6" suspension lift or 3" leveling kit

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Old 06-20-2008, 01:19 AM
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6" suspension lift or 3" leveling kit

6" fabtech with 35s on 17s or 3" with 33s on 17s

What should I do considering gas too
 
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what year was your truck agian?
 
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Old 06-20-2008, 01:33 AM
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oh my bad 2004 not heritage 2wd and extended cab
 
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Old 06-20-2008, 01:36 AM
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with that being said just level the truck out and see how you like it! if its what you want then you can always go higher!
 
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Old 06-20-2008, 01:49 AM
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can I put a 3 inch level kit or does it have to be even with back
 
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Old 06-20-2008, 02:16 AM
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Go Biigg or Go Home. If you have the money I say go bigger. Plus the 3 inch Leveling kit is too much for you ball joints. It will put them at tooo extreme of an angle and they will wear out real fast, and its just dangerous. I have a 2.5 inch leveling kit which is around the biggest you should go. I still say get the 6inch or if your too worried about gas go with the 2.5inch autospring kit.
 
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Old 06-20-2008, 10:15 AM
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I was looking at pictures and saw a 2.5 inch leveling kit with a 3 inch body lift so I get almost the 6 inch look for a lot cheaper. Does that sound good or no?
 
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Old 06-20-2008, 11:44 AM
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it will work but if you dont plan on installing the Body Lift your self then its gonna run you close to what a suspension lift cost.

Suspension lifts are cheaper to install (maybe not by much) Body LIfts are time consuming and they charge you for all that time
 
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Old 06-20-2008, 11:52 AM
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once again Trimble saves the day!
 
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Old 06-20-2008, 12:01 PM
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if you really want the lift then get the 6" with AS crank them up for 8" it will still look good with 35's
 
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Old 06-20-2008, 12:02 PM
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No offense man but you don't need to start a million different threads. What are you going to be using the truck for? Do you want it for the looks? Are you going to be going offroad? Are you going to be beating it offroad? These are all questions that need to be answered before you make a decision.
 
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Old 06-20-2008, 12:03 PM
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what does AS mean and crank what up to 8
 
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Old 06-20-2008, 12:05 PM
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mostly looks maybe offroad once or twice a month, light offroad
 
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Old 06-20-2008, 12:06 PM
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what does AS mean and crank what up to 8
AS is the company that makes the 2" coil spacer for the front of our trucks. So you can get the 6" suspension life that drops the crossmember then go back and add the AS spacer to then level out the suspension and get an additional 2" of front lift.

The 6" lift will lift it up exactly 6" as it sits from the factory.

The AS is made to level the truck and only raise the front

Hope that clears things up
 
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Old 06-20-2008, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ThumperMX113
No offense man but you don't need to start a million different threads. What are you going to be using the truck for? Do you want it for the looks? Are you going to be going offroad? Are you going to be beating it offroad? These are all questions that need to be answered before you make a decision.
this is very true!

For example

The Procomp Stage I will not hold up to medium-hard offroad use, the spacer the use to achieve front lift is not meant for punishment.

The Procomp Stage II replaces the spacer with adustable coilovers, thus removing a weak point in the design.

The basic Fabtech (might come with dirtlogics or that might be an upgrade) will take a medium-hard offroad with minimal preoblems.

The Fabtech with DL's and RIZE lifts are gonna be your best bets for hard-extreme offroading.

RCD, CST and BDS (i think) are other companies that are worth a looks
 


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