

[BIG DOG]

and chevy shafts are all the same    1/2 and 3/4   ton stock axels      it'll be the u joint that fails  and then bust the ears off the shafts     get good u joints  or change them every couple boggs     40 bucks  3 hours    plus u get the mudd out of the brakes

[MrCompton734]

and chevy shafts are all the same    1/2 and 3/4   ton stock axels      it'll be the u joint that fails  and then bust the ears off the shafts     get good u joints  or change them every couple boggs     40 bucks  3 hours    plus u get the mudd out of the brakes

Know who makes the strongest U-Joints? I'd rather be safe than really really sorry lol.