4" Rancho or 6" Zone???
02-27-2014, 08:48 PM
#74
02-27-2014, 08:51 PM
#75
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I've been looking into the same fuels you own and also the fuel nutz, I'm more going towards the nutz black and machined 20x10-12 offset. Rapping them on a set of Toyo mt 35s and a set of bushwacker flares. Big changes and I'm dying for this winter to end!!!
02-27-2014, 08:52 PM
#76
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02-27-2014, 09:21 PM
#77
Senior Member
And I gotta 1" leaf for the rear but haven't put it in yet.
Last edited by Mikey73; 02-27-2014 at 09:46 PM.
02-27-2014, 09:56 PM
#78
Hell yea man! You will love the ride and it's an awesome kit.Gotta ask, what changed your mind about Zone?A suggestion before instal,depending on your wheel tire combo.I'm running 18x10/ -25 OS /4.5"BS Helo wheels w/325/65-18 Nitto tires.I had a little tire rub mainly because this kit as well the BDS and maybe some others have about 1" rake.A tech suggested specifically a 1" Daystar in the front.The front settled to about 3/4" higher in front .Perfect now with no rub.Something you may want to consider while it's apart versus pulling the struts back out if you have much offset or backspacing.
See for me its always been 6" inch, I've never even considered the 4's. Looking back I should have thought more about spending the extra $$$ and went ZONE from the beinging. The ZONE really does stand above the RCX and the Rancho IMO. RCX and Rancho both use there same 4" inch diff drop brackets and steering knuckles for both 4" and 6" inch kits giving you "leveling kit" like geometry on your front end (UCA, ball joints, CV's). ZONE on the other hand makes only one size kit 6". Also to add I like the fact of having a 5" inch rear lift where as the RCX and Rancho both use 4" inch. I like the small rake look, plus I load my bed and pull my bagged s10 in shows.
But dont get me wrong I think all the kits have their strong points.
ZONE- true 6" inch lift, lift struts vs spacers, 5" inch rear, but plane jane front diff drop.
RCX- Price $$$, soild built, pretty diff drop (LOL)
Rancho- Lift Struts, soild built, spring rebates.
Biggest reason I pulled out of the RCX kit was the ZONE ships tomorrow, RCX kept giving me back order dates. So much for me keeping it short. LOL
02-27-2014, 10:24 PM
#79
Senior Member
Well its a long story but to make it short. Zone was my first choice but after seeing price and the thought of the struts wearing out and the possiably of not being able to replace them 100k miles from now I decied on the Rough Country kit. I still feel that the RCX kit is a great way to go I really like the looks of the front cross bar and the the price is great aswell. But after weeks of hearing "kits will be ready to ship next week" over and over, I pulled my funds and asked for a refund and got a HEALLA deal from chris at stage3motorsports on the zone kit.
See for me its always been 6" inch, I've never even considered the 4's. Looking back I should have thought more about spending the extra $$$ and went ZONE from the beinging. The ZONE really does stand above the RCX and the Rancho IMO. RCX and Rancho both use there same 4" inch diff drop brackets and steering knuckles for both 4" and 6" inch kits giving you "leveling kit" like geometry on your front end (UCA, ball joints, CV's). ZONE on the other hand makes only one size kit 6". Also to add I like the fact of having a 5" inch rear lift where as the RCX and Rancho both use 4" inch. I like the small rake look, plus I load my bed and pull my bagged s10 in shows.
But dont get me wrong I think all the kits have their strong points.
ZONE- true 6" inch lift, lift struts vs spacers, 5" inch rear, but plane jane front diff drop.
RCX- Price $$$, soild built, pretty diff drop (LOL)
Rancho- Lift Struts, soild built, spring rebates.
Biggest reason I pulled out of the RCX kit was the ZONE ships tomorrow, RCX kept giving me back order dates. So much for me keeping it short. LOL
See for me its always been 6" inch, I've never even considered the 4's. Looking back I should have thought more about spending the extra $$$ and went ZONE from the beinging. The ZONE really does stand above the RCX and the Rancho IMO. RCX and Rancho both use there same 4" inch diff drop brackets and steering knuckles for both 4" and 6" inch kits giving you "leveling kit" like geometry on your front end (UCA, ball joints, CV's). ZONE on the other hand makes only one size kit 6". Also to add I like the fact of having a 5" inch rear lift where as the RCX and Rancho both use 4" inch. I like the small rake look, plus I load my bed and pull my bagged s10 in shows.
But dont get me wrong I think all the kits have their strong points.
ZONE- true 6" inch lift, lift struts vs spacers, 5" inch rear, but plane jane front diff drop.
RCX- Price $$$, soild built, pretty diff drop (LOL)
Rancho- Lift Struts, soild built, spring rebates.
Biggest reason I pulled out of the RCX kit was the ZONE ships tomorrow, RCX kept giving me back order dates. So much for me keeping it short. LOL
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philupondes (02-27-2014)
02-27-2014, 11:21 PM
#80
Interesting thing is that the Rancho 4in Lift is actually a 5in Lift. IMHO the best manufacturers out there are Rancho, BDS/Zone. Skyjacker's knuckles aren't as thick as BDS/Zone, Rancho. Rough Country is the budget minded "good" quality kit.
Last edited by jedeckert1984; 02-28-2014 at 12:09 AM.