Im debating on lifting my Lariat... Pros and Cons anyone?

What would be a good kit to buy? Im looking to spend a mid range figure of money but not get junk... Suggestions?


Xeno.

 

www.ebay.com is a good place to find good quality lift kits and at a good price. Just run a search for lift kits for your truck and look thru them until you find what you like/want/can afford. Rough Country is a decent name, from what I have heard.

 

What kinda lift are you looking at? Size? Body/Suspension? And the Ebay thing, Go to the website of the brand you decied and find the part number then search it in Ebay.

 

pro,s it will have a mean look to it.the cons you will have to buy bigger tires,more money,you will get less gas millage because you are now more wind resistence and youre bigger tires will take more power to turn and if you go to a wider tire its even more.dont get me worng i think all 4x4s should be big head turning monsters.but the bigger you go the more it will cost in fuel.and you have to put fuel in it for as long as you own it.

 

I just put a Rancho 4" lift on my lariat supercrew, and I think it actually rides a little better, and it looks awesome. It takes a lot of money to do it right, but I would recommend doing so if you really want to lift your truck. Be very careful about doing the torsion cam lifts...you can create a dramatic amount of wear and even failure of you CV joints.

 

i can agree with that i have a leveling kit in my '97 F-150 and it has worn out more CV joints then i care to replace all the time. don't get me wrong it looks cool and all but it's coming out. i'll save up and but a good suspension lift for the pickup.
like everything there are pros and cons to it. like already stated if you want fuel mileage with your truck. a lift kit is not something you want to add to the vehicle.

 

If the tires are taller without being any wider, you will actually get better gas mileage on the highway because you are going further per rotation, but you use more gas to get them rolling/accelerating. So around town your mileage will be worse, but on the highway better. But wider tires are going to kill your mileage all around!

But if you get wide tires, you have a good excuse to put fender flares on, and they look cool! And I happen to know where to get them cheap!!!

 

BDS is my primary choice. After that Skyjacker, Superlift, Procomp and Rancho respectivly.

 

I had a BDS lift on my old Jeep and I was very pleased, but I am not sure what they offer for your truck. Some brands only come is a 6" lift for your truck, like Fabtech or Skyjacker. Rough Country has a 4.5" lift. RCD, Pro Comp, and Rancho all have 4" lifts available. Any lower than 4" and you are looking at either a body lift or torsion cams. With the Rancho lift, you will get a 3" lift in the rear, and the Pro Comp and RCD will only give you a 2" lift in the rear. From my experience, all of the parts from the Rancho lift installed smoothly, and fit very nicely. Another reason why I chose the Rancho lift was that is had an entire sub-frame which supports the bulk of the front suspension, and doubles as a differential guard.

 

I lifted my truck back in August, yea the gas mileage went down, but do you plan on using it for mudding or are you building a mall crawler? I built mine for trails and mud - that's what I built it for that's what I use it for - if this is your intent you need to do your lift right! Go with Fabtech they make the best product for your money for our years of truck. The Fabtech 6in is less expensive than the comparable Rancho 4in. I would really suggest staying away from used lifts. Most of us in the 4x4 community tend to "use" our trucks and quite frankly I would not want to buy one of our "used" lifts.