BDS 6" Lift Kit Question
05-05-2019, 09:20 PM
#41
05-05-2019, 11:04 PM
#42
You don’t have a front differential as you’re 2wd. I have a one piece driveshaft so I may not be much help but I believe what your looking for is some kind of additional shim package that was listed on the BDS order page for 2-piece driveshafts.
EDIT: I think I see what you have going on here. You don't have to do anything to the front end of your driveshaft. The rear is where you will use the drop bracket you spoke of. The round spacer you pictured is for 4wd trucks and you wont use it.
EDIT: I think I see what you have going on here. You don't have to do anything to the front end of your driveshaft. The rear is where you will use the drop bracket you spoke of. The round spacer you pictured is for 4wd trucks and you wont use it.
Last edited by Threeper88; 05-05-2019 at 11:08 PM.
05-05-2019, 11:36 PM
#43
You don’t have a front differential as you’re 2wd. I have a one piece driveshaft so I may not be much help but I believe what your looking for is some kind of additional shim package that was listed on the BDS order page for 2-piece driveshafts.
EDIT: I think I see what you have going on here. You don't have to do anything to the front end of your driveshaft. The rear is where you will use the drop bracket you spoke of. The round spacer you pictured is for 4wd trucks and you wont use it.
EDIT: I think I see what you have going on here. You don't have to do anything to the front end of your driveshaft. The rear is where you will use the drop bracket you spoke of. The round spacer you pictured is for 4wd trucks and you wont use it.
05-12-2019, 11:05 AM
#44
I got my bds lift installed with the vertex coilovers and picked up the truck last Friday, 5/10. Truck is pretty tall now. Front is at 45 &1/16” from middle of fender to ground. Back is at 45 &1/8”. Shop said the front should settle at least 1/2”. I ran the front coilovers right out the box, which RC said should be set at 6” of height. I might end up buying their spanner wrench and adjusting them down if they don’t settle at least 1/2”. Although I do like the truck sitting perfectly level. I used a set of 4” block in the rear and the installer said with 4” bds rear blocks, he normally doesn’t have to use a carrier bearing spacer. I have the truck up to 75 on the freeway with no driveline vibration whatsoever. So If you use the 4” block, you might not need the spacers either.
Truck rides better now than it did with the leveling kit and stock struts. I have the shocks set at 1, which I believe is the softest setting. I have the upgraded fox 2.0 in the rear that came with my bds kit. Rear rides fine no bumping or side ways wandering, but I never had that. Maybe because I have the 6.5’ bed? The shop said they have seen a sharp decrease in sales from fox, and dirt logic, and and increase from vertex. He said he knows it’s the price, being almost half, but that people were also really happy with the shocks. He has starting recommending vertex shocks over non adjustable fox and dirt logic. Because from his experience, the vertex ride better. He also said the dsc fox ride better than vertex, but that at that price point, you aren’t getting that much more of a better ride and are paying close to double what vertex run.
Truck rides better now than it did with the leveling kit and stock struts. I have the shocks set at 1, which I believe is the softest setting. I have the upgraded fox 2.0 in the rear that came with my bds kit. Rear rides fine no bumping or side ways wandering, but I never had that. Maybe because I have the 6.5’ bed? The shop said they have seen a sharp decrease in sales from fox, and dirt logic, and and increase from vertex. He said he knows it’s the price, being almost half, but that people were also really happy with the shocks. He has starting recommending vertex shocks over non adjustable fox and dirt logic. Because from his experience, the vertex ride better. He also said the dsc fox ride better than vertex, but that at that price point, you aren’t getting that much more of a better ride and are paying close to double what vertex run.
05-12-2019, 12:57 PM
#45
I got my bds lift installed with the vertex coilovers and picked up the truck last Friday, 5/10. Truck is pretty tall now. Front is at 45 &1/16” from middle of fender to ground. Back is at 45 &1/8”. Shop said the front should settle at least 1/2”. I ran the front coilovers right out the box, which RC said should be set at 6” of height. I might end up buying their spanner wrench and adjusting them down if they don’t settle at least 1/2”. Although I do like the truck sitting perfectly level. I used a set of 4” block in the rear and the installer said with 4” bds rear blocks, he normally doesn’t have to use a carrier bearing spacer. I have the truck up to 75 on the freeway with no driveline vibration whatsoever. So If you use the 4” block, you might not need the spacers either.
Truck rides better now than it did with the leveling kit and stock struts. I have the shocks set at 1, which I believe is the softest setting. I have the upgraded fox 2.0 in the rear that came with my bds kit. Rear rides fine no bumping or side ways wandering, but I never had that. Maybe because I have the 6.5’ bed? The shop said they have seen a sharp decrease in sales from fox, and dirt logic, and and increase from vertex. He said he knows it’s the price, being almost half, but that people were also really happy with the shocks. He has starting recommending vertex shocks over non adjustable fox and dirt logic. Because from his experience, the vertex ride better. He also said the dsc fox ride better than vertex, but that at that price point, you aren’t getting that much more of a better ride and are paying close to double what vertex run.
Truck rides better now than it did with the leveling kit and stock struts. I have the shocks set at 1, which I believe is the softest setting. I have the upgraded fox 2.0 in the rear that came with my bds kit. Rear rides fine no bumping or side ways wandering, but I never had that. Maybe because I have the 6.5’ bed? The shop said they have seen a sharp decrease in sales from fox, and dirt logic, and and increase from vertex. He said he knows it’s the price, being almost half, but that people were also really happy with the shocks. He has starting recommending vertex shocks over non adjustable fox and dirt logic. Because from his experience, the vertex ride better. He also said the dsc fox ride better than vertex, but that at that price point, you aren’t getting that much more of a better ride and are paying close to double what vertex run.
05-12-2019, 11:44 PM
#47
That's what I did. Actually, went to a 5" block from 4" as well as reducing the preload on the Fox 2.5 DSC. My Fox coils came 7.5" out of the box so I reduced them to 6". Judging by the angle of your UCA you might be about the same.
05-15-2019, 01:13 AM
#48
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Nice looks great. I’m doing the same thing (6” BDS + Vertex coilovers) next week. Was debating about whether to go with RC shocks in rear also (instead of Fox 2.0) but think I’ll stay with Fox and see how it rides.
I read another post somewhere saying it took 2k miles for the coilovers to settle about an inch. So not surprised. I’m going 4” block as well.
I read another post somewhere saying it took 2k miles for the coilovers to settle about an inch. So not surprised. I’m going 4” block as well.
05-15-2019, 03:42 AM
#50