a girlfriend of mine has a rancho on her f150 and its nice but whats the point no effence, just go with a 6-8in like, like i went with rim because of the stearing components look and how interesting to the eye it is. I also wanted something that i dont see everyday, procomp and fabtech are everywhere in my town, thats the deffrince between lifts, if you going to lift your truck look at procomp or fabtech gives you 2 more in. and i think worth the money, dont think about gas because its all on how you drive you truck, my buddy with a 6in procomp and 35s gets 8-9 miles a gallon with 3.73, i had a 8in rize with 37s and 3.55s and got 11.2 because of how i drive, hope i helped out a little

 

Excellent question, and I've always wondered too why people recommend kit "A" over kit "B" but don't give specific examples.

I was extremely impressed when I was installing my kit, I couldn't believe how well thought out the kit was and how exact the fitment was, etc. I had no issues installing it and I had never installed a lift before. People say "you get what you pay for" but I can't imagine what would make another kit, RCD for example, worth hundreds of dollars more than the other kits. I am completely satisfied. Honestly, I didn't even consider RCD when I was looking for a lift due to the price, it was a toss up between Superlift and Rancho. I picked Rancho because I found a good price on a kit on Ebay and can run my stock rims in the winter.

 

I actually had the Rancho 4" kit on my 2004 F150. It was a pretty good kit and held up to my abuse. I just didn't like the shocks. The RCD comes with Bilsteins and I'd recommend those over the Ranchos but thats not to say what you have is inferior.

 

No worries, I didn't think you were trying to say that.

Another thing to remember (for others trying to decide which kit to choose) is that the Rancho kit does not come with shocks, I'm pretty sure you can purchase Bilsteins if you want and use them with the Rancho.

But, many places sell the Rancho kit as a package with Rancho shocks.

 

Get a rancho with bilsteins......alot cheaper than rcd and save your angles

 

The RCD has fine angles at 4.5". . it's when you go up to the 6" that the angles become worse than factory.

 

Ok, go with rancho and bilsteins and save you some $$$

 

Or you could get Superlift with Bilsteins and not install the coil over spacers? Just another option. All 3 lifts have a Lifetime Warranty.

 

So they do have 4 in lifts...

 

I would go with the rancho kit and get the bilsteins

 

How high will the truck sit with the 4 inch lift?
Probably a loaded question.
But compared to my stock FX4 with stock tires, vs the rancho lift with aftermarket tires/wheels, (dependent on tire/wheel size i know) vs doing a 2inch leveling kit?
Using the door sill as the place of measurement.

With tires in consideration, I would like to with like a 305/55/18 but the 18 inch tires are hard to come by, so may have to go 20's

 

Here is my truck with a leveling kit and 4" lift to give you an idea of the difference.

 

sweet, whats your tire size and did you have to regear any?
What size leveling kit did you go with?

 

I had a 2" leveling kit. My tire size is 33/12.5R18. I did not regear. My factory tires where 32". My gears are 3.73 limited slip. I only added 1" to the tires. I did feel some slight power loss. When I got my PCM reflashed, they told me that they would reprogram for 33" tires. I'm not sure if they did, but I could definately tell a difference in acceleration after the flash. Don't for get that a leveling kit will increase your cv angles which may or may not cause problems. I'd ask your dealership what they will warranty.

 

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What is the back space on your wheel. I am looking into getting the same lift and they tell me that I must use a wheel with at least 4.5 inches of back space. This seems like the tire will stick out really far. I am not crazy about using a wheel with this much backspace.