Thanks OSD! That's exactly what I'm looking for. I thought at 400 it was either junk or the best bang for the buck. I don't off road. The most this pickup sees in driving across wheat field, or location road. Sounds like I got my level figured out, now for the tires...
Oh! And any suggestions on where to purchase the ranchos? And are they set at 2" out of the box?

 

The 285x60x20 (33.5x12) Goodyear Duratracs would be a good choice if you don't mind Goodyear tires.

 

I got them at Oreilly's. Used to do a little moonlighting there and used connections to get a good price. I believe the lift was 1.75" to 2". I still had a very slight rake, maybe .25" higher in the rear, that was only noticeable if you measured it out with a tape. Towed fairly heavy a few times and got little to no rear droop.

The fronts, and maybe the rears (I can't remember), are side specific. Make sure you or whom ever installs them puts the correct strut on each side or you won't be able to access the adjustment dial.

 

I went through the same thing. But with all the negative reviews about the Ranchos, I went with Fox. With the Black Friday pricig for the full set (fronts and rears), it's not much more money. I just bought them so I can't comment on ride but it's something to think about.

 

Thanks for the input, DOYAM. I guess I haven't seen the negative reviews yet, I do see people saying the fox is a "stiffer ride" but not sure how to take that. I just don't want to feel anymore of the road than I already do lol

 

I have researched extensively and found positive and negative reviews for the Rancho. Mostly because they sag over time or the spring isn't stiff enough for some, etc. I have found lots that went Rancho -> Fox and are happy. Nothing really negative anywhere about the Fox and no one that went Fox -> Rancho... From what I've seen, Fox appears to be a superior product.

 

In that case the best bet is to get a true lift kit. The leveling shock way also puts a bind on your front drive axles (if 4x4) as well as stressing the upper ball joints due to the angle of the suspension, a lift kit will maintain perfect suspension geometry and retain the oem comfort.

The obvious factor here is $$ as the lift kit will be more expensive. I went the lift/level kit way with Rough Country 4" front 2" rear, love the look and ride quality. Here's a couple pics to show how it looks, keep in mind I also have after market wheels and the - offset puts them farther out.



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Interested to see what tires you end up with!

 

Ugh! Every day is a constant battle of coilovers v 4" lift... I can never decide!

 

Keep in mind with the lift kit option 4" or 6" there is some frame cutting involved which is why I decided against it and because I didn't want to go over 2" anyways and wasn't going to add 35" tires. It would make hard to go back to stock if need be.