So I want to go with a 4" lift and have narrowed it down to RCX and Rancho. Before people start hating on RC, I have some of their products on my jeep and love them and know people that have their kits on their Chevy's. For the $ the RCX stuff can't be beat. For just roughly $600 more (I found a deal) I can go for Rancho with shocks. My long term goal would be to get coilovers, crank the front, and put on an AAL to get enough clearance for 37's after a gear swap. For now though and the next few years I want to just keep 35's and this will be a street queen with little offroad use (mostly around my farm). I will get the kicker braces with the RCX kit, but see there are more braces with the Rancho kit, which I like knowing there is more bracing. I've got plans for 325/65/18's and 4.5" of BS currently. So which one should I go with? I've heard great things from RCX owners as well as Rancho. One question I have is, "Where does the lift come from on the front of the Rancho kit? Is it a strut spacer like the RCX?
Thanks for the help, I can't wait for the lift and tires

 

I'm pretty sure the Rancho uses full-length replacement shocks, no spacer.

Have you looked at the Superlift 4" lift? Also a nice kit, unlike the others it doesn't increase front track width and I'm pretty sure it uses rear leaf springs instead of blocks.

 

I have, but it seems to me that the Superlift kit doesn't have all the things that the other kits do...?

 

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Rancho I think is more like a 5" lift and gives you the option of running stock wheels if you want to. Never heard anything bad about them on the 150's. Just my 2 cent's.

 

i know the RCX is a good kit. Four Wheeler magazine had a nice right up about the 6in lift. I just installed the Superlift 4.5in lift and love it. the guys at 4wheel parts said they have never seen a kit built that strong. everything is 3/8in thick steel. it's built stout. you might want to at least consider it.

 

I have, but I've noticed the Superlift kit doesn't have all the pieces that the RC and Rancho kit have...at least in the pictures of the kit...

 

what pieces are you looking for that you think it might lack?

 

bracketry for lifting the rear, what to do about the brake lines, and aligning the front just to name a few things I haven't read/seen in any description/picture

 

I'm thinking now about the trailmaster 4" kit...

 

go to superlift's website and look in the streaming video section. they have a video about their 4.5 lift and the guy explains every aspect of it. here's a link to it.

http://superlift.com/media/videos/12ton05ford.asp

 

ok...so I like the Superlift kit...but still want to know how the brake line either relocation or new lines are handled...?

 

Im not sure. 4wheel parts installed mine, i know there is no issue with my lines and i wasn't charge for new ones. i'll look later today and try to see for you.

 

Thanks man

 

Don't know much about the RCX, but love my Rancho. Have had it on for over 5 years with zero problems, and no spacer up front.