i wanted people opinions on What cheapo lifts they reccomend. i have a 1987 f150 4x4 i will probably do about 70% highway and 30% offroad? i was looking at a 4 inch lift. is Tuff country a decent brand for the price? i also found on ebay a bunch of look alike Tuff country lifts without the logos are these cheap knockoffs or there the same just no decals? all help wanted! thanks alot

 

****Rough Country lift.. sorry my bad..

 

ive actually been looking at rough country as well i have a friend with there lift on a wrangler he said the install was easy and well rounded lift for the price. just wondering, do you remember the company who had the knock offs?

-Dan

 

im not sure if it was a knockoff or not.. it said Rough Country when i searched it.. but didnt have any logos on the shocks like the others.. so cheap it might just be worth a try!

 

I had an 8" rough country on an 81 chev along with a 3" BL and 39.5" tires. It was a good lift. I think their is a pic in my gallery.

 

I hear people knock RC lifts quite a bit, but I have one that has had the ***** beat out of it and have had zero problems with it.

I put in on roughly two years ago. I did have some fitment issues with some parts, but over all it wasnt bad.

Its been ramped repeatedly off some rather large jumps, haulin **** down road full of big holes and washboards, hitting big stuff sticking out of the ground (stumps, chunks of solid ice etc.), and stuff like that. Stuff thats pretty stressfull on suspension parts.
No problems.

This is a spindle lift on my 99...

 

Rough Country is B.A. for the price. I had a kit on my 93 cherokee 4x4 and i went through everything and never had any problems, go for it!

 

I had a RC lift on my 86 Ranger, 2WD. The radius arm brackets didnt fit worth a damn, I got shorted on bolts and other hardware, and the u bolts stripped on me in about 6 months (yes, they were properly torqued).

When it was up and running, I liked it. It seemed to flex real good for the stiff springs used in the TTB suspension, and rode decent for a lifted truck. In the 4WD applications, they used a drop bracket that could potentially knock a hole in your front differential, but I think that design has since been changed.

If you are going for performance, I would save up a little more and look at Skyjacker, their brackets are beefier and the kit is better made.

When it comes to lifting, you get what you pay for.