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Yeah, I couldn't be happier! Highly recommend BDS and I love my 4-inch. I am sure their 6-inch is very nice too. Headed out this weekend for some off roading and dirt biking with some jeep buddies up into Sherman's Pass!

I didn't do much driving before the lift but I really could not be happier with every aspect of performance with the truck. Obviously I wouldn't complain if I had better gas mileage, but I didn't get the 6.2L for the gas mileage. Hauling two dirt bikes in a trailer with a bed full of wood and camping gear is scary because I have to remind myself that I am not just driving the truck on it's own.

No idea what the answer is but I will say that both me and my installer spent quite a bit of time on the phone with BDS to make sure everything would work the way I envisioned it and they could not have been more helpful. I highly suggest contacting them and asking them anything. GREAT guys!

Your truck looks AWESOME!!! Great job! Did you ever find the black bow ties? Mine were a x-mas present from the wife. She got them from here - http://www.chevymall.com/2014-Silverado-1500-Insert-Black-Bowtie-Emblem/productinfo/AP618/

Here are some additional pictures from the angles you requested. As far as the lift goes, I could not be happier with BDS. They are high quality, backed by a no-BS warranty, and very easy to communicate with. To me, I rarely notice that the front sticks out farther but it definitely does. I guess I assumed it was that way because of the 4WD.

Hey guys, sorry for the delay. Let me try to answer as best as I can and here are a couple of additional pictures. It's hard for me to say how much the ride and gas mileage has been affected since I barely drove the truck before having everything installed. I do mostly city driving in the beach cities of Los Angeles and get about 9-11 MPG. Pretty terrible, but if I would have wanted gas mileage... Also, I got dirt biking a couple of times a month and get on the freeway and the gas mileage improves to 13-15 MPG. I have the 6.2L and 3.73 rear end. The power of this truck is just F-ING incredible! When I am playing in the desert after unloading the dirt bikes it almost scares me. I turn the traction control off and put it to the floor. I think I could do donuts until it runs out of gas! No problems with pick up and acceleration on surface streets or freeway either. Very, very powerful. If you have anything else, feel free to email me [email protected]

Wow! It's crazy how accurate you are. You must have encountered the same thing? That's exactly when and where it happens. Only the driver's side. I will take pictures before and after for everyone to see, but it's rubbing by about 1/8" in the exact spot you noted. It's the black/gray plastic guard on the bottom of the inside fender and might only be a screw that is the culprit. I will be tackling this next week so I will definitely let everyone know.

Just a quick update to let everyone know I am going to have to do some trimming, unfortunately. It is very, very minor on one side inside the wheel well. Nothing will be visible from the outside. I will post pictures once we get it done so you can see what I mean and my apologies for the now misleading title to this thread! But, I wanted to make sure everyone is up to speed. Also, I drilled out the gold bow ties and replaced them with GM black bow ties and LOVE it!

Here are some more pictures:

Hi all, and thanks for the compliments! I will get more picture up here later today, but to answer some questions: 1. Absolutely no rubbing yet, but I have driven very little. I will follow up here if anything changes. 2. The step bars are the stock 4 inch. I figured since I was going with the 4 inch lift instead of the 6, that I should get the 4 inch step up bar too! 3. Definitely love the idea of getting the front window tinted! I also have black bow ties that wifey got me for Christmas that I need to get on and I had a Line-X premium done, so the window tint is a no-brainer. Good call! 4. Here is the official offset and everything we went with suggested by BDS - Fuel Maverick Wheels 20X9 (offset 20) 5.75" backspacing, Toyo Open Country MT's 35X12.5X20, and the BDS 4-inch for 2014 4X4 with the Fox 2.0's in the rear. 5. I absolutely love the kit and so does my installer. He is one of the best in Southern California and has hundreds of magazines in his office showcasing his work and he thought BDS was the highest quality so that's what we went with. Plus, they advertise a "No BS Warranty" and they are in my home state of Michigan, so it made sense for me. If you look at my avatar picture you can see the truck with the stock tires and wheels or you can email me jeffw at techarmor dot com and I can send you better versions. The ride is great! I have noticed a little bit of a rumble when coming to a stop and taking off, but that's to be expected with the Open Country's and it also feels kid of cool! The funny thing to me is that the truck doesn't seem that tall until you are sitting in it! I couldn't imagine what a 6-inch lift would be like, but I am really happy with the 4. More pictures coming later.

Here is a teaser pic before the sun went down. I will post more pictures here tomorrow but this should confirm for everyone that the BDS 4-inch lift kit plays nice with 35" Toyos (barely!) and no trimming was required. I also added the upgraded Fox 2.0's to the rear with the install. For those interested the measurement from the ground to the middle fender was 37" front and 38 3/4 in the rear before the lift kit and wheels were installed. After the install both are 43 1/2". More pics tomorrow. 2LZ Z71 4X4 6.2L Max Tow Sunroof Summit White