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Old 02-19-2012, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Venomized

That things SICK!!!! What brand lift is that?
It's the bds lift. It's definitely really solid. I would recommend them to anyone. And I know I could fit 35s without any trimming. I have so much room with 33s. Maybe I'll go with 36s just to be safe
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It's the bds lift. It's definitely really solid. I would recommend them to anyone. And I know I could fit 35s without any trimming. I have so much room with 33s. Maybe I'll go with 36s just to be safe
Mine needed just a little trimming of plastic.
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Mine needed just a little trimming of plastic.
Well I did that when I put on the 33s with the leveling kit so I should be good. It seems like I have tons of room on my truck
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well if i was too do a suspension lift with 35's how much am i looking at lift, gears, and tires? and if i go with a body lift and 35's how much money will the lift, tires, moving the bumpers up, gap gaurds, moving tips up, and so on cost me? thanks ahead of time
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Originally Posted by austin1
well if i was too do a suspension lift with 35's how much am i looking at lift, gears, and tires? and if i go with a body lift and 35's how much money will the lift, tires, moving the bumpers up, gap gaurds, moving tips up, and so on cost me? thanks ahead of time
A BDS or fabtech is a little over $2k plus install if you don't do it yourself. 35's are around $350 each if you go with a mud or trail. Price differs with rim size. Rims depend on what you buy. Mine were $180 each. 18's seemed to be the cheapest combo for my rims and tires.
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Gears are pricey. My mechanic said between $1500 and $2000 with labor.
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Originally Posted by austin1
well if i was too do a suspension lift with 35's how much am i looking at lift, gears, and tires? and if i go with a body lift and 35's how much money will the lift, tires, moving the bumpers up, gap gaurds, moving tips up, and so on cost me? thanks ahead of time

He got the suspension info covered, if u do suspension your looking at big $$$$. If you regear don't forget you have to do the front also. 3"inch body lift is like 250$, it'll come with accessories to move bumpers up with it, tires depends on rim and of course style, gap guards like 100$ for all four, and id say muffler shop wouldn't charge maybe like 100 where I'm from to lift your tips up, but you could always cut them off cheaper and leave it open muffler and have a deeper sound ?
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That makes me cringe to think of what it's going to coast me to get 35s for my truck
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so either way ill have to regear and buy the 35's so it's gunna cost maybe a 500 dollar difference, and i do my own work so lift and gears wouldn't cost me as much as having them installed. what's the benefits of the suspension over body other than suspension travel, and what kind problems should i expect from the body lift as far as the steering and linkages and such, thanks in advanced

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