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Old 06-03-2014, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000/5.4/4x4
what lift you running?
6" bds
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Old 06-03-2014, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Luckyse7ens
Not the best picture, but worn out 33's and a crank ~24" hub to fender IIRC No lift They are already lookin a bit small IMHO Nice shot of my battle scar. You should see what the BMW 5 series that sideswiped me looks like. I would say 3" BL would be your best bet. Maintain your ride, inexpensive, and not too much to make your shoes look tiny.
Yeah man that looks good yeah I'm starting to agree with the 3" body lift becuase I can always add a suspension lift when I need new bigger tires
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Originally Posted by Zman02F150
Yeah man that looks good yeah I'm starting to agree with the 3" body lift becuase I can always add a suspension lift when I need new bigger tires
Plus the extra space under the hood is nice
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Originally Posted by SJP
6" bds
would look similar with zone 6"? Assuming the rcx would look a bit smaller considering it's only a 5"
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Originally Posted by 2000/5.4/4x4
would look similar with zone 6"? Assuming the rcx would look a bit smaller considering it's only a 5"
Yes it should considering the 6" Zone is a true 6" suspension lift. And the RC lift is not a 5" lift, you have to crank the T-bars up 1" to achieve the 5" of front lift because it only drops the front diff down 4".
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The 6'' zone is basically bds more affordable lift. So your truck would sit the same height and stance as the bds lift.
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Originally Posted by BlackThundah
The 6'' zone is basically bds more affordable lift. So your truck would sit the same height and stance as the bds lift.

The only major difference between the two, is the BDS kicks the front wheels out a little more. Other than that, the major components are identical.
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Originally Posted by Krack499
Plus the extra space under the hood is nice
When I replace these tires I'm going 35's and a 3" BL in part due to this reason.

Then i can crank it back down an inch or so and get a little bit of suspension droop back.
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Originally Posted by rbrais
The only major difference between the two, is the BDS kicks the front wheels out a little more. Other than that, the major components are identical.
Yeah they are both very nice kits. I think the only other main difference is the bds comes with compression struts. You have a beautiful truck btw.
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I don't know a whole lot about how some of these suspension lifts work but I am looking to raise mine a bit so I was looking at 4" kits too. Im running 33's as well and was worried those would look too small. Is it possible to buy a 4" kit but turn it down to maybe 3" until I save up and can get 35s then turn it up to the 4 full inches and just replace blocks as needed? I thought I had read that some kits are adjustable like that cause of the torsion bars.

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