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MikeLadd

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  • Birthday 12/09/1968

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  • Name
    Mike Ladd
  • Location
    Dallas, TX
  • Gender
    Male
  • Interests
    My wife, my family, football, golf, motorcycles, work.
  • Drives
    2014 GMC Denali 6.2L

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  1. I'm curious with changing my factory bulbs to HID's as well and I've looked at the VLED's but lately I've been thinking about sending my headlights to Fast Headlights. Anyone know the difference off hand. LED bulbs, HID's, VLED's after a while it's confusing. I'd like to do it one and done and do it right the first time. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
  2. Anyone know anything or have advice about the Skyjacker lift? Pro/Cons & differences from the Bulletproof or the Rancho lifts?
  3. What are the differences between the Icon coil over shocks and the Fox 2.5 coil overs? One better than the other? And with that, which one would give me the best street ride?
  4. This is the one I was looking at over at Icon Vehicle Dynamics but they only have a 1"-3" lift. Thus the reason I was looking at the 4"-6" lifts. I think with a 4" lift and tires around 33", I believe I would be around 6" total, so for me that would be perfect. http://iconvehicledynamics.com/shop/complete-suspension-systems/770-2014-silverado-sierra-1500-suspension-system-stage-5-aluminum.html
  5. A big thanks and yes it most definitely helped me. And it's funny because everyone rates Rancho and Pro Comp as the 2 to absolutely avoid. The other kit I hear a lot about is the Zone lift which is the BDS little brother. But for me, I've maily considered Skyjacker, just because as you pointed out, the Skyjacker kits come with everything or has everything available. So now, I'll investigate much more intensely into the Rancho and compare it to the Skyjacker. If you have any info on the Skyjacker, don't hesitate and until then, thanks again for taking the time. You're help has been invaluable.
  6. Okay our resident guru and those with a background installing and using lift kits. I've googled everywhere including here looking for the best 6" lift kit. Many people have posted up and discussed what kit they used but I don't see a lot about which is the best kit and why. Here is my problem, I don't want to loose my ride quality nor tear up the mechanical pieces from being cocked at such an angle when installing a lift kit. I've heard rumors and previous owners talk about losing ride quality (rides like a wagon) and about wearing out many pieces prematurely from the rake angle created by installing a lift kit. I know there are options regarding height, but so far the 6" fits the look that I'm going for. I don't want wide mud tires sticking out and I don't really want to start cutting into the fender well. I realize that limits me, but from what I've gathered so far BDS is the best but you have to cut. I've seen Icon and I've heard about Zone which is supposed to be BDS's little brother. The look I'm going for is 5"-6" with Toyo 33's or 35's, or possibly Goodyear Authorities or something comparable. I don't want much if any tire sticking out from the truck, which correlates with the offset of the wheels. I pretty much do 80% highway driving to the rig and 20% driving on sucky dirt roads, snow, ice, water, wind and scoria rock once I leave the blacktop. So if you guys could, list in order the top 5, 5-6" lift kits and why and list their cons as well. Irregardless of price and pieces, who is the best? A big thank you to everyone who takes the time to post up and help me out.
  7. I will when I can figure out why my iPhone pics are too d*mn large.
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