rear end

hey so im bagging my first truck, its a 2000 silverado. my question is do i have to shorten my rear axle at all. right now its its just going to be on the stock rims and tires but i plan on putting on 22s or 24s havent decided yet.

ANYONE??????????????

my buddy just bagged his on 22s and didnt shorten the rearend....he did however have to flare each bedside out about 1/2 inch, but its not noticable at all...It also really depends on your width and offset of the wheels you choose

cool thank u flareing it outs not a problem. did he use bolt on or weld on. also that trucks sick 

its got a 3 link w/ panhard that he fabbed up himself and installed... also heres a better pic of the bedside....can't even tell 

damn thats nice. what wheel is that and what r the specs. and what did he use to flare the bed.

I'll try and find out today at work for ya

it all depends on the wheel offset  most wheels in a 22 will tuck  fine no issues  when you start looking at 24's  is when youll most likely have to narrow the rear  i had to narrow the rear of mine 4" total for my 24's

cool thank you guys for all your help

The problem is you will find a wheel you love and it wont be in a offset positive enough to tuck.. I ran into this multiple times.  And yes it is almost impossible to find 24's that will tuck because most of them are 10" wide.  You can take 1-2" out of each side really easy..   Having the axle cut is a good idea in my book. I'd just do it when it's all apart to make it easy... I do not know what it cost's to have your bed sides stretched but most shops around here charge $500-$700 to cut it all apart and weld it back up and about $125-$150 each for the shortened axles.